Evaluating Quality
PostgraduateTAS-CNA4242025
Course information for 2025 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 16 Feb 2025
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Start dates
- 24 Feb 2025
- Price from
- $2,780
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Evaluating Quality
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Identify theoretical models and frameworks in relation to quality evaluation.
- Construct evidence-informed evaluation plan for quality and safety projects and/or initiatives.
- Communicate quality improvement opportunities to health professionals and stakeholders.
- Describe the application and importance of evaluating quality in health system improvement.
- Week 1: Introduction
- Week 2: Defining Health Care Quality Evaluation
- Week 3: Evaluation Models- Logic Models and PDSA Cycles
- Week 4: The NSQHS Standards
- Week 5: Voice of the Customer (Part 1)
- Week 6: Voice of the Customer (VOC) Part 2
- Week 7: Risk Assessment Overview
- Week 8: Risk Matrices and Risk Registers
- Week 9: Risk Evaluation Tools
- Week 10: Gap Analysis
- Week 11: Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Week 12: Benchmarking
- Week 13: Intended Destination of Healthcare Evaluation
During this subject, students will acquire knowledge, critically review and communicate key information in relation to theoretical models and frameworks of quality evaluation.
- Quiz (10%)
- Evaluation Plan (50%)
- Online Discussion (40%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- TAS-ADP-GCE-2025 - Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice
- TAS-AQS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
- TAS-CDP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
- TAS-APD-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
- TAS-ADH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
- TAS-APG-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)
- TAS-AHE-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
- TAS-HSI-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
- TAS-APH-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
- TAS-AMS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
- TAS-AOP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
- TAS-AOR-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
- TAS-ASC-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
- TAS-SCL-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
- TAS-AWP-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
- TAS-AQS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
- TAS-CDP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
- TAS-APD-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
- TAS-ADH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
- TAS-APG-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
- TAS-AHE-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
- TAS-HSI-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
- TAS-APH-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
- TAS-AMS-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
- TAS-AOP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
- TAS-AOR-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
- TAS-ASC-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
- TAS-SCL-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
- TAS-AWP-MAS-2025 - Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Practice
PostgraduateTAS-ADP-GCE
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AQS-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
PostgraduateTAS-CDP-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
PostgraduateTAS-ADH-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Governance)
PostgraduateTAS-APG-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
PostgraduateTAS-AHE-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
PostgraduateTAS-HSI-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
PostgraduateTAS-APH-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AMS-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
PostgraduateTAS-AOR-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
PostgraduateTAS-ASC-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
PostgraduateTAS-SCL-GDI
Graduate Diploma of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
PostgraduateTAS-AWP-GDI
Master of Advanced Practice ( Applied Quality and Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AQS-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
PostgraduateTAS-CDP-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
PostgraduateTAS-APD-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
PostgraduateTAS-ADH-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
PostgraduateTAS-APG-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Health Economics)
PostgraduateTAS-AHE-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
PostgraduateTAS-HSI-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
PostgraduateTAS-APH-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
PostgraduateTAS-AMS-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
PostgraduateTAS-AOP-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
PostgraduateTAS-AOR-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Strategic Communication)
PostgraduateTAS-ASC-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
PostgraduateTAS-SCL-MAS
Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
PostgraduateTAS-AWP-MAS