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13259 (v.2) Management Issues for Therapists 680


 

Area:

School of Occupational Therapy

Credits:

25.0

Individual Study:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Substantial completion: Of an undergraduate degree in a relevant health sciences or social sciences discipline.

Syllabus:

Management of services impacting on community and individual health determinants through functions of planning, finance, marketing, human resources and law. Dynamic nature of industrial relations, decision-making, work organisation, motivation, leadership and conflict. Interactions of organisations and influence of societal change through the organisational management process. This unit is offered as distance education, students are to maintain a self directed study program.
 

Unit Outcomes:

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to - Critique approaches to budgeting, marketing, human resources management and legal applications in relation to the functions of a manager in a variety of health service settings. Analyse the use of appropriate components in the organisational planning process through comparing and contrasting political, economic, socio-cultural, demographic and geographical influences. Evaluate organisational structures, and the roles, influence and interdependence of government, corporate sector and voluntary agencies in relation to health services delivery. Compare, contrast and evaluate the theories and characteristics of contemporary and historical management and leadership styles and their application in healthservice settings. Evaluate how cultural determinants of health and a global market place influence the delivery of health services in the international arena.

Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases.

Unit References:

No prescribed references.

Unit Texts:

Gilkeson, G. (1997), Occupational Theory Leadership. Marketing Yourself, Your Profession and Your Organisation. Philadelphia, FA Davies.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Learning project 1 20%, Learning project 2 30%, Project 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y Y

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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