PBH3010 Health data in practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
PBH3010 Health data in practice is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PBH3010
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PBH3010
No unit lists PBH3010 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit will provide students with the opportunity to develop skills in data management and analysis. Skills in data management, linkage, quality assurance and analytics will be developed throughout the program. Students will be guided through data management from project inception to data set completion.
Practical skills will be developed through the completion of weekly data management tasks for a hypothetical study.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Weekly online activitiesQuiz / Test10%
- Weekly coding exercisesExercise25%
- Operational data reportWritten30%
- Data PortfolioPortfolio35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Develop a data management workflow
- 2
Appraise the processes of data linkage
- 3
Construct interim data reports
- 4
Implement strategies for monitoring data quality
- 5
Compile a data set handbook
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
6 hours per week contact hours (including 1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial and 3 hours online activity) plus 6 hours per week private study.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Kelly Allen
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Kelly Allen
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PBH3010?
PBH3010 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PBH3010 offered?
In 2025, PBH3010 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does PBH3010 have an exam?
No. PBH3010 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.