Quality Practice (8ALF015)

Quality Practice (8ALF015)

Level ~ Graduate Diploma
Availability ~ Teaching Period 3
Type ~ Lifespan Unit

Credit Points: 5| EFTSL: 0.042

Hours of Study Award: 50 | Professional Development: 20

Assessment Type: Critique of a Project Plan | Due Date: Sunday Week 5

In this unit students will develop an understanding of the key stages of developing a quality improvement proposal. Using skills developed in 8ALF013 Evidence-based practice students will develop a quality improvement goal/ area for innovation. They will develop a plan framework including appropriate improvement methodology to address the goal and identify key ethical considerations as well as an outline of data analysis and sustainability processes.


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  • Develop an innovative improvement project plan that is inclusive of those with lived experience and of those with mental ill health

Weekly Schedule
Week 1 What is QI?
Week 2 QI Processes (including ethics)
Week 3 QI Measures and Tools
Week 4 Developing an evidece-based practice culture
Week 5 Putting QI into Practice