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Unit of Study EDU10694 - Contemporary Health Issues for Young People (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify and discuss the key priority health areas for young people
2 describe key policy responses to priority health areas
3 critically analyse the notion of risk and risk taking as it relates to young people
4 explain the concept of harm minimisation and its application in relevant fields (i.e. sex education, drug education, safety)
5 identify appropriate curriculum connections
6 describe and apply appropriate pedagogical approaches to each of the priority health issues

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify and discuss the key priority health areas for young people
    • GA1:
  2. describe key policy responses to priority health areas
    • GA4:
  3. critically analyse the notion of risk and risk taking as it relates to young people
    • GA1:
  4. explain the concept of harm minimisation and its application in relevant fields (i.e. sex education, drug education, safety)
    • GA4:
  5. identify appropriate curriculum connections
    • GA4:
  6. describe and apply appropriate pedagogical approaches to each of the priority health issues
    • GA4:

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