PHARMACY PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT
PHA4PPM
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject aims to provide pharmacy students with an understanding of legal, accounting, management, employment issues and other associated aspects relevant to the conduct of and the management of a pharmacy practice within a strategic context. The role of the customer in pharmacy practice including valid consent, privacy, confidentiality and acknowledging customers' rights to make informed decisions about health care will be explored. The principles of negligence and personal indemnity and the value of internet pharmacy services will be applied to pharmacy practice. In addition, this subject is designed to further develop students' critical thinking, writing and creative problem solving skills with a particular focus on management, marketing and human resource practices. This subject is delivered in blended learning mode, where learning activities are a mix of face-to-face and online learning; a pedagogical approach where learning outcomes, online resources, assessment and class activities are aligned with a focus on what the learner is doing.
School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Jason Buccheri
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: PHA3PLP
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: To be completed in final year.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Australian Business Law
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Paul Latimer's text
Year: 2007
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: CCH
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Pharmacy Management
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Shane P Desselle; David P Zgarrick; Greg L Alston
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Publishing
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jason Buccheri
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 32 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 32 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Only for pharmacy managers
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Online activities through LMS
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1,500 word writing task | N/A | N/A | No | 35 | SILO1, SILO3 |
One team business plan (1,500 words/student equivalent)Maximum group size of 4 students. The assessment is modelled on the National Business Plan competition. | N/A | N/A | No | 55 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
Five on-line quizzes (750 words equivalent)Quizzes have 10 questions each. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO1, SILO3 |