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Unit of Study MNG91220 - Strategic Health Management (2015)

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Unit description

Examines health service management from the strategic management and planning perspective. Factors from the internal and external environments which impact contemporary health services are critically explored. Pertinent health issues from these environments are used to exemplify the principles of strategic management and planning.

Unit content

Topic 1: Overview
Topic 2: Health service management in practice
Topic 3: Strategic management process in health services
Topic 4: Environmental factors influencing health care management 
Topic 5: Strategy formulation, implementation and evaluation in health services
Topic 6: Management of change in health services

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Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 4 Study Period 4

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 critically evaluate the concept of strategic management and the use of a strategic management model
2 analyse and evaluate the impact of the environmental factors on health services and their management
3 critically analyse and evaluate a range of skills and attributes relevant to being an effective health service manager
4 identify strategic issues in health care and formulate and implement strategic management plans in relation to them
5 apply strategic management principles to the management of health services and consider their impact
6 analyse and evaluate the process of change in health service management.
7 incorporate the principles of justice and equity into planning and management of health services

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

  1. critically evaluate the concept of strategic management and the use of a strategic management model
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. analyse and evaluate the impact of the environmental factors on health services and their management
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. critically analyse and evaluate a range of skills and attributes relevant to being an effective health service manager
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  4. identify strategic issues in health care and formulate and implement strategic management plans in relation to them
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  5. apply strategic management principles to the management of health services and consider their impact
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  6. analyse and evaluate the process of change in health service management.
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  7. incorporate the principles of justice and equity into planning and management of health services
    • GA3:
    • GA5:

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