HBS3WAH

WORK AND HEALTH

HBS3WAH

2016

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, work-related determinants of work-related health are reviewed within a broad, macro-ergonomics systems framework. Students will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of some of the mechanisms and pathways via which people's jobs and working environments can affect their physical and psychological health, safety and wellbeing, both positively and negatively. Within this framework, the aetiology of a range of the most commonly occurring occupational injuries and diseases will be reviewed. Although both the physical and psychosocial environments impact people at work, this subject focuses on the impact of the psychosocial environment on people's health, safety, wellbeing and performance at work..

SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorVictoria Weale

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjects HBS2WDH, HBS5WDH

Special conditionsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Interpret data on common occupational injuries and diseases and describe the differences between 'disease' and 'injury'.

Activities:
Lectures, workshop activities, quizzes
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Identify and evaluate the most common 'mechanisms' of injury/disease and the limitations of different data sources.

Activities:
Lectures, quizzes
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Contextualise the relevance of positive OHS indicators: 'health', 'wellbeing', job satisfaction, and morale.

Activities:
Lectures, quizzes, workshop activities, enquiry
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Apply a macro-ergonomics or socio-technical systems perspective of health and wellbeing in relation to various job and workplace factors.

Activities:
Lectures, quizzes, workshop activities, enquiry
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

05. Apply key concepts in 'OHS Risk Management' such as 'systems', 'risk' and 'hazard', and the 'hierarchy of risk control' to workplace issues.

Activities:
Lectures, quizzes, workshop activities, enquiry
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)

06. Analyse the relationship between mental workload and performance.

Activities:
Lectures, quizzes, workshop activities, enquiry
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

07. Identify and analyse the effects of fatigue, mental workload, and stress on health, performance, and human error.

Activities:
Lectures, quizzes, workshop activities, enquiry
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Teamwork including leadership and working in groups,Autonomy and independence,Study and Learning Skills)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorVictoria Weale

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
Six 10 minutes online quzzes2001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
One 1200 word written report3004, 06, 07
One two hour written examination5001, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07
Active participation in at least 10 workshopsHurdle