Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Kompal Sinha
Room 442 Building E4A
By appointment
Moderator
Craig MacMillan
Xiaoman Selma Huang
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MActPrac or ECON632 or ECON6032 or ECON649 or ECON6049 or ECON991 or ECON8091
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
ECON7016
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is aimed at students interested in pursuing careers in the field of health economics, health policy or health technology assessment, or students interested in understanding the economics of health and health policy. The unit will introduce students to economic tools and their application relevant to the understanding of the economics of health and health care. Adopting a microeconomic approach, the unit will cover economic and statistical concepts and techniques relevant to the understanding of health economics. Topics covered will include supply and demand for health, information and insurance markets, key players in the health care sector, social insurance, the economics of health innovation (pharmaceuticals, technology and health technology assessment), health policy, health systems around the world, the economics and policy of bads, public health economics, behavioural health economics, health and economic development and the case of Aboriginal health. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Report | 40% | No | Week 12 |
Presentation | 15% | No | Week 10 |
Health policy debate | 15% | No | Week 13 |
Final exam | 30% | No | University examination period |
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 40%
Students are required to prepare a 4000-word research report on the assigned policy topic. Alternatively, students may formulate their own topic for the report, but this will need to be negotiated with the lecturer.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 15%
Each student is assigned a task of preparing and presenting a literature review on the pre-assigned topic. The suggested topics will be posted on iLearn in Week 1. Each student is required to prepare and present a power point aided presentation in Week 10.
Assessment Type 1: Debate
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 15%
Students will be assigned a health policy question in week 2. Each student will be required to work on this health policy topic throughout the session, and participate in the class debate in Week 13. A short 2 page summary of their case should be handed in at the beginning of the debate in Week 13.
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: University examination period
Weighting: 30%
A two-hour final exam will be held during the University Examination Period. The exam will cover all material and topics covered during the unit. The exam format will be discussed in class during week 13.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Required and recommended text: Bhattacharya, J., Hyde, T., & Tu, P. (2013). Health economics. Macmillan International Higher Education.
Folland, S., A. Goodman and M. Stano, The Economics of Health and Health Care, (8th Ed), Pearson.
These textbooks are available for purchase at Co-op Bookshop. A small number are available on reserve in the library. Earlier editions are similar but page references may change.
Teaching and learning resources
Check unit iLearn space for weekly schedule for this unit.
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Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
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