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PMSC11005 - Ethics and Law in Paramedicine

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

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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%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 39.22% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 10.81% response rate.

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.

Source: 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
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: 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
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: 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
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: 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
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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