INDIVIDUAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

PHE102

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will develop the foundation knowledge for working with individuals in health and human services settings. Students will learn how particular characteristics and actions of an individual impact on health and welfare outcomes. Students will be: (i) presented with frameworks, including a developmental perspective, for understanding how the characteristics and actions of individuals impact on health outcomes; (ii) provided with foundation knowledge for understanding how individuals present in, and progress through, health settings; and (iii) reviewing theoretical approaches to producing individual change in health and well-being settings.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Melissa Buultjens

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted into one of the following courses: HBFN, HBFNX, HOUA

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: PHE1IDH

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is offered via Open Universities Australia. La Trobe University students can undertake this subject as part of a cross institutional enrolment under certain circumstances, and must seek approval from the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Course Coordinator for eligibility. Due to the nature of the subject content and online delivery, enrolments are generally not permitted past the published OUA enrolment date for the study period.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Individual Determinants of Health and Human Behaviour

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Vaughan & Hogg/Gerrig

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION, FRENCHS FOREST, NSW

ISBN: 9781488618222

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: http://www.pearson.com/au

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

01. Explore aspects of human behaviour across the lifespan from a psychosocial perspective through the study of fundamental psychological theories and concepts (health)
02. Apply psychological theories and concepts of human behaviour across the lifespan to real-world settings
03. Examine the concept of reflection on practice and apply this to professional and individual development

On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 1, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Buultjens

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 9 - 21
One 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 9 to week 21 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Case Report (1000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Assignment (1500 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Reflection (700 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Three individual online quizzes 25 minutes each (1250 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo45SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 2, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Buultjens

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 22 - 34
One 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 22 to week 34 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Case Report (1000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Assignment (1500 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Reflection (700 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Three individual online quizzes 25 minutes each (1250 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo45SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 3, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Buultjens

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 35 - 47
One 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 35 to week 47 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Case Report (1000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Assignment (1500 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Reflection (700 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Three individual online quizzes 25 minutes each (1250 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo45SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 4, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Melissa Buultjens

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 0 - 0
One 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Case Report (1000 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Assignment (1500 word equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Written Reflection (700 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Three individual online quizzes 25 minutes each (1250 words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo45SILO1, SILO2, SILO3