MEDS29006 - Advanced Communication and Clinical Education

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides a structured programme of study facilitating the development of increased competence in the critical application of advanced communication skills and the provision of supervision and education in clinical practice. You will learn about the theoretical principles underpinning advanced communication and supervision of students, undertake a review of literature in the field, develop advanced communication and supervisory and teaching skills appropriate to clinical practice, and critically reflect on their application, in order to improve the information and support you provide to patients, students, peers and other health professionals. Areas covered will include responding to challenging situations, effective communication with students, self awareness when interacting with patients, effective clinical teaching strategies and report writing.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Higher Education Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no Higher Education availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024
Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
2. Presentation and Written Assessment 30%
3. Portfolio 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Critically reflect upon and evaluate your own use of communication with clients, students and other health professionals and apply knowledge related to advanced communication to inform future interactions in challenging situations in the workplace.
  2. Construct written and verbal reports related to your clinical practice, supervision of students and education of clinical peers to ensure correct audience interpretation.

This Masters unit does not lead to entry into the sonography profession. It is for advanced practice by qualified practitioners.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) •
2 - Presentation and Written Assessment • •
3 - Portfolio • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Knowledge •
2 - Communication • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
4 - Research •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility •
7 - Leadership •
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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