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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Nursing and Midwifery

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

    Applied Work Integrated Learning Project

  • Unit Code

    NMY6102

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

Description

Within this unit the students will conduct the project which was developed in NMY6104. Following successful implementation of the project, students will analyse the findings and illustrate the implications and application of these findings to the clinical setting in which they work. Project findings and potential application to practice will be disseminated within the students' workplace setting.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse data, synthesise findings anddemonstrate potential contribution topractice.
  2. Construct a project report.
  3. Disseminate findings through professional forums, within clinical setting.
  4. Implement a project which is ethically sound and culturally responsive.
  5. Produce a portfolio defence demonstrating attainment of all course learning outcomes.

Unit Content

  1. Data analysis and interpretation.
  2. Discussion of findings, identification of limitations and implications to practice.
  3. Presentation skills.
  4. Report construction.
  5. Strategies for achieving project objectives within specified timelines.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Experiential learning in the workplace setting combined with online modules and tutorials.

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectProject report80%
VivaPortfolio defence20%

Text References

  • Taylor, K. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians: cultural safety in practice. Victoria, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Alfaro-LeFevre, R. (2013). Critical thinking, clinical reasoning and clinical judgement: a practical approach (5th ed.). St Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
  • Americal Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Craig, J. V., & Smyth, R. L. (Eds.). (2012). The evidence-based practice manual for nurses (3rd ed.). Oxford, England: Churchil Livingstone Elsevier.

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: Nursing and Midwifery

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

    Applied Work Integrated Learning Project

  • Unit Code

    NMY6102

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    30

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

Within this unit the students will conduct the project which was developed in NMY6104. Following successful implementation of the project, students will analyse the findings and illustrate the implications and application of these findings to the clinical setting in which they work. Project findings and potential application to practice will be disseminated within the students' workplace setting.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse data, synthesise findings anddemonstrate potential contribution topractice.
  2. Construct a project report.
  3. Disseminate findings through professional forums, within clinical setting.
  4. Implement a project which is ethically sound and culturally responsive.
  5. Produce a portfolio defence demonstrating attainment of all course learning outcomes.

Unit Content

  1. Data analysis and interpretation.
  2. Discussion of findings, identification of limitations and implications to practice.
  3. Presentation skills.
  4. Report construction.
  5. Strategies for achieving project objectives within specified timelines.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Experiential learning in the workplace setting combined with online modules and tutorials.

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ProjectProject report80%
VivaPortfolio defence20%

Text References

  • Taylor, K. (2010). Health care and indigenous Australians: cultural safety in practice. Victoria, Australia: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Alfaro-LeFevre, R. (2013). Critical thinking, clinical reasoning and clinical judgement: a practical approach (5th ed.). St Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
  • Americal Psychological Association (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
  • Craig, J. V., & Smyth, R. L. (Eds.). (2012). The evidence-based practice manual for nurses (3rd ed.). Oxford, England: Churchil Livingstone Elsevier.

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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