CQUniversity Unit Profile.

Overview:

Reflection is a skill that enables you to consider an experience with the purpose of learning and growing from that experience. It is therefore a valuable skill for a health professional, and one that you will use throughout your studies and career. You will be asked to reflect regularly throughout this unit to support your learning.

For this assessment, you will reflect on a single experience you have had in life where either you or a family member experienced compassionate or empathetic care from a healthcare professional that was memorable or meaningful.  This may be a recent experience or one from your childhood.

The reflection must include the following key aspects of a reflective cycle:

• Brief description of the experience
• Analysis and discussion of the experience (exploring contributing factors of people’s assumptions, biases and emotional responses, why those mattered and what consequences arose)
• Action Plan (addressing what you can take from this experience and from thinking through it and applying this to your role as a student health care professional to improve the quality of care you would provide to patients)
   

Submission requirements:

• The reflection must use the reflection template provided on the Unit Moodle site.
• The recommended word count is about 500-700 words.
• Submit this reflection as a pdf file.
   

AI Assessment scale for this task: 3 AI Collaboration You may use Al to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any Al-generated content you use. Note that this refers to both the use of AI tools to generate graphic representations of numerical data and use of writing feedback tools such as Grammarly to assist with clarity and structure of your academic writing. You may also use AI tools to find external sources that are relevant to your learning and to provide summaries of those information sources. You are required to access the summarised resources to verify the correctness of the summarised information before you use it. If you copy any part of the AI-generated text into your assignment, you must indicate with quotation marks that it is copied text. Whether you paraphrase or quote the AI-generated content, you must also to acknowledge through in-text citations and your reference list all resources you used, including AI tools. 

Connections to National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards:

This assessment task activity helps to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Partnering with Consumers (regarding actions related to treating patients with dignity and respect, sharing information with them, encouraging participation and collaboration in healthcare processes)
• Comprehensive Care (regarding actions related to the coordinated delivery of health care and the identification and management of risks to the patient)

Each reflection is assessed on:

• Completion of all aspects of a reflective cycle as included on the template provided in Moodle.
• Depth of exploration of the experience in the analysis.
• Relevance of analysis and action plan to the experience.
• Use of external sources to inform learning.
• Communication: clarity of expression, use of appropriate language and terminology.

A scoring rubric is provided on the unit Moodle site.

In Online Test 1, you will demonstrate your understanding of concepts from weeks 1-4 and your ability to apply these concepts to given scenarios. Question types may include multiple choice, short answer, explanations or discussions about these scenarios. All questions will be related to the posted weekly learning goals. The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response and will be indicated on the test.

This is an open-book assessment. It means that you may access your study notes, textbooks, the unit Moodle site and/or any website. However, the expectation is that you will be familiar with the unit content and concepts. You should not assume you will have time to look up the answer to every question. Furthermore there are academic integrity requirements to follow as outlined below.

Academic integrity requirements
You must uphold the standards of academic integrity throughout this assessment.

• During the test, you may refer to your study notes, textbook and the unit Moodle site. If you use content from these sources, you must paraphrase or quote and cite appropriately. Direct copying 
  without quotation and citation is not permitted.
• No additional research is required so do not access any external websites, databases or journals.
• You must not consult with any other person via any means, or accept any input or assistance from any other person regarding the test questions and responses.
• You must not communicate, verbally, non-verbally or digitally, with any other student during the test.
• Your question responses must be your own effort without assistance in any form.
• You must not access or use artificial intelligence ('AI') resources in any way.
• You must not use any resources such as homework assistance sites or similar platforms that provide direct answers to the submitted questions.
• Both during and after the test, you must not record by any means, give access to or share any of the test questions or your test responses with any other person.
• You must not provide assistance in any way to any other student during their test, whether it is before, during or after your own test.

At the start of your test you will be required to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any indications of possible breach 
of academic integrity will be investigated and formally reported.

AI scale for this task: 1 NO AI. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

Test due date and extensions
The test availability period is from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 12th August 2026. It is your responsibility to log on to Moodle and complete the online test during the time it is available. 

• The test is time-limited to 45 minutes. Once started, the test must be completed within this time.
• If you begin the test less than 45 minutes before 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 12th August 2026, you will have less than 45 minutes to complete it. The test will automatically close at 8:00 pm AEST.

As per the Assessment Policy and Procedure, this test must be completed at the timetabled date and time. There is no opportunity to apply a late penalty. The 72 hour grace period does not apply to 
this assessment. In the absence of a formally approved extension, you cannot complete this test at a later time. You will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not submitted by the date and time of your scheduled test. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

Connections to National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards:

This assessment task activity helps to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Partnering with Consumers (encouraging participation and collaboration in healthcare processes)

Question responses will be scored on the following criteria:

• correct use of terminology
• correct selection and application of core concepts to the specific content of the question
• clarity, correctness, relevance and completeness of the response in addressing the question that was asked
• critical thinking

As future health professionals, it is vital that you develop the knowledge and skills to work effectively within the multidisciplinary healthcare team and have the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a safe learning environment with peers from a variety of health professions.

