HLQ709 Health Management Project
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| Unit code: | HLQ709 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | HLQ707 and completion of 72 credit points of study |
| Equivalent(s): | HLN713 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | This unit is designed as a capstone experience. You are expected to have completed a significant portion of your award before attempting the unit. It will draw on your understanding and knowledge from discipline specific learning. |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,164 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,216 |
| International unit fee | $4,668 |
Unit Outline: Session 2 2025, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | HLQ709 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | HLQ707 and completion of 72 credit points |
| Equivalent: | HLN713 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | This unit is designed as a capstone experience. You are expected to have completed a significant portion of your award before attempting the unit. It will draw on your understanding and knowledge from discipline specific learning. |
Overview
This is a capstone-type unit that you are expected to complete as a culmination of the learnings throughout your course. It provides you with the opportunity to consider a real world problem (that you have identified from within your workplace and prior engagement in the course) and examine the issue from a realistic, scholarly perspective, bringing to bear your research skills and applying your domain knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Justify a research project proposal that builds upon workplace problems, issues or questions presenting in health management.
- Critically review and refine research methodology and methods for gathering data and for addressing the identified problem, issue or question.
- Critically evaluate contemporary literature to establish current knowledge of a complex problem, issue or questions.
- Critically interpret project findings, draw conclusions and make recommendations for future work in health management.
- Apply reflective practice to provide constructive feedback to peers.
Content
The content of your project will depend on the topic you choose. Areas of general learning focus on the expectations of scholarly project work which include:
- drawing upon prior work in the course, formulate and communicate your planned research, research project in oral and written formats
- critically analysing and synthesising relevant literature
- identifying a problem/issue/question
- collecting data and analysing the results
- reflecting critically on the project, drawing conclusions and making recommendations
- communicating the project
- building professional networks
- developing showcase pieces for inclusion in professional portfolios
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in an active learning environment, undertaking regular online activities, guided through the learning process by expert teaching staff who provide regular feedback. On average, you will need to dedicate 12-15 hours each week for your learning that includes readings, discussions with peers and assignments.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback on your learning in a variety of ways, including:
- Informal formative feedback will be provided via quizzes, self-assessment tools, peer feedback and through individual or whole of class feedback, the debriefing of learning activities or via comments in online communities.
- Formal written or recorded feedback will be received on both formative and summative assessment tasks, in addition to the grade on the Criterion Reference Assessment sheet.
Feedback on your formative assessment task will be received prior to the submission of your summative assessment task.
Assessment
Overview
The ability to apply advanced knowledge and skills with a high level of autonomy is a hallmark of postgraduate education at the Masters level. By undertaking a scholarly piece of work, this unit gives you the opportunity to consolidate, extend and apply the skills that you have gained to date in an area that is relevant to your field of study and professional practice, by demonstrating creativity and initiative to analyse, synthesise and develop knowledge.
Assessment task 1 asks you to present your research project proposal, building on the work you have completed in HLQ707, which is a prerequisite to this unit. You are expected to present orally your planned research project and provide and receive feedback on presentations. You will submit a video recording of your research project proposal presentation.
For Assessment task 2, you will complete a scholarly project that demonstrates a critical understanding of a problem/issue/question in Health Management, critically interprets findings, draws conclusions and, as appropriate, makes recommendations for future work in the area. On commencing this unit, you will liaise with the Online Learning Advisor to define the scope, expectations, learning activities and time frame for your project. You will complete a 5000 word draft manuscript. The draft manuscript is a focused piece of scholarly writing that culminates learning and development in Master of Health Management.
As a capstone type unit, the design of assessment tasks as proposed here consolidates critical learning and topic areas completed in PQ87 and enables students to demonstrate such learning throughout the course.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Presentation of Project Proposal
You will take on the role of a researcher or health manager and give an oral presentation to propose an area of research to your peers seeking feedback and input. The presentation will include the key question/s to be posed through the project, the rationale and significance of the research area to health management.
You will also be required to peer review other students project presentations to provide constructive feedback.
Assessment: Research Paper
In your role as a health manager/researcher, you will disseminate your findings through a structured review to inform ethical, evidence-based health management and policy decisions. This structured review will synthesise the key literature relevant to your identified research question. You will critically analyse findings and make practical recommendations, as appropriate, for how they may be applied to healthcare contexts.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
You will be advised of any resources for this unit.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit. Dependant upon the project undertaken you may need to consult with the relevant Project director to determine if a risk assessment is required.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PQ87 Master of Health Management and Leadership
- Design innovative and strategic responses to health leadership and management challenges to improve consumer, community, organisational and system level outcomes.
Relates to: Research Paper - Critique and engage in research to inform ethical, evidence-based health management and policy decisions.
Relates to: Presentation of Project Proposal, Research Paper - Communicate, collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to co-design equitable and sustainable healthcare.
Relates to: ULO1, Presentation of Project Proposal - Apply reflective practice to professionally develop self and others.
