LEARNING IN HEALTH SCIENCES

HLT1LHS

2015

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will be provided with an introduction to learning at university with a focus on the academic skills needed to engage successfully in the CFY and further study in the Health Sciences. Students will be introduced to information literacy resources, LMS and a range of online learning support materials. They will use the Enquiry Based Learning process to explore the skills and concepts required to fully participate and learn in teams. The subject focuses on extending students' engagement with content in the other common first-year subjects with a particular focus on scientific knowledge, effective reading, proficient writing and independent study strategies.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Kirk Peterson

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

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 Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Health, Illness and well-being - Perspectives and Social Determinants	Prescribed	Liamputtong, Fanany & Verrinder (Ed.), 2012	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, AUSTRALIA.

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Identify and relate learning styles and processes as they apply to your own learning at University.

Activities:: Online Reflective Assessment
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)

02. Demonstrate and apply foundation academic and information literacy skills.

Activities:: Individual Report, Group Assessment
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)

03. Employ and practice critical reading strategies to extract meaning from a range of texts.

Activities:: Group Assessment, Individual Report, Online Reflective Assessment
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)

04. Identify and apply Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) process and teamwork skills.

Activities:: Group Assessment, Individual Report
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking)

Bendigo, 2015, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Kirk Peterson

Class requirements

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Tutorials commence in week 1 of semester 1"

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours seminar per week from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Problem Based Learning
One 10.0 hours problem based learning per study period and delivered via online.
"10 one hour sessions of Online activities equivalent to approximately one hour per week over ten weeks."

Assessments

Assessment element	%	ILO*
1 x Group Report (1200 words)	30	01, 02, 03, 04
1 x Individual Report (1500 words)	40	01, 02, 03, 04
1 x Online Reflective Assessment 1200 words)	30	01, 02, 03, 04