| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 1 |
| Old unit code |
750.763 |
| Outcomes |
Students acquire knowledge of contemporary theories of leadership and management, and understand how principles of leadership apply to the efforts of public health practitioners and researchers; develop awareness of their capacities for leadership and teamwork at the professional, social, agency, team and personal levels, through a lifelong commitment to learning, interdependence and service; improve their skills to communicate and negotiate about public health problems and solutions; possess practical skills needed to deal effectively with the real-world challenges of public health; value the capacity to envision, plan, implement and evaluate the achievement of public health objectives, using a transdisciplinary paradigm; and seek to learn from and promote the value of exemplary role models of leadership in public health. |
| Content |
This unit examines the principles of effective leadership including the importance of vision and proactivity in public health, the techniques of strategic planning and prioritisation, the art of communication and negotiation, and insights into the basis for effective teamwork. Leadership principles at the social, organisational and personal levels are explored using a series of case studies of contemporary public health problems and services. The case studies also serve to revise and refine the student's knowledge gained from core units such as PUBH8749 Foundations of Public Health. The unit provides a working knowledge of topics that are useful to public health professionals holding administrative positions in the health system and those working in the governance of not-for-profit community organisations. Classroom components of the unit overlap with the health science unit PUBH3301 Health Administration; however, in this unit there is a separate tutorial program, more advanced content and readings, and separate assessment. |
| Assessment |
This consists of short quizzes and a major assignment.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Winthrop Professor D'Arcy Holman |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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