Courses Handbook 2008 - [ Archived ]

8420 (v.8) Professional Practice (Community) 284


Area: School of Public Health
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 7.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 304657 (v.3) Public Health Law 284 or any previous version
Other Requisite(s): Completion of first three semesters
Syllabus: Methods of sampling water and food. The health hazards of camping and recreational areas. Health problems associated with food and food preparation areas. The inspection of dwellings and commercial lodging establishments. Inspection procedures, the maintenance of records and report writing. Application of relevant codes of practice, recommendations and legislation. Public relations and the investigation of nuisances and complaints. Inspection and registration of offensive trades. Documentation and service of work orders and examination of relevant statutes. Local authority management and structure.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 061301 Occupational Health and Safety
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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