HEALTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS
PHE5HSO
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students examine the strategic decisions, actions and leadership that determine the success of health service organisations. To achieve this, students will focus on the health care system and organisations from the strategic planning and management viewpoint, as well as covering marketing fundamentals and key components of operations management and research essential for decision analysis. Major issues and trends with an impact on the strategic and operations management of health services organisations will be discussed. This subject is designed for the student to use much of the material previously covered in other subjects, as well as healthcare management experience to further develop the skills to deal with real life strategic and operational situations. Practical health services management problems relating to strategic planning and management, marketing and operations management are addressed through group projects and exercises.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Hanan Khalil
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: PHE5HOR
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: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Leading and Managing Health Services
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Day GE & Leggat SG
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Cambridge
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The strategic health care manager.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prereading
Author: Stevens, G.
Year: 1991
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: JOSSEY BASS.
ISBN: N/A
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PHE4HSO subject manual.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Leggat, S
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: LATROBE UNIVERSITY
ISBN: N/A
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Principles of service marketing.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prereading
Author: Palmer, A.
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: MCGRAW HILL.
ISBN: N/A
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Other description: N/A
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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
City Campus, 2020, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Hanan Khalil
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Two 2.00 hours scheduled online class per study period on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours unscheduled online class per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 5000-word assignment, with an initial proposal of approximately 2,000-words embedded | N/A | N/A | No | 60 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
Best 6 of 7 blog entries (500-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |
One 2,000 word assignment proposal | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |