Simulation Exercise

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

340 hours

This is the capstone subject in the Master of Veterinary Public Health (EAD), requiring completion of all other core subjects in this course.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Simulation exercises are often used to train animal health staff and others in responding to outbreaks, and to test systems developed for outbreak responses. This course will use a series of lectures to give students appropriate information on planning, conducting and evaluating exercises and then progress to participating in and analysing the responses in a simulation exercise.

On completion of this subject, students will have gained an overview of planning, management and evaluation of different types of simulation exercises.

During this subject, student participation will be assessed in weekly forums. A dissertation providing a descriptive and analytical assessment of the simulation exercise that the student participated in will be submitted at the end of semester.

The assessment components of this subject are:

• Participation in forums throughout the semester worth 10%
• A desktop simulation exercise throughout the semester worth 10%
• A dissertation of up to a maximum of 8,000 words due at the end of semester worth 80%

Material from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and Animal Health Australia (AHA) will be provided as part of the on-line subject materials.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completion of this subject, students should have further developed their organisational and management skills and ability to critically evaluated applied responses to animal disease emergencies.

Reliable internet access with at least a medium speed connection and a personal computer are essential for undertaking this online program. The content is accessed through your web browser. Microsoft Office™ and Adobe Acrobat Reader or equivalent software packages are necessary for assessment tasks, assignments and some class exercises.