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.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Yvonne Zurynski
Contact via yvonne.zurynski@mq.edu.au
75 Talavera Road
By appointment only
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPH or MPH(Res)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides you with a new way of looking at how health systems work together. Health care systems are complex consisting of many interacting components, people and perspectives. You will learn about systems theories (for example, resilience, consumer participation, and sociotechnical perspectives) and apply them to examine policy and practice underpinning public health problems. The unit is delivered by experts in health systems, including digital health informatics, safe systems and systems evaluation methods. You will learn through guest lectures, tutorials, online activities and assessments requiring you to analyse real-life case studies and evaluate health interventions. |
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Information concerning Macquarie University's assessment policy is available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment. Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading requirements are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.
To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes and attempt all assessment tasks.
Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn, including marking rubrics.
All final grades in the department of Health Systems and Populations are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.
Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in Schedule 1 of the Assessment Policy.
Extensions for Assessment tasks
Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Disruption to Studies Policy available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/disruption-to-studies.
Late Submission of Work
All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the course convenor or tutor, will incur a deduction of 5% for the first day including the actual day on which the work is received, and 5% for each subsequent day. Weekends and public holidays are included. Late penalty is capped at 50%. For example:
Due date |
Received |
Days late |
Deduction |
Raw mark |
Final mark |
Friday 14th |
Saturday 15th |
1 |
5% |
75% |
70% |
Friday 14th |
Monday 17th |
3 |
15% |
75% |
60% |
Friday 14th |
Tuesday 25th |
11 |
50% (capped) |
75% |
25% |
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Multiple choice questions and reflection | 20% | No | Week 4 |
Analysis and response to a case study of an incident in health care | 40% | No | Week 8 |
Planning for the evaluation of a health intervention | 40% | No | Week 14 |
Reflective journal | 0% | No | Week 15 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 20%
A brief assessment on the learnings from the first 3 weeks and a personal reflection on the learning so far.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 40%
A case study analysis about an incident in healthcare taking a systems thinking approach.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Week 14
Weighting: 40%
A brief presentation describing the approach and plan for the evaluation of a public health intervention or program.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 7 hours
Due: Week 15
Weighting: 0%
A personal reflection journal on the learning journey each week. This assessment task is compulsory.
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
Unit Organisation
This is a ten credit point unit run over a 13 week session. Further information is available via the HSYP8105 online Learning Management System (LMS) iLearn http://ilearn.mq.edu.
Readings
The readings for each week will be listed in ilearn using the Leganto system. Leganto is the reading list management system, which you can access through your iLearn unit. More information on Leganto is available here: http://libguides.mq.edu.au/leganto
Readings marked as 'required' are essential for completion in the marked week. Some readings may be included that are marked as 'recommended' or 'secondary sources', these are additional materials that may be of interest to you. Please use these at your discretion.
Technology and equipment
Off-campus
To study optimally when off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection to retrieve unit information and at times to join interactive session (eg zoom) or submit assessment tasks via iLearn.
On-campus
Teaching rooms are equipped with state of art audio-visual and ICT equipment including internet connection, high quality video cameras and multiple LCD screens.
Week |
Date |
Topic |
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1 |
30-07-20 |
Introduction – What are systems? |
2 |
6-08-20 |
Resilient Systems |
3 |
13-8-20 |
Sociotechnical systems |
4 |
20-8-20 |
Digital Health and Informatics I |
5 |
27-8-20 |
Digital Health and Informatics II |
6 |
3-9-20 |
Case study methodology in Health Systems |
7 |
10-9-20 |
Safe Systems |
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17-9-20 24-9-20 |
2 weeks recess |
8 |
1-10-20 |
Systems Evaluation Methods I |
9 |
08-10-20 |
Systems Evaluation Methods II |
10 |
15-10-20 |
Consumer Participation |
11 |
22-10-20 |
Changing Systems: implementation Science /Managing /Leading |
12 |
29-10-20 |
Bringing it Together (Knowledge Translation & Policy to Practice) |
13 |
5-11-20 |
Private Study |
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