Unit snapshot

  • Unit type
    PG Coursework Unit
  • Credit points
    12
  • Faculty & College
    Faculty of Health
  • Placement
    No

Unit description

An examination of change within health, social and community care settings. Enables participants to evaluate, examine and critically reflect on leadership knowledge and apply those capabilities to leading innovation within health, social and community care settings. Participants use a fusion of evidenced based approaches, intra-personal and inter-personal capabilities to evaluate innovative practices within their continually changing workplace.

This unit is an integral part of a selection of courses at SCU Online. Each course incorporates this unit into a complete and immersive educational experience. If you're interested in this unit, we highly recommend enrolling in one of the courses listed below.

 

Unit content

  • Contexts and mechanisms influencing innovation
  • Strategic policy and the implementation of innovation
  • Leading change and leadership models
  • Leadership theories and capabilities in leading innovative healthcare change
  • Psychological constructs influencing implementation of innovation
  • Applying principles of evidence and evaluation to support innovative change within health, social and community settings
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A female health professional in a business suit engages in conversation with a man, both appearing professional and focused on the discussion.

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

 

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  • Explore the contexts of organisational environments to identify and respond to drivers supporting and negating opportunities for innovative change
  • Apply a range of management and leadership theories to health, social and community services to critically explore the efficacy of each theory in achieving innovative change
  • Propose innovative change framework in health, social and community care settings including planning, implementation and evaluation

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Structured online learning

Assessment
Discussion board: 10%
Critical review: 30%
Plan: 60%

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A doctor and a male MBA Health Services Management student in a suit examining a tablet together, engaged in a discussion about patient information or medical data

Study this unit in the following courses

This unit is a fundamental component of the full courses listed below, each designed to equip you with the in-depth knowledge and skills needed to achieve your career goals. To fully benefit from your learning experience and apply it to real-world challenges, engaging with the entire course is essential. Explore the courses that include this unit and take the next step towards your professional success.

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