Relates to: Presentation of Project Proposal
Unit Outline: Session 4 2025, QUT Online, Online
| Unit code: | HLQ709 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | HLQ707 and completion of 72 credit points |
| Equivalent: | HLN713 |
| Assumed Knowledge: | This unit is designed as a capstone experience. You are expected to have completed a significant portion of your award before attempting the unit. It will draw on your understanding and knowledge from discipline specific learning. |
| Coordinator: | Nicolie Jenkins | n2.jenkins@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This is a capstone-type unit that you are expected to complete as a culmination of the learnings throughout your course. It provides you with the opportunity to consider a real world problem (that you have identified from within your workplace and prior engagement in the course) and examine the issue from a realistic, scholarly perspective, bringing to bear your research skills and applying your domain knowledge.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Justify a research project proposal that builds upon workplace problems, issues or questions presenting in health management.
- Critically review and refine research methodology and methods for gathering data and for addressing the identified problem, issue or question.
- Critically evaluate contemporary literature to establish current knowledge of a complex problem, issue or questions.
- Critically interpret project findings, draw conclusions and make recommendations for future work in health management.
- Apply reflective practice to provide constructive feedback to peers.
Content
The content of your project will depend on the topic you choose. Areas of general learning focus on the expectations of scholarly project work which include:
- drawing upon prior work in the course, formulate and communicate your planned research, research project in oral and written formats
- critically analysing and synthesising relevant literature
- identifying a problem/issue/question
- collecting data and analysing the results
- reflecting critically on the project, drawing conclusions and making recommendations
- communicating the project
- building professional networks
- developing showcase pieces for inclusion in professional portfolios
Learning Approaches
In this unit, you will learn by engaging in an active learning environment, undertaking regular online activities, guided through the learning process by expert teaching staff who provide regular feedback. On average, you will need to dedicate 12-15 hours each week for your learning that includes readings, discussions with peers and assignments.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive feedback on your learning in a variety of ways, including:
- Informal formative feedback will be provided via quizzes, self-assessment tools, peer feedback and through individual or whole of class feedback, the debriefing of learning activities or via comments in online communities.
- Formal written or recorded feedback will be received on both formative and summative assessment tasks, in addition to the grade on the Criterion Reference Assessment sheet.
Feedback on your formative assessment task will be received prior to the submission of your summative assessment task.
Assessment
Overview
The ability to apply advanced knowledge and skills with a high level of autonomy is a hallmark of postgraduate education at the Masters level. By undertaking a scholarly piece of work, this unit gives you the opportunity to consolidate, extend and apply the skills that you have gained to date in an area that is relevant to your field of study and professional practice, by demonstrating creativity and initiative to analyse, synthesise and develop knowledge.
Assessment task 1 asks you to present your research project proposal, building on the work you have completed in HLQ707, which is a prerequisite to this unit. You are expected to present orally your planned research project and provide and receive feedback on presentations. You will submit a video recording of your research project proposal presentation.
For Assessment task 2, you will complete a scholarly project that demonstrates a critical understanding of a problem/issue/question in Health Management, critically interprets findings, draws conclusions and, as appropriate, makes recommendations for future work in the area. On commencing this unit, you will liaise with the Online Learning Advisor to define the scope, expectations, learning activities and time frame for your project. You will complete a 5000 word draft manuscript. The draft manuscript is a focused piece of scholarly writing that culminates learning and development in Master of Health Management.
As a capstone type unit, the design of assessment tasks as proposed here consolidates critical learning and topic areas completed in PQ87 and enables students to demonstrate such learning throughout the course.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Presentation of Project Proposal
You will take on the role of a researcher or health manager and give an oral presentation to propose an area of research to your peers seeking feedback and input. The presentation will include the key question/s to be posed through the project, the rationale and significance of the research area to health management.
You will also be required to peer review other students project presentations to provide constructive feedback.
Assessment: Research Paper
In your role as a health manager/researcher, you will disseminate your findings through a structured review to inform ethical, evidence-based health management and policy decisions. This structured review will synthesise the key literature relevant to your identified research question. You will critically analyse findings and make practical recommendations, as appropriate, for how they may be applied to healthcare contexts.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
You will be advised of any resources for this unit.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit. Dependant upon the project undertaken you may need to consult with the relevant Project director to determine if a risk assessment is required.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PQ87 Master of Health Management and Leadership
- Design innovative and strategic responses to health leadership and management challenges to improve consumer, community, organisational and system level outcomes.
Relates to: Research Paper - Critique and engage in research to inform ethical, evidence-based health management and policy decisions.
Relates to: Presentation of Project Proposal, Research Paper - Communicate, collaborate and negotiate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to co-design equitable and sustainable healthcare.
Relates to: ULO1, Presentation of Project Proposal - Apply reflective practice to professionally develop self and others.
Relates to: Presentation of Project Proposal