Outline

Overview

This unit will offer you the opportunity to develop your understanding of opportunities, theoretical and practical issues in digital health transformation projects. Students will have the chance to consider their own approaches in relation to project design and implementation. Drawing on recent research digital health theory and practice, students will design, develop and evaluate their digital health transformation and implementation proposal relevant to their chosen project context.

Details

Academic unit	Department of Medical Sciences
Unit code	BIDH5000
Unit name	Implementation Science in Digital Health
Session, year ?	Semester 2, 2022
Attendance mode	Block mode
Location	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	Assumed basic knowledge of health, health care and associated systems are required. Students who have not completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a health profession will be asked to complete the Open Learning Environment module "Preparation for learning in the Hospital Environment', which is openly available to all University of Sydney students via Canvas. Please check the Canvas site for this unit for any information on further recommended resources
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff and contact details

Coordinator	Rowena Forsyth, rowena.forsyth@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Rowena Forsyth , rowena.forsyth@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Tutorial quiz	Quiz 1 10 question quiz on content from Workshops 1 & 2	10%	Week 03 Due date: 22 Aug 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 29 Aug 2022	10 questions
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Assignment	Reflection 1 Reflection after workshop 2	2%	Week 04 Due date: 25 Aug 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 30 Sep 2022	300 words
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Assignment	Reflection 2 Reflection after workshop 3	3%	Week 05 Due date: 01 Sep 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 01 Oct 2022	400 words
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Tutorial quiz	Quiz 2 10 question quiz on content from Workshops 3 & 4	10%	Week 06 Due date: 05 Sep 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 12 Sep 2022	10 questions
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Assignment	Reflection 3 Reflection after workshop 4	5%	Week 06 Due date: 08 Sep 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 08 Oct 2022	600 words
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Assignment	Overall reflection mark This mark is for the reflections combined	5%	Week 07 Due date: 18 Sep 2022 at 23:59	No additional submission required
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Assignment	Preliminary project plan Design/redesign and implementation plan	15%	Week 07 Due date: 16 Sep 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 04 Nov 2022	2000 words
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Presentation	Presentation Live in-class presentation of design/redesign and implementation plan.	25%	Week 10 Due date: 14 Oct 2022 at 09:00 Closing date: 14 Oct 2022	20 minutes + 10 minutes for questions
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Assignment	Final project plan Individual critical reflection and final project plan.	25%	Week 12 Due date: 28 Oct 2022 at 23:59 Closing date: 04 Nov 2022	3000 words
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Quizzes

Quiz 1 tests your knowlege of Workshop 1 and 2 content.

Quiz 2 tests your knowlege of Workshop 3 and 4 content.

Reflection tasks

Reflection 1 asks you to reflect on how the Design content in Workshop 2 is informing your project.

Reflection 2 asks you to reflect on how the Implementation content in Workshop 3 is informing your project and how your Design thinking is progressing.

Reflection 3 asks you to reflect on how the change transformation and ethical thinking content in Workshop 4 is informing your project and how your Design and Implementation thinking is progressing.

You will also receive an overall mark for the consistency and development shown across the 3 pieces of reflection.

Project plans and presentation

Preliminary project plan asks you to detail the Design and Implementation aspects of your project.

Presentation requires you to presnt your project to your peers and other stakeholders.

Final project plan includes change transformation and ethical thinking content as well as a finalised project plan.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard

Distinction

75 - 84

Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard

Credit

65 - 74

Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard

Pass

50 - 64

Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard

Fail

0 - 49

When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Simple extensions of up to 48 hours may be requested by emailing the unit coordinator Dr Rowena Forsyth prior to the assignment due date. Should your request be approved you will receive an email with your new due date and time. Requests for longer extensions must be submitted through the Special Consideration system.

Special consideration

If you experience short-term circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, injury or misadventure or if you have essential commitments which impact your preparation or performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Academic integrity

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We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic dishonesty. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of dishonesty, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 02	Workshop 1 - Systems Context	Workshop (7.5 hr)
Week 03	Workshop 2 - Digital Health Design and Development	Workshop (7.5 hr)
Week 04	Workshop 3 - Implementation and adoption	Workshop (7.5 hr)
Week 05	Workshop 4 - Change transformation	Workshop (7.5 hr)
Week 10	Workshop 5 - Stakeholder engagement presentations	Workshop (5 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

In person attendance is expected for all Workshop sessions in this unit of study. The workshops run from 9:00am-4:30pm for Workshops 1-4 and 9:00am-2:00pm for Workshop 5.

The workshops are on the following dates:

Workshop 1: Friday 12th August (week 2)

Workshop 2: Friday 19th August (week 3)

Workshop 3: Friday 26th August (week 4)

Workshop 4: Friday 2nd September (week 5)

Workshop 5: Friday 14th October (week 10).

All assignments must be submitted in order to be eligible to pass this unit. Students who do not submit one or more assignments will be automatically awarded an AF (absent fail) grade regardless of accruded marks.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University’s graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Critically evaluate and demonstrate an understanding of the individual, organisational and systemic factors in complex health challenges.
LO2. Apply critical inquiry and research skills to design an implementable innovative digital health solution to a specific health problem that embraces development and evaluation cycles.
LO3. Demonstrate understanding of the competing individual and interdisciplinary demands that relate to effectiveness and delivery during phases of transformation or implementation, considering professional responsibilities across the disciplines of health, design, IT and business.
LO4. Demonstrate the professional capabilities associated with ethical project management by addressing stakeholder engagement, hybrid issues of health and technology using agile methodologies and translational science frameworks.
LO5. Communicate understanding of, and approaches to, complex health issues to a variety of audiences using a range of tools, and explaining the iterative and evidence-based design, as well as market need.
LO6. Demonstrate a best practice approach to the conceptualisation, design and development or evaluation of integrated transformation, implementation and project management strategies.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Closing the loop

This unit is a new unit of study running for the first time.

Additional information

Students who have Academic Plans (APs) are requested to email a pdf copy of these to the unit coordinator Dr Rowena Forsyth (rowena.forsyth@sydney.edu.au).

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Assessment criteria

Late submission

Special consideration

Academic integrity

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Closing the loop

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BIDH5000: Implementation Science in Digital Health

Overview

Details

Enrolment rules

Teaching staff and contact details

Assessment

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Special consideration

Academic integrity

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Closing the loop

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect