HLTH SC 3102 - Innovating Health
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2025
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code HLTH SC 3102 Course Innovating Health Coordinating Unit Medical Sciences Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Prerequisites HLTH SC 2012 Restrictions B. Health & Medical Science (Advanced) Assessment Individual and group assignments, quizzes during semester, participation, peer assessment. Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Robert McLaughlin
Co-coordinator: Dr Joelle Hawa (Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation, and Innovation Centre)Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1 Describe the key concepts of innovation in health. 2 Critically evaluate potential and existing solutions to problems in human health from an innovation perspective. 3 Develop an innovation plan. 4 Evaluate cultural and ethical issues in human health innovation. 5 Demonstrate oral and written communication, interpersonal and leadership skills. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1-4 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
2-3 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
3,5 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
2-5 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
4 Attribute 6: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.
N/A Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
5 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
No single text book will cover the course content. Reading and support materials will be obtained from books and journal articles available from the library and from publicly available web sites such as WHO and other relevant web sites.Recommended Resources
Teaching staff will guide students to relevant literature and on line sources of relevant material.Online Learning
MyUni will be used extensively to communicate with the students. Lectures will be recorded to provide students with the opportunity to review theory. Seminars are not recorded; students are expected to attend these to have the opportunity to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship concepts with the presenters. Other supporting information and publications will also be made available via MyUni. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course materials will be delivered via lectures, seminars and workshops. Workshops provide opportunity to clarify and apply concepts from on-line theory lectures. Seminars from guest presenters provide real-world examples of innovation in health and interactive activities. The course will teach skills relevant for leadership in all areas of health.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
This is a 3 unit course for one semester and has a work load of 12 hours per week, including contact and non-contact time, and is in total 156 hours across the semester.
Contact time is scheduled as a 1-hour seminar plus 2-hour workshop, and is timetabled such that students do not have clashes with other courses. Non-contact time includes ~1 h preparation and review of on-line lectures per week. Student attendance is expected at both seminars and workshops.Learning Activities Summary
Lectures and seminars will guide students through key concepts of innovation related to health. They will be augmented by case studies presented in seminar sessions by guest speakers. Students will work through structured exercises related to core concepts and upcoming assessment tasks in workshops during the first half of the semester. In the second half of the semester, students will work in teams to assess potential innovative solutions to health problems, then develop and present an innovation plan.Specific Course Requirements
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
ASSESSMENT TASK TASK TYPE Weighting Learning Outcome Case study presentation of an existing health innovation (due week 5) Summative 20% (individual assessment) 1, 2, 4, 5 Innovation plan
(including group presentations week 13)Summative The marks for Assignment 3 contribute 30% of the course grade:
* 3% for opportunity screening
* 4.5% for team function
* 4.5% for external engagement
* 18% for group presentation1 - 5 Peer assessment of group contribution (end week 13) Summative 5% (individual assessment) 5 Workshop participation Summative 5% (individual assessment) 1 - 5 Quizzes - weeks 3, 6 (due end of week 1, mid-semester break), end week 9, end Swotvac) Summative 40% across 4 quizzes, each contributing 10% of the final grade 1, 5
Assessment Detail
Assignment 1: Students will identify the need and impact of an existing health innovation and identify the underlying knowlede that enabled it (1500 word essay) - 15% weighting
Assignment 2: Students will individually record and submit an oral presentation of an existing health innovation that they have identified (10 minute recorded video) – 15% weighting
Assignment 3: In the second half of the course, students will work in small teams to identify a health problem and produce an innovation plan for implementing their solution, which they will present orally as a team at the end of semester.
Peer assessment: Based on contribution to Assignment 3 team – 5% weighting
Workshop participation: Based on participation in workshops throughout the semester - 5% weighting
Quizzes: Four on-line quizzes will be conducted via MyUni throughout the semester (weeks 4, 7 10 and 13), contributing a total of 30% weighting to overall assessment. Quizzes will assess key concepts and provide opportunity to use case studies as examples.Submission
Assessment tasks will all be submitted and feedback and grades will be provided via MyUni.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
We used student SELT responses ieach year to improve the course including alignment and depth of content, and scaffolding, timing and weighting of assessment tasks. This includes replacing the final exam was replaced with in-semester quizzes to assess understanding of core concepts, provision and editing rubrics for each assessment task and providing exemplars of high standard assignments for each task to clarify expectations.
The course has again uncdergone a major revision for 2024.In particular, the theory content has been revised, and we have removed one assignment, to allow students to complete their remaining individual assessment earlier in semester (week 5) and to start their group assignment earlier in semester. Two new course co-coordinators, Prof Rob McLaughlin and Dr Joelle Hawa, both bring expertise as innovators in the med tech sector to the course. -
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