2019 Unit of Study Outline HSBH1013 PDF

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HSBH1013 Society and Health 6 Credit Points Semester 2, 2019

Unit of Study Outline 1.

Contact Details

Unit of Study Coordinator Dr Nikki Wedgwood Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 9351 7089 Lecturing and Teaching Staff This unit is designed to be foundational and introduces topics that you will study in more detail later in your degree. For this reason, you will have access to experts delivering several guest lecturers during the semester. These lecturers may not be primarily located at the Camperdown campus and are best contacted immediately after the lecture or by email. Details of these guest lecturers and your tutors will be posted on the eLearning site. Course Administrator Ms Trisha Corbett Email: [email protected] Phone: (02) 9351 7089 Office: Room 139, RC Mills Building, Fisher Road, Camperdown Campus

Student Administration Manual This unit of study outline MUST be read in conjunction with the Student Administration Manual on the Faculty of Health Sciences Current Students webpage: http://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/currentstudents/coursework/student-administration-manual.shtml All students are required to familiarise themselves with their academic responsibilities, and the academic policies governing their enrolment and progression. The Faculty of Health Sciences student administration manual provides a direct link to the University of Sydney’s Coursework policy and Faculty provisions. When considering applications and appeals relating to these matters, it will be assumed that students understand their academic responsibilities and are familiar with these key policies and procedures.

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Unit of Study Information

In this unit, students will examine the main social determinants of health, the meaning of health for different populations and consider how health is delivered and by whom, including the breadth of the health workforce (both paid and unpaid) and health consumers. Embedded in this unit will be considerations of ethics for health professionals, cultural awareness and interdisciplinarity. 2.1 Prerequisites and assumed knowledge There are no prerequisites required for this unit of study. 2.2 Attendance Requirements Students are required to attend a two-hour lecture and a one-hour tutorial per week. Students must attend 90% of scheduled classes, in this case, 12 of 13 lectures and 11 of 12 tutorials. Lectures - held on Mondays 3:00-5:00pm in the Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Camperdown Campus in Weeks 1 to 8 and Weeks 10 to 13. Please note that lectures are designed to prime students for the weekly tutorial readings by providing a broad overview and theoretical framework for the tutorial topics. All material covered in lectures is assessable (e.g. in the exam) and material discussed in the lectures and/or provided online is regarded as having been provided to all students in the unit. Lectures will be recorded. The recordings and PowerPoint slides used in lectures will be available on the Canvas following the lecture. HSBH1013 Society and Health

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Tutorials – students are allocated a tutorial class time, day and location when they enrol in this unit. Please attend the class you have been assigned to. Tutorial attendance will be recorded each week. Students may only miss one tutorial (without a Special Consideration). Students who miss more than one tutorial without a Special Consideration will be penalised by 2 marks from the overall final mark for the unit for each day of non-attendance over and above the one absence allowed.

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Learning Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students will be able to:

• • • • •

Demonstrate satisfactory critical literacy Demonstrate satisfactory oral presentation skills Be an effective collaborative learner Value the contribution of social scientific research in understanding the major determinants of health Understand key sociological concepts such as ethnicity, class and gender and how they influence health outcomes

• Identify, describe and analyse the major social determinants of health and how they impact the health

of populations • Identify key members who play a role in the health industry including paid and unpaid health professionals, advocates and activists • Recognise and understand the difference in the roles key members play in society • Distinguish who is considered part of a disadvantaged group and identify what services are available to them and why • Identify ethical concerns experienced by different members in the health industry

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Learning and Teaching Resources

4.1 Textbook/Resources As well as prescribed articles available on the HSBH1013 Canvas site, students will require weekly access to the main text for this unit, containing chapters that are part of the required readings as preparation for each week’s tutorial. These chapters can be accessed in various forms: th

1. the original textbook: Germov, J. (2014) Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (5 edition), if you prefer to have your own copy of the whole textbook; 2. the e-book version of the original textbook on the University’s library website at: https://ebookcentralproquest-com.ezproxy1.library.usyd.edu.au/lib/usyd/detail.action?docID=1986008 3. a smaller, custom publication comprised of six chapters from the original textbook: Germov, J. (2015) BACH1161 Introductory Behavioural Health Sciences + HSBH1003 Health, Behaviour and Society. Note: the chapter numbers in the custom publication will be different to those in the original textbook, but the content is the same. If you want your own copy of either the original textbook book or the custom book, they can be ordered from the Co-Op Bookshop. Alternatively, you could try sourcing a second-hand copy via one of the USYD student Facebook groups or the BHS e-community noticeboard or at the SRC’s second-hand textbook shop on Level 4 of the Wentworth Building (Camperdown campus) Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm or on-line at http://srcusyd.net.au/search_books/ 4.2 Learning Management System (LMS) A Learning Management System (LMS) called Canvas supports the face-to-face teaching in this unit. Material presented in lectures will be posted after the lecture on the Canvas site, as will announcements and updates. You may also be required to access online learning activities that complement the tutorial program through the Canvas site. You should go to the site at least twice a week. Online support for using IT Services at The University of Sydney is available at https://sydney.edu.au/students/student-it.html

