6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate, Postgraduate - Unit
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Not offered in 2017
Synopsis
Principles and techniques used in the economic evaluation of health services. Topics include effectiveness, efficiency and economic evaluation; cost benefit analysis; cost effectiveness and cost utility analysis; multi-attribute utility analysis; measuring utility; psychometric measurement theory; ethical issues in resource allocation; decision criteria; time discounting; costing.
Outcomes
The learning goals associated with this unit are to:
- techniques applied to the evaluation of health services and programs
- theoretical debates over discounting, decision criteria, and the measurement of both costs and the quality of life.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 40% + Examination: 60%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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