Mandatory attendance and participation

You must attend and participate in both of your group workshop sessions (one in Week 4 and one in Week 7) to meet the requirements of this assessment. If you do not attend or actively participate during both sessions, you put yourself at risk of not meeting the requirement of the assessment task and failing this assessment task.

You will sign up for and attend a pair of group workshop sessions held on Zoom with peers from your course and other related courses. The options are available in Moodle for you to choose your selection based on your course/profession. You will need to ensure your availability for both sessions of the pair that you select. Your first session is in Week 4 and the second is in Week 7. You will work with the same student group from your course and other courses in both sessions. Each session is 2 hours in duration. Each will include a sequence of activities in both large and small groups, with each activity facilitated by an academic leader. You will complete pre-session learning activities (e.g. readings and activities) that will introduce topics and scenarios that will form the basis of group activities and discussions for each session. In each workshop session you will work with your peers to complete the various tasks of the assigned activity. You are expected to have prepared for each workshop session by having completed assigned preparatory activities and to actively contribute to the group's discussion. Your academic leader will monitor your participation and attendance.

Missed workshop(s)

There are limited opportunities to make up any missed workshops. You are expected to plan in advance to attend as detailed above. If you miss a workshop due to circumstances that you could not reasonably have prevented or have foreseen prior to the start of term, you may apply for an assessment extension to make up the missed workshop(s) to meet the attendance requirement. Application for extension does not guarantee that an extension will be granted. If you have documented just cause for your absence, you may be assigned a new workshop date/time to attend if space is available. If it is not, you may be delayed in your completion of the unit to the next year's workshop sessions. 

If you do not have documented just cause for your absence and thus do not have an approved extension, you may not be able to meet the attendance requirement and would thus fail the unit.

Please note the following:

• Students who fail a pass/fail assessment task within a unit will be deemed to have failed that unit.
• This assessment task must be completed on your allocated dates and times in Weeks 4 and 7. In the absence of an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later date and time.
• The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Relevance to the Portfolio Assessment

After each session you will summarise and reflect on your session experiences using post activity templates to guide your writing that will contribute to your Portfolio Assessment task separately. The Group Discussion and Portfolio are linked tasks that support each other for your interprofessional (IPE) learning to provide an opportunity to communicate and collaborate with students in other health professional courses.

AI scale for this task: 3 AI collaboration. You may use AI for to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any Al-generated content you use.

Your workshop academic leader will monitor and document your attendance and participation in each workshop pair during Weeks 4 & 7.

To achieve a Pass score in this assessment, you must:

• attend and actively participate in both of your workshop sessions at your allocated date and time in Weeks 4 and 7.

Overview:

As future health professionals, it is vital that you develop the knowledge and skills to work effectively within the multidisciplinary healthcare team.

To prepare for this assessment you will use various learning resources to build your knowledge of attributes of effective teams, group dynamics and the contribution of the individual to the success of the team. You will also participate in structured group learning activities to practice teamwork skills. Through these activities you will produce multiple pieces of evidence (‘artefacts' and 'templates') that document your groupwork participation and your development of behavioural attributes that support effective teamwork. You will compile your artefacts into a learning portfolio.

This assessment task has two sides to it. The first is ‘assessment OF learning’ where you provide evidence of your ability to meet the learning outcomes associated with this task. The second is ‘assessment FOR learning’ where the activities you will undertake to complete the task will progress your learning, both about the official curriculum and about yourself.

The goals of this assessment task are for you to:

• apply core concepts from this unit to clinical contexts
• increase your awareness of what is required of health professionals in terms of contributing to effective teams that provide safe and effective healthcare
• build and apply attributes of effective team members to support achievement of the team’s learning objectives
• develop your awareness of the skills and knowledge that you have developed both within this unit and through various life experiences
• apply academic writing skills in organising and communicating your learning

Building your portfolio:

A core part of your portfolio are the templates that you will complete before and after your group workshop sessions that have been mentioned in the earlier (group discussion) assessment task. Fourteen (14) days after the first group session you will submit some of these supporting documents alongside a structured reflective recording video about the collaboration and teamwork dynamic demonstrated.

In addition to the templates, you should also include artefacts related to your broader learning and living experiences that address each of the following topics:

• A life experience where you demonstrated professional attributes 
• A life experience where you demonstrated culturally safe and respectful practice in response to patient diversity (e.g. race, religion, disability, age, gender, socioeconomic status).

