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Unit of Study HEA10002 - Developing Learning Practices for Health Professions (2014)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    6

  • Level of learning

    Introductory

  • Former School/College

    SCU College

  • Enrolment information

    Computer Literacy including basic word processing and use of the internet

Unit description

Develops foundational skills essential for health professionals, including the principles of evidence based practice. Using a suite of health care case studies and research reports, students explore and expand their learning skills associated with self-management, self-directed inquiry, and reading and writing within health contexts. The unit prepares students for current and future learning within health.

Unit content

  1. Self-management skills and strategies
    • Goal setting
    • Time management
    • Action planning
    • Self-reflection and evaluation.
  2. Academic skills in the context of allied health
    • Appraising and synthesising information
    • Academic writing
    • Academic integrity
    • Reflection
    • Effective group work.
  3. Introduction to evidence based practice in healthcare
    • Qualitative and quantitative research
    • Hierarchy of evidence
    • Best practice
    • Asking clinical questions.

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 2 N/A
Online Session 2 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 manage own self-development by producing and evaluating a personal learning plan which includes the development of learning strategies and reflective practice
2 critically analyse written health-related texts
3 demonstrate knowledge of the conventions of academic writing and the ability to apply this knowledge in a health context
4 demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a team to address health care related scenarios.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. manage own self-development by producing and evaluating a personal learning plan which includes the development of learning strategies and reflective practice
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  2. critically analyse written health-related texts
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  3. demonstrate knowledge of the conventions of academic writing and the ability to apply this knowledge in a health context
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  4. demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a team to address health care related scenarios.
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.