Healthcare Organisational Behaviour
PostgraduateTAS-BAA7552023
Course information for 2023 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Healthcare Organisational Behaviour
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Develop knowledge of management theory to understand modern healthcare organisations.
- Distinguish between individual, group and organisational approaches to understanding behaviours.
- Evaluate how stakeholder expectations are translated into behaviours within organisations.
- Hypothesise how critical organisational issues shape and are shaped by behaviours.
- Critique organisational responses to individual and group behaviours in relation to organisational outcomes.
- Module 1: The Healthcare Organisations - Internal & External contexts
- Module 2: Individuals in Organisations (Micro-level)
- Module 3: Work groups & team processes (Meso-level)
- Module 4: Organisations - Systems, structures & strategies (Macro level)
The subject examines internal and external factors that shape micro, mecro, maso and system behaviours in healthcare. Students will scrutinise how the operation of healthcare organisations is determined by stakeholder expectations. Critical organisational issues will be investigated including attitudes, satisfaction, motivation, teamwork leadership, power, culture and climate. Students will appraise how stakeholder expectations manifest into organisational behaviours, organisational performance and clinical outcomes. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis
- Infographic & Written Brief (30%)
- Essay (30%)
- Case Study (40%)
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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-HSM-MAS-2023 - Master of Health Service Management
- TAS-HIM-MAS-2023 - Master of Health Information Management
- TAS-MPA-MAS-2023 - Master of Professional Accounting
- TAS-HSM-GCE-2023 - Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management
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
Master of Health Service Management
PostgraduateTAS-HSM-MAS
Master of Health Information Management
PostgraduateTAS-HIM-MAS
Master of Professional Accounting
PostgraduateTAS-MPA-MAS
Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management
PostgraduateTAS-HSM-GCE