| Semester 1, 2020 External | |
| Short Description: | Intro to Clinical Education |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
| Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
| ASCED code : | 069999 - Health not elsewhere classifie |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BHEH or MNSG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH and be employed as a practising health professional
Other requisites
This course can be completed in two (2) parts (as professional development activities) or as a complete course. Students completing this course as part of professional development must complete Part A and Part B within an 18 month period. Participants who successfully complete Part A and B of the course (including assessment items) will be given credit for one course in the Graduate Certificate of Health (Rural Clinical Education).
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course
Rationale
With the increasing shortage of clinical placement experiences for students from all health professions, numbers of student placements with rural health practitioners is increasing. Positive student clinical experiences in rural settings are essential for future provision of health practitioners in these areas. Supervision of health students in rural settings is heavily reliant on the rural clinician to support and assess student learning. This course will enable the rural clinician to develop the capacity to be an effective clinical educator, developing the self as an advanced professional via a clinical education framework. With the focus on the rural health clinician, it acknowledges the specific needs of this group of health professionals and their role as effective educators. This course is relevant for health professional clinicians in rural settings worldwide.
Synopsis
This course focuses on developing knowledge for facilitating learning in rural clinical settings, for students, peers and other health professionals, and the development of peer networking, interdisciplinary team work, active learning and building support networks at a distance. The course has two components. Part A can be completed as a Professional development activity, with an internal `non-award' certificate on successful completion course components and practical activities. Part A focuses on building foundational knowledge of the core elements for promoting active learner-centred learning in the clinical setting, including assessment of learning. Part B addresses the communication aspects of interprofessional education including communication, peer support principles, creating positive environments and networking at a distance - working remotely. Completion of this course will provide a firm foundation for supporting learning in non-urban settings.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- engage as a member of a developing community of collaborative, committed clinical educators;
- examine variables in the clinical environment that influence teaching and learning situations;
- identify the contribution current theories of learning and teaching make to learner-centred learning in clinical education;
- identify and implement strategies for promoting learner-centred learning in the clinical environment;
- determine the role assessment, meaningful feedback and evaluation make as essential components for successful educational outcomes;
- develop and demonstrate clinical facilitation skills to support learner-centred learning;
- critically reflect on and evaluate their role as a clinical educator;
- demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
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| 1. | Context for learning: Self-awareness; reflective practice; clinical learning environment; learning communities; | 15.00 |
| 2. | The learner and learning; learning styles; active learning; | 25.00 |
| 3. | The teacher and teaching; Building trusting relationships | 15.00 |
| 4. | Assessing student practice: managing the student who is not achieving; Feedback and debriefing | 20.00 |
| 5. | Interprofessional education: professional communication for successful clinical facilitation and practice; peer support principles; creating a positive interdisciplinary and multilevel work team environment; building support networks at a distance 鈥� working remotely | 25.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=HEA8201)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
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| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed 精东传媒app | 72.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 27.00 |
| Workshops | 16.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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| Develop personal Philosophy | 09 Mar 2020 | (see note 1) | ||
| Revised Pers Philosophy | 100 | 25 | 09 Mar 2020 | |
| Clinic super of Student Part 1 | 20 Apr 2020 | (see note 2) | ||
| Clinic super of Student Pt 2&3 | 100 | 45 | 18 May 2020 | (see note 3) |
| Written Assignment | 100 | 30 | 25 May 2020 |
Notes
- This must be developed at the commencement of the course and submitted on 精东传媒app Desk Site.
- The submission of the first component for this assignment is dependent on the timing of the supervision period and submitted on 精东传媒app Desk Site. See Assessment on Course 精东传媒app desk site for details
- The submission of the components of this assignment is dependent on the timing of the supervision period. See Assessment on Course 精东传媒app desk site for details.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students鈥� responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
As there are no exams for this course, there will be no deferred or supplementary examinations. -
精东传媒app Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment notes
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Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (
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If electronic submission is specified for a course assessment, students will be notified of this on the Course 精东传媒app Desk. The due date for an electronically submitted assessment is the date by which a student must electronically submit the assignment irrespective of holidays. The assignment files must be submitted by 11.55pm on the due date using USQ time (as displayed on the clock on the course home page; that is, Australian Eastern Standard Time).
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If hardcopy submission is specified for a course assessment students will be notified of this on the Course 精东传媒app Desk. The due date for a hardcopy assignment is the date by which a student must submit at USQ or despatch the assignment to USQ irrespective of holidays.
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USQ will NOT accept submission of assignments by facsimile unless expressly requested by the course examiner.
Other requirements
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Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.