NS5339 - Leading and Managing in Health

Credit points:	03
Year:	2018
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	College of Healthcare Sciences

This subject explores foundational concepts applicable to leadership and management in diverse healthcare settings and geographic locations. Contextualised application of relevant theories and strategies within the student's own workplace will be a major focus of the subject with the aim of extending and enhancing leadership and management skills of the student. Key topics include workforce management; change management; quality enhancement; strategic and operational planning; interpretation of multi-source data to make decisions; and practical approaches to promote professional resilience while functioning effectively in the role of a healthcare leader and manager.

Learning Outcomes

• Critically analyse major theories of leadership that apply to the healthcare context;
• Apply advanced communication strategies for potentially challenging conversations and relationships relevant to the healthcare context;
• Incorporate principles of quality enhancement, change management and resource management to develop recommendations for sustainable improvements in service delivery within their own workplace;
• Reflect on and articulate strategies for enhanced effectiveness, resilience and fulfillment in the role of healthcare manager.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

NS5710

Availabilities
External, Study Period 81
Census Date 25-Jan-2018
Contact hours:	60 hours - Online accelerated program 10 hours/week for 6 weeks
Method of Delivery:	Online - JCU
Assessment:	reflective paper (30%); written action plan proposal (40%); case study analysis (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	The assessments are authentic tasks that demonstrate the learner's understanding of the fundamentals of leadership and management in a variety of healthcare contexts. They are clearly linked to weekly topics and build on learning experiences provided. Students will need to be working in a clinical/non-clinical area in a health related field to observe, apply and model principles learned in this subject.
External, Study Period 85
Census Date 13-Sep-2018
Contact hours:	60 hours - Online accelerated program, 10 hours/week for 6 weeks
Method of Delivery:	Online - JCU
Assessment:	reflective paper (30%); written action plan proposal (40%); case study analysis (30%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	The assessments are authentic tasks that demonstrate the learner's understanding of the fundamentals of leadership and management in a variety of healthcare contexts. They are clearly linked to weekly topics and build on learning experiences provided. Students will need to be working in a clinical/non-clinical area in a health related field to observe, apply and model principles learned in this subject.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.