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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Health Sciences Professional Practices

  • Unit Code

    HST3502

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This is a capstone unit to prepare final-year students to gain entry intoa health science professional position. It prepares students to apply for positions in a range of working environments including rural settings; to participate in employment interviews; and to practice professional conduct to enhance employability. Students will be required to undertake 75 hours ofpracticumwithin a workplace that is applicable to the major fields of study offered in the Bachelor of Health Science course.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit is timetabled as a full year unit so that students can complete professional placements (practicum) as required.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from HST1111

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply skills and knowledge of job application techniques to effectively address selection criteria and develop a targeted curriculum vitae.
  2. Critically appraise personal competencies for professional health practice and identify and seek out appropriate skill development activities.
  3. Demonstrate communication skills and confidence in a professional interview.
  4. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and team work skills.
  5. Describe the components of professional conduct in a health-related workplace and demonstrate ethical and culturally sensitive workplace principles.
  6. Engage in constructive personal reflections and evaluation with workplace and university supervisors.

Unit Content

  1. Capacity building for workforce engagement and management of interdisciplinary teams.
  2. Career development - planning and goal setting; utilising e-portfolio.
  3. Health and safety management and risk assessment.
  4. Professional communication and interview skills.
  5. Reflective practice - using self and workplace assessments for professional development.
  6. Understanding organisational structure - legal, ethical and cultural workplace principles.
  7. Workplace culture - regional and isolated workplaces and cross-cultural challenges.
  8. Workplace practicum - applying skills and competencies in tasks negotiated by the placement agency.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will be supported to apply their skills and core health competencesin a professional and vocational placement opportunity. The practicum coordinator willnegotiate placementinconsultation with the student and agency. Students will undertake negotiated activities and observations with the workplace and have the opportunity to undertake regional/remote placements and work with diverse cultures where practicable. On-campus Lecturers, small group activities and discussions, Vox pops, e-porfiolio, professional presentations, case studies and on-line resources. Online E-learning course work will be provided on-line through MyECU incorporating Vox pops and e-portfolio. Additional support is available via email, phone and skype.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCareer ready tasks50%
PortfolioProfessional practicum portfolio50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCareer ready tasks50%
PortfolioProfessional practicum portfolio50%

Text References

  • ^ White, L. (2012). Write a winning job application: A guide to responding to selection criteria (5th ed.). Perth, Western Australia: Lloyd White.
  • Taylor, J. Wilkinson, D. Cheers, B. (2008). Working with communities in health and human services. Sydney, Australia: Oxford.
  • Liaw, S., & Kilpatrick, S. (2008). A textbook of Australian rural health. Canberra, Australia: Australian Rural Health Education Network.
  • Dade Smith, J. (2007). Australia's rural and remote health: A social justice perspective (2nd ed.). Croydon, Victoria: Tertiary Press.
  • Australian Health Promotion Association. (2009). Core competencies for health promotion practitioners. Canberra, Australia: AHPA.
  • Andre, K. (2011). Nursing and midwifery portfolios: Evidence of continuing competence (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
  • Anderson, L., & Bolt, S. (2011). Professionalism: Skills for workplace success (2nd ed.). New Jersey, NJ: Pearson.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Health Sciences Professional Practices

  • Unit Code

    HST3502

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This is a capstone unit to prepare final-year students to gain entry intoa health science professional position. It prepares students to apply for positions in a range of working environments including rural settings; to participate in employment interviews; and to practice professional conduct to enhance employability. Students will be required to undertake 75 hours ofpracticumwithin a workplace that is applicable to the major fields of study offered in the Bachelor of Health Science course.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

This unit is timetabled as a full year unit so that students can complete professional placements (practicum) as required.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from HST1111

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply skills and knowledge of job application techniques to effectively address selection criteria and develop a targeted curriculum vitae.
  2. Critically appraise personal competencies for professional health practice and identify and seek out appropriate skill development activities.
  3. Demonstrate communication skills and confidence in a professional interview.
  4. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and team work skills.
  5. Describe the components of professional conduct in a health-related workplace and demonstrate ethical and culturally sensitive workplace principles.
  6. Engage in constructive personal reflections and evaluation with workplace and university supervisors.

Unit Content

  1. Capacity building for workforce engagement and management of interdisciplinary teams.
  2. Career development - planning and goal setting; utilising e-portfolio.
  3. Health and safety management and risk assessment.
  4. Professional communication and interview skills.
  5. Reflective practice - using self and workplace assessments for professional development.
  6. Understanding organisational structure - legal, ethical and cultural workplace principles.
  7. Workplace culture - regional and isolated workplaces and cross-cultural challenges.
  8. Workplace practicum - applying skills and competencies in tasks negotiated by the placement agency.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will be supported to apply their skills and core health competencesin a professional and vocational placement opportunity. The practicum coordinator willnegotiate placementinconsultation with the student and agency. Students will undertake negotiated activities and observations with the workplace and have the opportunity to undertake regional/remote placements and work with diverse cultures where practicable. On-campus Lecturers, small group activities and discussions, Vox pops, e-porfiolio, professional presentations, case studies and on-line resources. Online E-learning course work will be provided on-line through MyECU incorporating Vox pops and e-portfolio. Additional support is available via email, phone and skype.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCareer ready tasks50%
PortfolioProfessional practicum portfolio50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseCareer ready tasks50%
PortfolioProfessional practicum portfolio50%

Text References

  • ^ White, L. (2012). Write a winning job application: A guide to responding to selection criteria (5th ed.). Perth, Western Australia: Lloyd White.
  • Taylor, J. Wilkinson, D. Cheers, B. (2008). Working with communities in health and human services. Sydney, Australia: Oxford.
  • Liaw, S., & Kilpatrick, S. (2008). A textbook of Australian rural health. Canberra, Australia: Australian Rural Health Education Network.
  • Dade Smith, J. (2007). Australia's rural and remote health: A social justice perspective (2nd ed.). Croydon, Victoria: Tertiary Press.
  • Australian Health Promotion Association. (2009). Core competencies for health promotion practitioners. Canberra, Australia: AHPA.
  • Andre, K. (2011). Nursing and midwifery portfolios: Evidence of continuing competence (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Elsevier Australia.
  • Anderson, L., & Bolt, S. (2011). Professionalism: Skills for workplace success (2nd ed.). New Jersey, NJ: Pearson.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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