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Unit Summary

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

9

Level of learning

Introductory

Unit aim

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

Topic 1: Critical reflection on professional practice

Topic 2: Standards of professional practice

Topic 3: Quality evidence of professional practice and learning

Topic 4: Professional portfolios

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.

GA1: , GA2: , GA3: , GA4: , GA5: , GA6: , GA7:
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 reflect critically on own professional practice and learning
2 critically appraise the role of professional standards or competencies in informing professional practice and ongoing professional learning
3 plan appropriate strategies to collect, select and critique evidence for inclusion in a professional portfolio

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

  1. reflect critically on own professional practice and learning
    • GA1:
    • GA5:
  2. critically appraise the role of professional standards or competencies in informing professional practice and ongoing professional learning
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  3. plan appropriate strategies to collect, select and critique evidence for inclusion in a professional portfolio
    • GA1:
    • GA4: