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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Mental health can vary across the lifespan and within different populations. A strong understanding of this supports students' ability to tailor approaches to the needs of a diverse range of people. This unit covers foundational concepts necessary to promote improved mental health and wellbeing. Covering a comprehensive examination of mental illness and wellbeing, students gain a nuanced conceptual and theoretical understanding of the diverse factors influencing mental health and illness. The unit covers historical and contemporary developments, offering insights into the evolving landscape of mental health care. Emphasising biopsychosocial and cultural dimensions of mental health, the unit equips students with a holistic perspective crucial for supporting mental health in a variety of contexts.
Students undertake this unit in an accelerated delivery mode over eight weeks.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop | Virtual classroom – practical skills development | 15% |
| Presentation | Exploration of foundational mental health concepts: history, theory, self-care | 40% |
| Assignment | Visual resource explaining a key mental health concept from a biopsychosocial perspective | 45% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.
Mental health can vary across the lifespan and within different populations. A strong understanding of this supports students' ability to tailor approaches to the needs of a diverse range of people. This unit covers foundational concepts necessary to promote improved mental health and wellbeing. Covering a comprehensive examination of mental illness and wellbeing, students gain a nuanced conceptual and theoretical understanding of the diverse factors influencing mental health and illness. The unit covers historical and contemporary developments, offering insights into the evolving landscape of mental health care. Emphasising biopsychosocial and cultural dimensions of mental health, the unit equips students with a holistic perspective crucial for supporting mental health in a variety of contexts.
Students undertake this unit in an accelerated delivery mode over eight weeks.
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop | Virtual classroom – practical skills development | 15% |
| Presentation | Exploration of foundational mental health concepts: history, theory, self-care | 40% |
| Assignment | Visual resource explaining a key mental health concept from a biopsychosocial perspective | 45% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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