HBS108 - Health Information and Data
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Neetu George Trimester 2: Neetu George |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HNN108 and HPS104 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities and 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar per week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit is intended to provide first year undergraduate students from all Schools across the Faculty of Health, as well as students from other faculties who elect to study HBS108, with the basic skills necessary to be consumers and ultimately providers of health research information. The unit comprises nine topics, covering: measuring health and disease in populations, introduction to qualitative research, study design, obtaining online health information, evaluating popular health claims, introduction to quantitative research, evidence based practice including critical appraisal.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Identify and critique the role of health research, the formal research process, the nature of health ethics, and have an introductory knowledge of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies. Recognise interpret and apply calculations associated with epidemiology and understand how health and disease are measured at the population level. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify, access and evaluate online resources from high quality health information and data sources. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Synthesise and critically evaluate online health information to demonstrate an understanding of peer-reviewed health literature. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Interpret findings of a study using appropriate discipline-specific academic language, structure, references and presentation style. Identify strengths and weaknesses associated with research methodologies and draw conclusions and make recommendations relevant to health practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Use technologies to identify and synthesise discipline, knowledge, evidence, data, and statistics and use this to problem solve and inform decision-making and best practice in a professional capacity. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Written Assignment: Locating and evaluating health information | 1000 words | 25% |
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| Assessment 2: Written Report: Exploring Data | 1400 words | 35% |
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| Assessment 3: Written Report - Interpreting Research | 1600 words | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HBS108 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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