| Semester 1, 2021 Online | |
| 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 GCNG or GDNG or PDEV or GCHH or GDHH or MOHH or GCHE and be employed as a practising health professional
Other requisites
Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course
Rationale
This course focuses on developing knowledge for facilitating learning in clinical settings, for students, peers and other health professionals, and the development of peer networking, interdisciplinary team work, active learning and building support networks. It is therefore necessary for an educator to have a good understanding of education theory and how it is impacted by the environment and be able to plan authentic learning experience within the environment. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to facilitate learning with colleagues and students within the healthcare setting. Completion of this course will provide a firm foundation for supporting learning in health care settings.
Synopsis
The course builds foundational knowledge of the core elements for promoting active learner-centred learning in the clinical setting, including assessment of learning and addresses communication aspects of interprofessional education including communication, peer support principles, creating positive environments and networking.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Participate as a member of a community of collaborative, clinical educators;
- Identify and analyse variables in the clinical environment that influence teaching and learning situations;
- Critically analyse, the contribution current theories of learning and teaching make to learner-centred learning in clinical education;
- Formulate and implement strategies for promoting learner-centred learning in the clinical environment;
- Develop and Implement appropriate assessment tasks, provide meaningful feedback and review relevant evaluation tools;
- Apply clinical facilitation skills to support learner-centred learning;
- Critically reflect on and evaluate their role as a clinical educator.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 25.00 |
| 5. | Interprofessional education: professional communication for successful clinical facilitation and practice; peer support principles; creating a positive interdisciplinary and multilevel work team environment. | 20.00 |
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=2021&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 |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed Study | 67.00 |
| Online Tutorials | 13.00 |
| Private Study | 35.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 50 | 50 | 06 Apr 2021 | 1,7 | |
| Essay 2 | 50 | 50 | 24 May 2021 | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ 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. -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University 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 Study 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 Study 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.