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Unit of Study HLT83007 - Health Promotion and Primary Health Care (2016)

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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 utilise the principles of health promotion, health communication, health education, behaviour change and primary health care in the design of a health promotion project
2 critically discuss and apply models of health promotion and behaviour change in providing a rationale for the design of a health promotion project
3 critically evaluate evidence for individual, group and population strategies and methods in health promotion and their most appropriate application;
4 identify, plan, design, communicate and deliver a negotiated project related to health promotion/primary health care that addresses the needs of a variety of stakeholders
5 critically reflect on the outcomes of the project in terms of its effectiveness, sustainability and recommendations for the future.

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

  1. utilise the principles of health promotion, health communication, health education, behaviour change and primary health care in the design of a health promotion project
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  2. critically discuss and apply models of health promotion and behaviour change in providing a rationale for the design of a health promotion project
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. critically evaluate evidence for individual, group and population strategies and methods in health promotion and their most appropriate application;
    • GA1:
    • GA7:
  4. identify, plan, design, communicate and deliver a negotiated project related to health promotion/primary health care that addresses the needs of a variety of stakeholders
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  5. critically reflect on the outcomes of the project in terms of its effectiveness, sustainability and recommendations for the future.
    • GA3:
    • GA5:

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