Overview
This unit will provide you with the knowledge and skills to enhance your confidence and competence as a health professional, registered nurse. In this unit you will be encouraged to critically appraise your clinical environment, nursing decisions and professional practice. You will develop advanced clinical skills - assessment, intervention, evaluation - in the care of people in clinical settings
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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 - 2023
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 Postgraduate 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.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
The learning materials that are uploaded were so interesting and informative. I really enjoyed the podcasts, videos and articles that were shared with us. It gave me access to some really interesting material that I probably would have never come across otherwise.
Continue to provide a range of relevant material.
Feedback from SUTE
Marking rubrics - can be confusing with the Assessment task sheet.
The rubric will be amended for consistency and clarity in the future.
Feedback from SUTE
The weekly module setup was concise and not complicated and directed you to the relevant and specific resources to assist further learning.
Promote the Week 1 Zoom session and the Introduction to the Unit tile so that future students can navigate Moodle.
- Apply the four governing paradigms of nursing - nursing knowledge, law, ethics, and the profession - to the development of a professional identity
- Analyse and apply psychosocial, ethical and legal issues in clinical decision making
- Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in clinical evaluation and the implementation of evidenced based nursing interventions in clinical settings
- Reflect critically on self to identify strengths and areas for professional improvement.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 0% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 0% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
h.kaneko@cqu.edu.au
l.jack@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Welcome to the Unit
Self-directed Learning
Moodle site
e-Portfolio
Something about the Unit
Chapter
Check out the Moodle site and click on all the links.
What's in Student Support?
How do I find the Library?
What is the Academic Learning Centre?
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity – Access the General Discussion page and introduce yourself to your colleagues by providing your name:
1. Name
2. Where you work
3. Why you are studying GCCN
Module/Topic
Professionalism in nursing
Professional nursing practice
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion – What professional organisation/s are you a member? Why? Are there any other organisations that you are interested in?
Assessment 2 -Artefact 1 Workplace Self- Assessment: Due Date: submit by 5pm (AEST), Friday 17th March 2023 (Week 2).
Module/Topic
Professional Improvement
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion- Identify what aspect/s of nursing care you would like to improve on and explain why.
What does diversity mean to you? What are your thoughts about diversity in your organisation?
Module/Topic
Nursing Knowledge
Why do we need to know that?
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion – What nursing knowledge excites you?
Module/Topic
Law that impacts nursing
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion – What law affecting your practice would you like changed? How? Why?
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Ethics and nursing
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Drop in Zoom - Weekly TBA
Assessment 1 - Practical Assessment: Due Date: submit by 5pm Friday 21st April 2023 (Week 6)
WRITTEN REPORT ON PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT - REFLECTIVE ESSAY Due: Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
The Nursing Profession – What’s that?
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion- What ethical question caused you the most angst as a student nurse?
Module/Topic
Clinical decision making
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion – Identify the best and the worst clinical decisions you have made – please do not include names or places.
Module/Topic
Factors affecting clinical decision making
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion – What things have affected your clinical decision making? What have you done about this?
Assessment 2 - Artefact 2, Workplace Self-Assessment: Due Date: submit by 5pm Friday 12th May 2023 (Week 9)
Module/Topic
Advanced Clinical Skills
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly day and time TBA
Activity - General Discussion – What assessments are you amazed by?
Module/Topic
Clinical evaluation
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly day and time TBA
Assessment 2 - Artefact 3, NMBA Standards Document: Due Date: submit by 5pm Friday 26th May 2023 (Week 11)
Written assessment - Portfolio Due: Week 11 Friday (26 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
Readings and activities in module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom: Weekly - day and time TBA: Last chat
Activity - General Discussion - say farewell
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical Assessment
Due date: 5 pm (AEST) Friday 21st April 2023 (Week 6)
Weighting: Pass/Fail
Length: 2,500 words +/- 10%
Unit Coordinator: Ms Hellen Kaneko
Aim
The aim of this assessment is to provide you with an opportunity to reflect and report on a situation or an incident you experienced during your clinical practice, to assess your cognitive reasoning, decision-making skills, and demonstrate learning.
Instructions
For this assessment, you are asked to use the Gibbs’ Reflective Model (1988) to reflect on a nursing situation or incident that you have experienced working in your clinical area. Your reflection needs to highlight the ethical and legal implications of the situation/incident and your role in this incident.
Gibbs’ steps to reflective practice are:
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- Description – What happened (situation/experience)?
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- Feelings – What are you thinking or feeling about this?
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- Evaluation – What was good and what was bad about the experience?
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- Analysis - What can you learn from this experience?
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- Conclusion – What could you have done differently?
- Action – If you faced this situation again, how would you act differently (Gibbs, 1988)
Please follow the steps below to prepare and complete your assessment task – reflection:
Step 1. Review the situation/incident thoroughly
- Take notes, highlight relevant facts, and review relevant literature.
