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Unit of Study HLTH1004 - The Reflective Learner and Health Science Scholar (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

Unit description

Enables students to develop skills as reflective learners and critical thinkers within the health care and professional settings. Students will develop an understanding of academic writing, academic integrity, digital literacy, and communication skills that are relevant to a variety of health disciplines.

Unit content

  1. The reflective adult learner
  2. Academic integrity
  3. Critical thinking, reading and writing
  4. Digital literacy
  5. Communication in professional health care settings
  6. Practical application in professional healthcare settings

 

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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Lismore
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Online
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Learning outcomes

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:

reflect on own learning as a scholar and a future health professional

demonstrate critical thinking by considering a range of perspectives when addressing issues or problems relevant to health disciplines

demonstrate foundational digital literacy and academic writing skills with application of the core values of academic integrity within the health care setting

communicate in a way relevant to the health profession and with cultural safety awareness

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