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PMSC11005 Ethics and Law in Paramedicine
Ethics and Law in Paramedicine
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General Information

Overview

Bioethical principles and the law both inform and impact every aspect of contemporary paramedic practice. In this unit, you will gain introductory knowledge of the fundamentals of ethics, law, and professionalism. You will learn the skills you can apply and tools you can use to help navigate common legal issues and challenges in everyday situations. In the process of exploring ethical and legal issues in paramedicine, opportunities for deliberation, discussion, critique, and reflection will arise within a case-based framework.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

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 2 - 2026

Online

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).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
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Previous Student Feedback

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 feedback

Feedback

Students expressed that greater clarity is required for the assessment tasks

Recommendation

Provide additional resources to support student's understanding of tasks including assessment instruction videos and examples

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

Students enjoyed engaging content which included real world application, 5HP resources and case-based discussions

Recommendation

Continue to include 5HP resources, integration of 'real-world' application and case-based discussions with breakout rooms

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

Students requested more pre-recorded lectures, short summaries, and more interactive discussions rather than heavy reading loads

Recommendation

Weekly content will consider use of a greater number of smaller pre-recorded lectures on each topic with accompanying study guides

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

Students communicated the need for greater unit alignment of the poster presentation assessment task

Recommendation

Poster presentation assessment task will be reviewed, to ensure alignment with the unit learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 18 May 2026
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 22 June 2026
Academic Integrity Statement

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