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: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1: Illustrate basic practical health services management skills. 2: Employ the transition of theoretical health services management training into thepractical environment. 3: Demonstrate health services management practical skills such as communicationand team working. 4: Practice students personal and professional attributes in the workplace. 5: Prepare a report and development of formal presentation.

Prerequisite: HSM708

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2