General assessment Information

Information concerning Macquarie University's assessment policy is available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading requirements are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes and attempt all assessment tasks. Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn, including marking rubrics.

All final grades in the department of Health Professions are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.

Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in Schedule 1 of the Assessment Policy. If there is a lack of sufficient evidence demonstrating that a student has met the required level of achievement in all learning outcomes they will be awarded a Fail grading with an assigned mark of 45 or less.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks

Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Disruption to Studies Policy available at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration/disruption-to-studies

Late Submission of Work

All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the course convenor or tutor, will incur a deduction of 10% for the first day, and 10% for each subsequent day including the actual day on which the work is received. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:

Unit Organisation

This is a four credit point unit run over a 13 week session.  Content is delivered predominantly in half and full day workshops and seminars. Online content is used to enhance and support learning and teaching activities.  Further information is available via the PHTY818 online Learning Management System (LMS) iLearn http://ilearn.mq.edu.au

Assumed knowledge

This unit builds on your learning in the previous four semesters and assumes you have knowledge and skills in all key areas of physiotherapy

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit will have a two hour introductory lecture in Week 1, and three interactive seminar/workshop events on each of the core themes of leadership, policy and advocacy. In addition, part of this unit is delivered in three full day Physiotherapy Showcases.  The Physiotherapy Showcases highlight excellence in physiotherapy education, practice and research and are integrated with PHTY 817 Advanced Physiotherapy Practice and PHTY 819 Advanced Research Training. There are debate preparation tutorials in the week preceding each Showcase for those students debating that week.  Workshops and seminars will feature outstanding leaders in health and will provide insight into current approaches to enhance health outcomes, readdress inequalities in healthcare and promote preventative health.  

Attendance

All lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances, however in most cases all students will be present for each of the planned activities. Not all content will be recorded for this unit, due to the interactive nature of the activities and personal insights being delivered by leaders in the healthcare field. Therefore, attendance is expected at all learning and teaching activities. Failure to attend may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact the unit convenor by email to inform them if they are going to be absent. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/.

Textbooks 

There is no prescribed textbook, however the following book is recommended.  Copies will be held in library reserve.

Fuda, P. (2013). Leadership Transformed: How Ordinary Managers become Extraordinary Leaders London: Profile Books LTD

Readings

Readings for each learning and teaching activity will be listed in the tutorial worksheets available on ilearn. For readings that are journal articles available electronically thorough the library it is your responsibility to find and download these. For readings that are chapters from a textbook and meet copyright restrictions they will be available on e-reserve as a PDF.

Technology and equipment

On-campus

Teaching rooms are equipped with state of art audio-visual and ICT equipment including iPads, internet connection, high quality video cameras and multiple LCD screens. 

Off-campus

To study optimally when off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection to retrieve unit information & at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.

There is a change to previous offerings in the structure of the delivery of content, in line with changes across the entire Semester E program. This change relates to unit content being delivered in a small number of workshop and seminar style events over the semester, rather than more numerous traditional lecture and tutorial style format. This change allows content to explored in more depth and is a format that more closely mimics professional development activities that are undertaken post-registration. Specific details are available to students on the iLearn site. In regards to assessment, there is a change to the final written examination in comparison to 2016, in that it will be a joint examination with PHTY816 Business, Management and Law. This is in keeping with the integrated content and principles of programmatic design that are embedded in the Doctor of Physiotherapy program.