For each artefact that you include, you will provide an explanation of what you learned from the associated experience and how that learning relates to the selected topic. Note that the goal is not to maximise the number of artefacts but to illustrate your learning effectively through selection and discussion of a reasonable number of artefacts.

Format of the portfolio:

You will organise your collection of templates and artefacts using a Word-document that will be provided in the unit. The structure of the portfolio will be standardised to enable you to focus on content rather than appearances.

There are two separate submission portions that are divided into Part A and Part B to help manage the size of the task. Within Part A there is a reflective recording (video) which is to be submitted into Echo360 with a link uploaded into the template after the first workshop and prior to the second workshop.  The remainder of the portfolio (Part B) using the provided template is submitted on the specified due date.

Instructions are provided in Moodle on how to upload templates and artefacts, including the structured reflective video recording, for your portfolio submission.

AI Assessment scale for this task: 3 AI Collaboration You may use Al to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any Al-generated content you use.

Connections to National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards:

This assessment task helps you to develop the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Clinical Governance (regarding actions related to the role of leaders and others in safety and quality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health)
• Partnering with Consumers (regarding actions related to treating patients with dignity and respect, sharing information with them, encouraging participation and collaboration in healthcare processes)
• Comprehensive Care (regarding actions related to the coordinated delivery of health care and the identification and management of risks to the patient)

Your portfolio is assessed on:

• Completeness of the portfolio relative to posted requirements
• Correctness, completeness and relevance of responses in the structured activity templates
• Relevance, appropriateness and scope of selected artefacts
• Degree to which learning in each core topic is demonstrated through discussion of artefacts
• Depth and relevance of reflections on experiences
• Use of external sources to inform learning
• Communication and academic writing

Marking guidance is provided on Moodle

In Online Test 2, you will demonstrate your understanding of concepts from weeks 5-11 and your ability to apply these concepts to given scenarios. Question types may include multiple choice, short answer, explanations or discussions about these scenarios. All questions will be related to the posted weekly learning goals.

The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response and will be indicated on the test.

This is an open-book assessment. It means that you may access your study notes, textbooks, the unit Moodle site and/or any website. However, the expectation is that you will be familiar with the unit content and concepts. You should not assume you will have time to look up the answer to every question. Furthermore there are academic integrity requirements to follow as outlined below.

Academic integrity requirements
You must uphold the standards of academic integrity throughout this assessment.

• During the test, you may refer to your study notes, textbook and the unit Moodle site. If you use content from these sources, you must paraphrase or quote and cite appropriately. Direct copying 
  without quotation and citation is not permitted.
• No additional research is required so do not access any external websites, databases or journals.
• You must not consult with any other person via any means, or accept any input or assistance from any other person regarding the test questions and responses.
• You must not communicate, verbally, non-verbally or digitally, with any other student during the test.
• Your question responses must be your own effort without assistance in any form.
• You must not access or use artificial intelligence ('AI') resources in any way.
• You must not use any resources such as homework assistance sites or similar platforms that provide direct answers to the submitted questions.
• Both during and after the test, you must not record by any means, give access to or share any of the test questions or your test responses with any other person.
• You must not provide assistance in any way to any other student during their test, whether it is before, during or after your own test.

At the start of your test you will be required to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any indications of possible breach 
of academic integrity will be investigated and formally reported.

AI scale for this task: 1 NO AI. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

Test due date and extensions
The test availability period is from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 7th October 2026. It is your responsibility to log on to Moodle and complete the online test during the time it is available. 

• The test is time-limited to 45 minutes. Once started, the test must be completed within this time.
• If you begin the test less than 45 minutes before 8:00 pm AEST on Wednesday 7th October 2026, you will have less than 45 minutes to complete it. The test will automatically close at 8:00 pm AEST.

As per the Assessment Policy and Procedure, this test must be completed at the timetabled date and time. There is no opportunity to apply a late penalty. The 72 hour grace period does not apply to 
this assessment. In the absence of a formally approved extension, you cannot complete this test at a later time. You will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not submitted by the date and time of your scheduled test. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

Connections to National Safety and Quality Health Services Standards:

This assessment task activity helps to ensure that you have the knowledge and skills to provide safe and effective care and to be an effective member of the healthcare team in compliance with the Australian Government’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards regarding:

• Clinical Governance (regarding actions related to the role of leaders and others in safety and quality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health)
• Partnering with Consumers (regarding actions related to treating patients with dignity and respect, sharing information with them, encouraging participation and collaboration in healthcare processes)
• Comprehensive Care (regarding actions related to the coordinated delivery of health care and the identification and management of risks to the patient)

Question responses will be scored on the following criteria:

• correct use of terminology
• correct selection and application of core concepts to the specific content of the question
• clarity, correctness, relevance and completeness of the response in addressing the question that was asked
• critical thinking