HEALTH SECTOR FINANCE

CPH4HSF

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, China Health Program students are introduced to topics that include developing budgets and accounting for expenditure in the public sector at state and federal levels; the main sectors of health and health-related public expenditure and analysis of policy issues associated with resource allocation and expenditure control; the application of economic methods for priority setting and program evaluation within the health portfolio; health issues in Commonwealth-State financial relations with reference to experience in other federal systems; and international institutions and conventions and their influence on public financing in Australia. This subject is taught in English and Mandarin.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsAustralian health care agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Victoria 1 July 1998 to 30 June 2003PrescribedN/AN/A
ReadingsHealth expenditure bulletin no 17PrescribedAustralian Institute of Health and WelfareAIHW, CANBERRA

China, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40

China, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40

China, 2014, Week 01-15, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40

China, 2014, Week 10-25, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40

China, 2014, Week 20-24, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40

China, 2014, Week 33-42, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40

China, 2014, Week 48-53, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
financial acounting exercises (500 words equivalence)20
one 1,500-word seminar presentation and report40
one 2,000-word written assignment40