Unit Code: HSM706

Unit Name: Health Services Management In Practice

Description: HSM706 is the practical component for the more theoretically based HSM705 course where students are first introduced to the theory underpinning Health Services Management (HSM). In this course students will be expected to attach to an Organization and engage in activities that reinforce health services management concepts. During this attachment students will document their learning experiences and demonstrate how HSM theory informs or fails to inform practice. At the end of the course students will be expected to present a written report together with a formal presentation to demonstrate how they relate HSM theory to practice in the workplace. Essentially, this course is offered in the last semester of the bachelor program, since background knowledge regarding Health Services Management would have been covered in previous semesters in various courses

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to: 1. Design the teaching of basic practical health services management skills 2. Support the transition of the students theoretical health services management training into the practical environment 3. Develop health services management practical skills such as communication and teamworking 4. Develop students personal and professional attributes in the workplace. 5. Develop report for professional attachment and formal presentation

Prerequisite: HSM708

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2