Overview
This is the second of the two placement units within your course. In this unit, you will be placed within diverse healthcare settings in the regional communities of Central Queensland and the Wide Bay. The placements are observational in nature, and will provide you with experiential learning opportunities that will enable you to continue to connect with regional communities. You will gain a greater appreciation of the diversity and complexity of healthcare delivery in a regional context, following on from earlier placements. Through the placement experiences you will enhance your knowledge and develop conceptual understanding of clinical conditions. You will observe a variety of communication skills in healthcare settings and reflect on these to further develop your personal and professional attributes in communication and cultural awareness. You will apply reflective practice to appreciate the social accountability of the role of healthcare professionals in regional communities.Mandatory on-campus activities at the Rockhampton and Bundaberg campuses form a key aspect of this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: Completion of 96cp in CM17 course
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour using appropriate interpersonal skills in accordance with CQUniversity's graduate attributes
- Reflect on your knowledge and conceptual understanding of clinical conditions
- Reflect on your understanding of social accountability in the delivery of healthcare in regional communities
- Critically analyse professional practice factors that facilitate quality healthcare in a culturally safe environment
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 0% | ||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 0% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.clapperton@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Coping with Death
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle site for any readings and when this Module will be available.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Cultural Sensitivity
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle site for any readings and when this Module will be available.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Professionalism and Ethics
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle site for any readings and when this Module will be available.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Professional Communication
Chapter
Please refer to the Moodle site for any readings and when this Module will be available.
Events and Submissions/Topic
There are four (4) modules to be completed during the term and students are expected to complete each module as there is one assessment associated with each module. Please refer to the Moodle site for when these modules will be available. There are no prescribed textbooks for this unit, and any associated readings, content and/or activities will be uploaded to the unit Moodle site. Online sessions will be facilitated via Zoom and meeting links will be provided on the Moodle site. Any lecturers will be recorded and made available on the unit Moodle site.
Students will undertake a mandatory observational placement for a duration spanning two (2) to four (4) weeks in either a hospital setting and/or a community health setting. Placements will be arranged by CQUniversity and will be ideally undertaken in Term 1.
Contact Information:
The Unit Coordinator for this unit is Roslyn Clapperton, and she can be contacted via email: r.clapperton@cqu.edu.au.
Professional Behaviour and Uniform:
On your placement you are representing yourself, the University and the profession, so professional behaviour is required at all times.
Please purchase the appropriate student uniform from the CQUniversity Bookshop. Black or navy long pants should be worn with the polo shirt and enclosed shoes are also required.
Ensure that you have a current student ID card, and also purchase a clear badge holder from an office supply store to fit your ID card. Place your student ID card into the badge holder and wear this as your name identifier during the placement.
Absenteeism:
Work placement is an integral part of the course. If you are unable to attend your scheduled placement for any reason, please advise the Work Integrated Learning Officers of the School of Health, Medical and Applied Science as soon as possible before the start of the scheduled placement.
Medical certificates: In case you are unable to attend any part of your placement due to sickness, please submit a medical or health related certificate to the Unit Coordinator as soon as practical. Medical or health-related certificates must be in the approved formats articulated in the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (HE Coursework).
In the event that your condition could harm or negatively impact either yourself or those around you (e.g. put you at risk of exacerbating an injury, or pass on viral or bacterial infections to other students and staff) you will be sent home and and you will need to provide acceptable medical documentation for your absence, as stated above.
Students who are sick and / or injured and cannot attend more than three (3) days of work placement must notify the Unit Coordinator and their Work Placement Supervisor by e-mail or telephone. They should then submit a medical certificate to the Unit Coordinator via email.
In such event, alternative arrangements to complete the remaining hours of work placement may be made after consultation with the placement provider and the Unit Coordinator.
Assessment Submission:
Due to the flexible nature of the scheduling of clinical placements the due dates for submission of assessment tasks is individual.