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5. Assessment 5.1

Assessment schedule

Assessment title

Assessment Conditions

Indiv/ Group

Length/ duration

Group

15 mins plus 5 mins Q&A

Weight

Due date and time

12%

In tutorials between weeks 3-7

Unit/ Accreditation Outcomes Assessed (as applicable)

Assessment type (for special consideration purposes)

Graduate Qualities Assessed • Broader skills ie critical

1. First in-class presentation

Compulsory participation by all group members

thinking; problem solving; 3.1-3.6

In-class assessment - Presentation

and oral communication • Cultural competence • Interdisciplinary effectiveness • Broader skills ie critical

2. Second in-class presentation

Compulsory participation by all group members

Group

15 mins plus 5 mins Q&A

18%

In tutorials between weeks 3-7

thinking; problem solving; 3.1-3.6

In-class assessment - Presentation

and oral communication • Cultural competence • Interdisciplinary effectiveness • Broader skills ie critical

3. Short-answer response

4. Take-home Exam

Compulsory on-line submission

Compulsory online submission

Total

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Indiv

1,500 words

30%

11.59pm Mon 16 Sept

thinking; problem solving; 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6

Submitted work Assignment

and written communication • Interdisciplinary

Indiv

TBA

40%

11.59pm Sun 10 Nov

3.7 - 3.10

Submitted work Assignment

effectiveness • Broader skills ie critical thinking; problem solving; and written communication • Depth of disciplinary expertise

100%

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5.2

Assessment details

Assessment Item 1: Tutorial Presentations (12%)

Task description

First in-class group presentations answering set questions based on prescribed readings. • Students will form groups in the first tutorial (Week 2). • Between Weeks 3 - 7 each of the five tutorial groups will give one 15 minutes presentation answering a set questions based on the weekly readings assigned for that week (see Canvas site for set questions and prescribed readings). • Each presentation will be followed by about 15 minutes of question time during which each of the remaining four groups will ask the presentation team a question about their topic based on the week’s reading.

Task length

15 minutes presentation time 15 minutes question time

Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

3.1 - 3.6

Assessment conditions

An attempt at this assessment is compulsory in order to pass the unit. Failure to present will result in an automatic Absent Fail (AF) grade for the unit.

Assessment criteria

The marking rubric used by your tutor to provide feedback on your presentation can be found on Canvas.

Date and times due

During tutorials at various weeks between Weeks 3 - 7

Assessment Item 2: Tutorial Presentations (18%)

Task description

Second in-class group presentations answering set questions based on prescribed readings. • Between Weeks 8 - 12 each of the five tutorial groups formed in Week 2 will give one 15 minutes presentation answering a set questions based on the weekly readings assigned for that week (see Canvas site for set questions and prescribed readings). • Each presentation will be followed by about 15 minutes of question time during which each of the remaining four groups will ask the presentation team a question about their topic based on the week’s reading.

Task length

15 minutes presentation time 15 minutes question time

Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

3.1 - 3.6

Assessment conditions

An attempt at this assessment is compulsory in order to pass the unit. Failure to present will result in an automatic Absent Fail (AF) grade for the unit.

Assessment criteria

The marking rubric used by your tutor to provide feedback on your presentation can be found on Canvas

Date and times due

During tutorials at various weeks between Weeks 8 - 12.

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Assessment Item 3: Short Answer Responses – Class and Health (30%)

Task description

Task length Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes Assessment conditions Assessment criteria Date and times due

Construct short answer responses based on the literature provided on Canvas to questions* on three theories of health and class: 1. Cultural/Behavioural Explanations 2. Materialist/Structuralist Explanations 3. Psycho-Social/Social Capital Explanations * Questions are outlined in the assignment guide in Canvas. 1,500 words (reference list not included in the word-count) 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 An attempt at this assessment is compulsory in order to pass the unit. Failure to submit an attempt will result in an automatic Absent Fail (AF) grade for the unit. The marking rubric used to provide feedback on your short answers can be found on Canvas. 11.59pm Monday 16 September 2019

Assessment Item 4: Take-home exam (40%) Task description

The exam will comprise of short-answer questions to be answered by set readings.

