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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

313433 (v.1) Clinical Classification 282

Area: School of Public Health
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 8.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Laboratory: 4 x 2 Hours Semester
Workshop: 4 x 3 Hours Semester
Fieldwork: 4 x 3 Hours Semester
Prerequisite(s): 313429 (v.1) Foundations of Medical Terminology 182 or any previous version
OR
Admission into 313454 (v.1) Graduate Certificate in Clinical Classification or any previous version
OR
Admission into 313455 (v.1) Master of Health Information Management or any previous version
Syllabus: History and development of disease classification. The clinical classification (coding) of diseases, related health problems and health interventions using Australian standards and conventions at an introductory level. The use of basic coding principles and retrieval of relevant information from health records.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 080313 Public and Health Care Administration
Result Type: Pass/Fail

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y    
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2     Y    
2012 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