All assessments are to be submitted within two (2) weeks of completion of the placement and failure to do so will incur a late submission penalty.
If an assessment task does not meet the minimum standard for a pass you will be given one opportunity to re-submit the assessment following the provision of feedback.
A final fail grade for any assessment task will result in an overall fail for the unit.
1 Professional Practice Placement
The Attendance Record is maintained in Sonia Online and you are required to submit a 'time-sheet' for each attendance. You are required to indicate the start time and finish time and any meal break taken. You must demonstrate attendance for a minimum of 60 hours during the placement.
Attendance record is to be submitted daily via Sonia.
Feedback will generally be provided within two (2) weeks of submission.
You are required to attend placement for a minimum of 60 hours and submit all hours in order to pass this task.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour using appropriate interpersonal skills in accordance with CQUniversity's graduate attributes
- Reflect on your knowledge and conceptual understanding of clinical conditions
- Reflect on your understanding of social accountability in the delivery of healthcare in regional communities
- Critically analyse professional practice factors that facilitate quality healthcare in a culturally safe environment
2 Reflective Practice Assignment
The Reflective Practice Assignment is an opportunity for you to document how the placement has enabled you to consolidate the knowledge that you have gained from your studies at CQUniversity, and how your study, observational placement and future career are all linked. It should also demonstrate how the placement has enhanced your knowledge and skills and provided you with an opportunity to gain insight into the various roles in Healthcare delivery. Your reflections should also be linked to the content covered in the four modules and where possible how this has been demonstrated during your observational placement. A guide on how to reflect on your placement experiences is available on the Moodle site.
The Reflective Practice Assignment is to be submitted within two (2) weeks of the completion of placement.
Feedback will generally be provided within two (2) weeks of submission.
Marks for this assignment will be awarded as per the rubric/marking guide provided on the Moodle site, which will include criteria such as the following:
- Ability to reflect on your knowledge and conceptual understanding of clinical conditions
- Ability to reflect on your understanding of social accountability in the delivery of healthcare in regional communities
- Critically analyse professional practice factors that facilitate quality healthcare
- Application of study content and appropriate terminology
- Clear, articulate and logical communication of content
- Grammar, spelling, punctuation and language
- Reflect on your knowledge and conceptual understanding of clinical conditions
- Reflect on your understanding of social accountability in the delivery of healthcare in regional communities
3 Portfolio
Studying at CQU offers you lifetime access to an ePortfolio tool called Portfolium. An ePortfolio can be used to keep track of, and display, your proficiencies and skills. Portfolium can be shared with your employers to showcase your experience, skills, achievements and knowledge that you gain during your studies at CQU.
Throughout the term you will gain new skills and knowledge, and complete embedded Moodle lessons for coping with death, cultural sensitivity, professionalism and ethics, and professional communication (the four Modules for this unit). Please refer to the Moodle Site for more details.
You will use Portfolium to record your capabilities and achievements which you can add to throughout your degree. Other ePortfolio platforms / formats may be used with approval from the Unit Coordinator.
Portfolium can be accessed via Moodle. You will be required to provide a PDF copy of your Portfolium profile (or other suitable ePortfolio platform) via the Moodle Submission link.
You will be graded on the professional presentation of your profile, and the inclusion of evidence relating to skills, credentials, and achievements.
The ePortfolio is to be submitted within two (2) weeks of the completion of placement or once all modules are completed if these are still outstanding at the end of placement.
Feedback will generally be provided within two (2) weeks of submission.
You will be graded on the professional presentation of your profile, and the inclusion of evidence of skills, credentials, and achievements including, but not limited to:
- accurate presentation of information (education, skills).
- professional language and presentation.
- inclusion of knowledge and skill evidence.
- observational placement details.
A marking rubric will be provided on the Moodle site.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour using appropriate interpersonal skills in accordance with CQUniversity's graduate attributes
- Critically analyse professional practice factors that facilitate quality healthcare in a culturally safe environment
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