Step 2. Focus your analysis
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- Identify one or two key nursing issues.
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- Why did they exist?
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- How did they impact the patient’s care?
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- Who was responsible for the different aspects of care provision?
- Did the care provided meet the standards of best practice?
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- What were the legal and ethical considerations related to care?
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- What was your role in the case?
Step 3. Uncover possible solutions
- Review unit readings, discussions, outside research, your experiences.
Step 4. Select the best solution
- Consider strong supporting evidence, pros, and cons: was this care provided at a gold stand level?
Literature and references
In this assessment use at least 15 contemporary references (<5 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the five elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing. Note, websites such as Stat Pearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task.
Requirements
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- Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Calibri or Times New Roman, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
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- Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
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- Include an introduction and conclusion.
- Write predominantly in the third-person perspective and use first-person perspective where appropriate.
- Use formal academic language.
- Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
- References must be used to support the reflection on the ethical and legal implications as well as the identified decisions and actions taken.
- Start your reference list on a separate page to the body of your assignment.
- The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Resources
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- Decision-making framework (DMF) (NMBA, 2020)
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- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice (2016).
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- National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017)
- Patient Safety Competency Framework for Nursing Students (PSCF) (Levett-Jones et al., 2017)
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You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important. Please note, lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment.
- We recommend that you access your discipline-specific Nursing Resource Guide
- You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
- For information on academic writing and referencing please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language.You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.
- Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.
Submission
Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.
Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned.
To achieve a passing grade for this unit you are required to pass this assessment item. If you do not pass this assessment item, you may have an opportunity to re-attempt. A re-attempt is where you are given a second opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of one or more of the unit’s learning outcomes before you can progress to new learning or participate in subsequent learning activities. You may be given the opportunity to re-attempt an assessment but will only achieve a mark no greater than the minimum for a pass standard for the assessment. You must:
- have shown a reasonable attempt to complete the initial assessment task
- be granted a re-attempt by your Unit Lead/Coordinator
- make changes to the nominated assessment task which you have failed and resubmit the revised work for marking within seven consecutive days, no assessment extensions will be approved.
Please note: Only one opportunity for a re-attempt is allowed.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
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2. Analyse and apply psychosocial, ethical and legal issues in clinical decision making.
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3. Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in clinical evaluation and the implementation of evidenced-based nursing interventions in clinical settings.
Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2023)
on line
To achieve a pass in this assessment students must be successful in half of each criterion (Presentation, Reflection, Professionalism and Communication, and Referencing).
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| REFERENCING | |
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- Analyse and apply psychosocial, ethical and legal issues in clinical decision making
- Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in clinical evaluation and the implementation of evidenced based nursing interventions in clinical settings
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Portfolio
Due date: 5 pm (AEST) Friday 26th May 2023 (Week 11)
Weighting: Pass/Fail
Length: 2500 words +/- 10%
Unit Coordinator: Ms Hellen Kaneko
Aim
The aim of this assessment is to add artefacts to your professional portfolio that demonstrate your knowledge, experience, skills, abilities, and professional development as a clinical nurse.
Instructions
Please follow the steps below to complete your artefacts, add them to your portfolio and complete your assessment task.
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- Artefacts 1 & 2 Workplace Self- Assessment Guide (available on Moodle) to demonstrate reflection on your professional capacity - where you need to improve; what you have done to further develop your knowledge and skills; how you have developed professionally; and what you plan to do next.
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- Artefact 3 NMBA Standards document (available on Moodle) to demonstrate your professionalism as a registered nurse.
Step 1: Access the NMBA registered nurse standards of practice and Portfolio (on Moodle) by the end of Week 1.
Step 2: Complete Artefact 1 Workplace Self- Assessment and submit by 5pm (AEST), Friday 17th March 2023 (Week 2).
Step 3: Review Artefact 1 the completed Workplace Self-Assessment along with your current practice and progress since Week 2 with your Nurse Educator or mentor. Then, complete Artefact 2, a new Workplace Self-Assessment and submit by 5pm (AEST) Friday 12th May 2023 (Week 9).
Step 4: Using Artefact 3 NMBA Standards document, discuss how you have met the standards of practice including examples and supporting evidence such as artefacts one to three along with current literature. Submit by 5pm (AEST) Friday 26th May 2023 (Week 11).
Step 5: Once marking has been completed and any corrections made, add the document to your Portfolio before commencement of NURS20172: Introduction to Developing Specialty Practice.
Literature and references
In this assessment use at least 15 contemporary references (<5 years) to support your discussion. You may also use seminal scholarly literature where relevant. Suitable references include peer-reviewed journal articles as well as textbooks and credible websites. When sourcing information, consider the 5 elements of a quality reference: currency, authority, relevance, objectivity, and coverage. Grey literature sourced from the internet must be from reputable websites such as from government, university, or peak national bodies: for example, the Australian College of Nursing. Note, websites such as Stat Pearls, Life in the Fastlane, and Wikipedia are not suitable for this assessment task.
