ASC5010 Gambling, gaming and other behavioural addictions
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
ASC5010 Gambling, gaming and other behavioural addictions is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ASC5010
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ASC5010
No unit lists ASC5010 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Postgraduate degree.
Overview
This unit will present the latest evidence about gambling disorder, gaming disorder and other emerging behavioural addictions / disorders.
The unit commences with a focus on people experiencing problems with gambling, providing you with a comprehensive understanding about its aetiology, screening, assessment, treatment, relapse prevention and recovery. Using these principles, the unit then turns to consider other emerging behavioural addictions / disorders, including gaming disorder and those related to food, exercise, social media, sexual activity, shopping, and hoarding. These are described and discussed with reference to general, underlying principles identified in recognised Gambling Disorder and Gaming Disorder.
For each behavioural addiction or emerging disorder, its characteristics and risk factors are discussed in context of their biological, psychological and social dimensions.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Skills exercise (1,000 - 1,500 words)10%
- Reflective learning activities (10 x weekly forum discussions = total 1,000 - 1,500 words)10%
- iSAP Case study (4,000 words)40%
- Report (4,000 words)40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe characteristics of gambling and gaming disorders and emerging behavioural addictions in specific populations or communities.
- 2
Recognise prevalence of gambling and levels of harm experienced.
- 3
Critique differences and similarities of behavioural addictions to substance use disorders
- 4
Explain how gambling and gaming disorders may be identified and identify suitable treatment and referral pathways.
- 5
Outline precipitating and maintaining factors and factors associated with relapse taking into consideration biological, psychological and social dimensions.
- 6
Evaluate public health and policy and prevention strategies to address current and emerging behavioural addictions.
- 7
Discuss innovations and evidence for identification, treatment, and prevention of behavioural addictions.
- 8
Identify characteristics and risk factors associated with a range of behavioural addictions.
- 9
Analyse emerging behavioural addictions with reference to their aetiological characteristics and potential impact on public health.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
Students enrolling in ASC5010 will be expected to contact the unit coordinator(s) regularly throughout the semester and participate in online discussion with fellow students and academic staff. Students should expect to spend around 24 hours a week of self-directed learning. This includes accessing online lectures, podcasts and resources as well as participating in forum discussions questions and quizzes via Moodle in addition to conducting offline independent study such as reading, research and writing activities.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jennifer Sun
- Ramez Bathish
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Kirsten Schliephake
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ASC5010?
ASC5010 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ASC5010 offered?
In 2024, ASC5010 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
Does ASC5010 have an exam?
No. ASC5010 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.