13172 (v.2) Health Promotion Methods 683
| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Terminology, methods of classification and hazards associated with certain drugs. Drug use in Australia, adult and adolescent patterns of drug use. Factors influencing drug use. Research in drug education, current issues and programs. Effective and ineffective strategies. HIV/AIDS prevention and control strategies. Research in HIV/AIDS, current Australian and international issues. Educational methods, resources and programs in the HIV/AIDS area. Establishing a supportive environment, issues in human sexuality, terminology, research in human sexuality. Controversy in sexuality education in school. Useful and harmful ways of teaching sexuality education. Current programs, issues and resources in sexuality. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Describe significant issues in drug, HIV/AIDS, and sexuality education within schools, the community and worksites. Outline the role of education as a change agent in these areas. Evaluate resources for education programs in drug, HIV/AIDS and sexuality education in school, community and worksite settings. Describe different methodologies for drug, HIV/AIDS and sexuality education in school, community and worksite settings. Identify ethical and political considerations in the delivery of programs. Demonstrate the ability to utilise personal skills in the presentation and synthesis of subject matter in these areas. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Baber K.M. and Murray C.I., (2001), A Postmodern Feminist Approach to Teaching Human Sexuality, Family Relations, 50, 23-33. Bay-Cheng L.Y., (2001), SexEd.com, Values and Norms in Web-Based Sexuality Education - The Journal of Sex Research, 38, 241-251. Boys A., Marsden J. and Strang J., (2001), Understanding Reasons for Drug use Amongst Young People - A Functional Perspective, Health Education Research, 16(4), 457-469. Commonwealth of Australia, 2001, National Action Plan on Illicit Drugs, 2001-2002-03,AGPS, Canberra. Germain A., (2000), Population and Reproductive Health - Where Do We Go Next? American Journal of Public Health, 90, 1845-1847. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | An assignment contract to the value of 60% and completion of the Workbook and Lecture participation 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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