Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

This unit extends the knowledge of pharmacy students in areas of accounting and finance, management, Industrial Relations and health care policy in relation to the management of a pharmacy business. The unit also introduces the principles of pharmacoeconomics, the rational behind retail strategies/models as well as pharmacy legal issues.

Aims

The aims of this unit are to:

1. Provide instruction on accounting techniques and terminology that will allow the graduate to produce cashflow budgets and interpret information supplied to them by accounting staff.

2. Develop effective decision making strategies with respect to the management of a pharmacy in such areas as Human Resources, various marketing strategies.

3.Develop and awareness of the impact of health care policy that affects the income stream to community and hospital pharmacies.

4. Understand the laws that impact on the marketing of pharmacy products.

5. Historical aspects of pharmacy including its origin will also be explored.

Objectives

On completion of this unit you should be able to:

1. Competently apply basic accounting and management practices to the administration of a pharmacy business.

2. Understand the more advanced principles of IR management, including principles recruiting, performance reviews,dismissal, that are applicable to the pharmaceutical industry.

3. Understand the principles relating to health service management in health care facilities and beyond.

4. Identify and describe directions in health care delivery in Australia, current issues in the Australian health industry, the broad structure of health care in Australia, and in some detail the key institutional elements of Australia's health care.

5. Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of health care policy by both government and private health insurance bodies on the business practices of community and hospital pharmacies.

Content

Accounting: Advanced principles of accounting including an introduction to financial software used to prepare budgets, reports and other financial statements.

Industrial Relations and Management: IR management methods and strategies used in small businesses. Principles of conflict resolution for the management of staff and patients. Management aspects, small to medium enterprise development, venture skills, entrepreneurship, business planning.

Health Care Policy: Review of the various Government and Health Insurance agreements with Pharmacy Professional bodies and Pharmacists. Introduction to health service management, levels and distribution of services, current issues in the Australian health industry, direction in health care delivery, Government responsibilities and policy; intersectoral relationships, public and private health care.

Perspectives in Pharmacy Practice Management: Review of Pharmacy Management principles as applied in the current practice models.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

The subject matter will be presented as lectures (3 hours per week) and tutorials (3 hours per week) in the form of real world business scenarios based on a community pharmacy setting.

Assessment

A satisfactory performance (greater than 50%) in all assessment tasks is required to obtain a passing grade in this unit.Feedback will be provided throughout semester.

Assessment name: Examination
Description: Semester Theory Exam. (Summative).
Relates to objectives: All.
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of Semester

Assessment name: Professional Plans
Description: Preparation of a Business Plan to determine the overall viability of the pharmacy, from a conceptual and financial perspective. (Summative).
Relates to objectives: All.
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: End of Semester

Assessment name: Quiz/Test
Description: Progress theory exam. (Formative and Summative).
Relates to objectives: All.
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid Semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

'Pharmacy Management:Essentials for All Practice Settings' 2nd Ed Desselle,SP Zgarrick,DP, 2009 McGraw-Hill.

Risk assessment statement

There are no out of the ordinary risks associated with this unit. You will be made aware of evacuation procedures and assembly areas in the first few lectures. In the event of a fire alarm sounding, or on a lecturer's instruction, you should leave the room and assemble in the designated area which will be indicated to you. You should be conscious of your health and safety at all times whilst on campus. More information on health and safety can be obtained from http://www.hrd.qut.edu.au/healthsafety/healthsafe/index.jsp

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 26-Sep-2012