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 Academic Year: | 2018/9 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Description:
| Aims: To provide students with a comprehensive understanding and critical awareness of health technologies through the history of their development and their relation to physical activity. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: * Understand and critically reflect on the process of health technology assessment, use and promotion in the context of health and physical activity * Describe, compare and critique the different types of health technologies * Understand the requirements for regulation of health technologies * Systematically and critically examine healthcare policy making in the context of new and existing health technologies * Understand the uptake of Health technologies and related policy from a healthcare, economic and societal perspective. * Coherently discuss and critically explore the policy and professional context of health technologies in the UK and internationally Skills: Knowledge and understanding (taught, facilitated and assessed) Analysis of research (taught, facilitated and assessed) Independent work (facilitated and assessed) Written communication (facilitated and assessed) Problem exploration, comparison of options, justification of complex problem solving (taught and facilitated) Read and synthesis information (facilitated and assessed) Information Technology (facilitated) Content: Types of medical and commercial technologies The need for Health technologies in relation to physical activity The history of the development of health technologies Differing perspectives and use of Health technologies (from medical device through to 'wellness'). Health technologies in healthcare policy making and practice Rationale/justification/context for the uptake of Health technologies Origins, development and current status of new and existing health technologies in the UK and internationally - e.g. NHS recommended apps Health technologies in relevant health and physical activity professions with particular reference to policy and practice. |
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HL30511 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
HL30511 is Optional (DEU) on the following programmes:Department for Health
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