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Requirements
- Use a conventional and legible size 12 font, such as Times New Roman or Arial, with 2.0 line spacing and 2.54cm page margins (standard pre-set margin in Microsoft Word).
- Include page numbers on the top right side of each page in a header.
- Write predominantly in the third-person perspective and use first-person perspective where appropriate.
- Use formal academic language.
- Use the seventh edition American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. The CQUniversity Academic Learning Centre has an online APA Referencing Style Guide.
- Start your reference list on a separate page to the body of your assignment.
- The word count is considered from the first word of the introduction to the last word of the conclusion. The word count excludes the reference list but includes in-text references and direct quotations.
Resources
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) registered nurse standards for practice (2016).
- You can use unit provided materials and other credible sources (e.g. journal articles, books) to reference your argument. The quality and credibility of your sources are important. Please note, lecture notes are not primary sources of evidence and should not be used in this assessment.
- We recommend that you access your discipline specific Nursing Resource Guide.
- You may like to manage your citations and reference list. Information on how to use academic referencing software (EndNote) is available at the CQUniversity Library website should you wish to learn how to use it.
- For information on academic writing and referencing please go to the Academic Learning Centre Moodle site. The Academic Communication section has many helpful resources including information for students with English as a second language. You may wish to submit a draft to Studiosity.
- Submit a draft before the due date to review your Turnitin Similarity Score before making a final submission. Instructions are available here.
Submission
Submit your assessment via the unit Moodle site in Microsoft Word format only.
Marking Criteria
Refer to the marking rubric on the Moodle site for more detail on how marks will be assigned.
To achieve a passing grade for this unit you are required to pass this assessment item. If you do not pass this assessment item, you may have an opportunity to re-attempt. A re-attempt is where you are given a second opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of one or more of the unit’s learning outcomes before you can progress to new learning or participate in subsequent learning activities. You may be given the opportunity to re-attempt an assessment but will only achieve a mark no greater than the minimum for a pass standard for the assessment.
You must:
- have shown a reasonable attempt to complete the initial assessment task.
- be granted a re-attempt by your Unit Lead/Coordinator.
- make changes to the nominated assessment task which you have failed and resubmit the revised work for marking within seven consecutive days, no assessment extensions will be approved.
Please note: Only one opportunity for a re-attempt is allowed.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
1. Apply the four governing paradigms of nursing - nursing knowledge, law, ethics, and the profession - to the development of a professional identity.
2. Analyse and apply psychosocial, ethical and legal issues in clinical decision making.
3. Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in clinical evaluation and the implementation of evidenced based nursing interventions in clinical settings.
4. Reflect critically on self to identify strengths and areas for professional improvement.
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Week 11 Friday (26 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (9 June 2023)
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Assessment two Criteria
To achieve a pass in this assessment students must be successful in half of each criterion (Presentation, Reflection, Professionalism and Communication, and Referencing).
| PASS | FAIL |
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| · All steps have been completed within the relevant timeframes. · Attention to detail is without fault and all requirements of task have been met. | · All steps have not been completed within the relevant timeframes. · Attention to detail is faulty and all requirements of task have not been met. |
| ARTEFACT 1 & 2 | |
| · Artefact submitted twice. · Improvements required are identified. · Steps taken for further development of knowledge and skills are identified. · Clear demonstration of professional growth is evident. · Plan for the future is apparent. | · Artefact not submitted twice. · Improvements required are not identified. · Steps taken for further development of knowledge and skills are not identified. · Demonstration of professional growth is not clearly evident. · Plan for the future is missing. |
| ARTEFACT 3 | |
| · Demonstrated evidence of meeting Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. · Required change or advancement in practice to consistently meet Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 is identified and/or demonstrated. · The development of further competency or strengths in areas of interest in relation to Standard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are identified. | · No demonstrated evidence of meeting Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. · Required change or advancement in practice to consistently meet Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 is not identified and/or not demonstrated. · The development of further competency or strengths in areas of interest in relation to Standard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are not identified. |
| REFERENCING | |
| · Discussion is substantiated with peer-reviewed literature. · The15 references cited are relevant and current (≤5 years). · APA 7th Edition referencing has been used throughout. · There are three or less consistent citation errors. | · Discussion is not substantiated with peer-reviewed literature. · Not all the literature cited are relevant and/or not current (≤5 years). · APA 7th Edition referencing has not been used throughout. · There are more than three consistent citation errors. |
- Apply the four governing paradigms of nursing - nursing knowledge, law, ethics, and the profession - to the development of a professional identity
- Analyse and apply psychosocial, ethical and legal issues in clinical decision making
- Demonstrate advanced clinical skills in clinical evaluation and the implementation of evidenced based nursing interventions in clinical settings
- Reflect critically on self to identify strengths and areas for professional improvement.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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?