Task length

TBA

Links to unit’s intended learning outcomes

3.7 - 3.10

Assessment conditions Assessment criteria Date and times due

An attempt at this assessment is compulsory in order to pass the unit. Failure to attempt the exam will result in an automatic Absent Fail (AF) grade for the unit. Questions will be based on one or more of the lecture topics and will be posted on Canvas a week before the due date. 11.59pm Sunday 10 November 2019

5.3 Assessment requirements and information Failure to attempt or to submit any of the unit’s assessment items will result in you being awarded an Absent Fail Grade (AF) for the unit (regardless of your cumulative marks in the Unit of Study). 5.4 Assessment Guidelines The Faculty of Health Sciences Guide to Presentation of Assignments 2015 is available at http://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/current-students/forms.shtml under the section titled Assessment. 5.5 Academic Honesty and plagiarism All commencing students are required to complete the compulsory on-line Academic Honesty module AHEM1001. Available on Canvas, this module takes about an hour to complete and you are expected to complete it before starting your first written assignment. (NB: Coordinators can see if students enrolled in the unit have completed the module). All quizzes in the AHEM1001 module allow unlimited attempts and feedback for all answers is given after the first attempt. All written assessments are to be submitted via the Canvas site and will be analysed by Turnitin® the University-approved similarity detection software which searches for matches between text in submitted assignments and text from other sources, including the internet, published works and assignments which have been previously submitted to Turnitin® for analysis. Turnitin® is not a plagiarism detection tool. The detection of plagiarism is always a matter of academic judgment for the examiner or marker. To learn more about academic honesty, how Turnitin® is used and what it means for you as a student, refer to the Student Resources and Student Guide on the University website http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/projects/eah/student_resources.htm.

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5.6 Late submission and penalties A date and time has been set for receipt of each of your written assignments. Unless an application for special consideration or special arrangement has been approved, students must submit all assessment for a unit of study on the due date specified in the unit of study outline. If the assessment is completed or submitted within an approved period of extension by way of an approved special consideration application or academic plan adjustment, no academic penalty will be applied to that piece of assessment. If an assessment is submitted after the due date (or extended due date as described above), the late submission of assessment will result in an academic penalty for lateness according to Faculty policy, as follows: Written work submitted electronically after 11.59 pm on the due date will be considered to have been submitted late. For every calendar day up to and including ten calendar days after the due date, a penalty of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied to late work. For work submitted more than ten calendar days after the due date a mark of zero will be awarded. The marker may elect to, but is not required to, provide feedback on such work.

Number of days late (including weekends)

Penalty

1 to 10 calendar days

5% per day

11 calendar days or more

Zero marks are awarded for the assignment

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Example For every calendar day up to and including ten calendar days after the due date, a penalty of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied. Example: For an assessment out of 50 (the maximum awardable mark), each day the assessment is late will be penalised by 2.5 marks (ie 5% of 50). So, if a student earned 35 out of 50 for their assessment but it was submitted six days late, then 15 marks (2.5 marks per day x 6 days = 15) would be deducted from the 35 marks awarded. Thus the final mark would be 20 out of 50. For work submitted more than ten calendar days after the due date, a mark of zero will be awarded. NB: The marker may elect to, but is not required to, provide feedback on such work.

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6.

Lecture and Seminar Schedule: Topics and Assessments

Wk

Compulsory Reading/s

Week Beg.

Lecture Topic

Tutorial Activity

1

5 Aug

Seeing Health Problems as Social Issues (Nikki)

No tutorial

2

12 Aug

Class Origins of Health Inequality (Nikki)

Introduction Forming groups Privilege activity

3

19 Aug

Indigeneity and Health (Nikki)

Grp Presentation 1

See Canvas for reading list

4

26 Aug

Grp Presentation 2

See Canvas for reading list

Indigenous health services and programs Guest Speaker: Boe Rambaldini

See Canvas for reading list

5

2 Sep

Mental Health of Young People (Nikki)

Grp Presentation 3

See Canvas for reading list

6

9 Sep

Disability and the Illness Experience (Nikki)

Grp Presentation 4

See Canvas for reading list

7

16 Sep

Advocacy and Activism (Sarah Wayland)

Grp Presentation 5

See Canvas for reading list

Short Answers Assessment due 11.59pm Wednesday 16 September 8

23 Sep

Ethnicity and Health (Nikki)

Grp Presentation 6

See Canvas for reading list

Mid-semester break (30 September – 4 October)

9

7 Oct PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Cultural competency (Online lecture)

Grp Presentation 7

See Canvas for reading list

10

14 Oct

Gender and Health (Nikki)

Grp Presentation 8

See Canvas for reading list

Grp Presentation 9

See Canvas for reading list

Unpaid/Non-Professional Health Care (Kate O’Loughlin) 11

21 Oct Guest speakers who are young carers speaking about their experiences Health Services for Disadvantaged Groups (Rowena Forsyth)

12

28 Oct

Guest Speaker: Olivia Nguy will talk about her experiences of working in various services for refugees, young homeless women, people with alcohol addiction and/or mental health issues.

Grp Presentation 10

See Canvas for reading list

13

4 Nov

Week off for take-home exam J

Make-Up presentations

See Canvas for reading list

Take-home Exam due 11.59pm Sunday 10 November 14

Study vacation (11 November – 15 November)

15

Exam Period (18 November – 29 November)

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