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Unit of Study PBHL5006 - Building a Professional Portfolio (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Provides support for students seeking to develop a professional portfolio that provides tangible evidence of a high level of professional learning and practice achieved against established professional standards. Students will plan and implement appropriate strategies for collecting, selecting, documenting and reflecting on evidence of professional learning and practice.

Unit content

  • Critical reflection on professional practice
  • Standards of professional practice
  • Quality evidence of professional practice and learning
  • Professional portfolios

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
SCU Online
Term1,5
Term1,5

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 critically on own professional practice and learning

critically appraise the role of professional standards or competencies in informing professional practice and ongoing professional learning in health, social and community services

plan appropriate strategies to collect, select and critique evidence for inclusion in a professional portfolio within health, social and community setting

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Andre, K, Heartfield, M, & Cusack, L, 2017, Portfolios for Health Professionals, 3rd edn, Elsevier Australia.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • Andre, K, Heartfield, M, & Cusack, L, 2017, Portfolios for Health Professionals, 3rd edn, Elsevier Australia.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.