Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will develop skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively in health care settings in the culturally and geographically diverse Australian context. You will gain knowledge of the contemporary issues in health communication including the advantages and challenges of technology (for example online, social media and digital health). You will practice communication skills and apply your understanding of effective communication to demonstrate competency in distance health care communication relevant to people from different cultural and geographical backgrounds.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisite: Enrolment into CL88 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics OR enrolment with completion of 120 cp into one of CG93 Pre-Dietetics or Clinical Nutrition majors, CM60 Clinical Nutrition or CM61 Bachelor of Nutrition/Master of Nutrition and Dietetics. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 2. Group Work | 25% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student feedback
Students found the learning materials interesting and tutorials enjoyable to participate in.
Continue providing a variety of communication content and include more application scenarios in the tutorials for students to engage with.
A variety of communication content was provided and the use of application scenarios was increased for the tutorials to assist students with applying content.
Source: SUTE feedback
Some students preferred that each assessment task details be released at the start of term instead of throughout the term.
Provide comprehensive assessment details for all assessments earlier in term.
Detailed assessment instructions were provided well in advance of the assessment task due date.
Source: Student feedback Staff reflection
Hearing from healthcare professionals about communication in their field of expertise would assist student learning
Include more experiences from healthcare professionals about communication in healthcare
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Microsoft Teams was initially challenging for students to use
Provide instructions on accessing and using Microsoft Teams for students unfamiliar with the platform.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Communicate effectively with people from geographically and ethnically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- Critique different technologies in distance health care communication and their application
- Critically discuss the challenges and barriers associated with technology in distance health care and communication
- Demonstrate practical skills in using technology effectively in distance health care communication relevant to people from a multicultural background.
Learning outcomes of this unit are linked to the following domains of the 2021 Dietitians Australia (DA) National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia:
Domain 1: Professional Practice
Domain 4: Collaborative Practice
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||
| 2 - Group Work | • | • | ||
| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |