Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Kelly Gray
Consultation by appointment. Email kelly.gray@mq.edu.au
Lecturer, Tutor
Morwenna Kirwan
Consultation by appointment. Email morwenna.kirwan@mq.edu.au
Lecturer, Tutor
Wendy Rogers
Consultation by appointment. Email wendy.rogers@mq.edu.au
Tutor
Vidya Lawton
Consultation by appointment. Email vidya.lawton@mq.edu.au
Tutor
Jacque North
Consultation by appointment. Email jacque.north@mq.edu.au
Tutor
Tim Foulcher
Consultation by appointment. Email tim.foulcher@mq.edu.au
Joy Kennedy
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MEDI910 and MEDI911 and MEDI912
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
MEDI913 and MEDI914
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit includes an integrated clinical component and will provide students with foundation knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for working collaboratively in the provision of person-centered health care in a biopsychosocial framework. The respective roles, responsibilities and regulation of health professionals in the context of the changing health care environment will be examined. The importance of ethical decision making, communication, documentation and respect for cultural differences and the client’s goals will be addressed. Over the session, students will have the opportunity to observe and assess clients as they navigate their health care in a range of settings.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Detailed Information regarding the assessment for the Macquarie MD and DPT are available on the iLearn MEDI915 / PHTY 803 site. Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn.
Grading
In this unit all assessment tasks will be coarse graded, with grades (P+, P, P-, F) assigned to the focused and generic MD Capability Aspects as well as overall task performance. Only the coarse grade for the overall performance of assessment tasks weighted according to their contribution will be used to calculate the overall Unit aggregate. Unit outcomes, based on the Unit aggregate, will be reported to the University using the standard Macquarie grades (High Distinction, Distinction, Credit, Pass, Fail). Because most assessment tasks in the program are coarse graded, a single standardised numerical grade (SNG) equivalent will be reported for each University grade. Both the numeric equivalents for the coarse grades used in the calculation of the unit aggregate and the conversion of the aggregate to a single SNG are available on the iLearn Macquarie MD Year Noticeboard 2018 Intake site.
All final grades in the Macquarie MD are reviewed by the MD Program and Faculty Assessment Committees and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.
To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes, attempt all assessment tasks, meet any ungraded requirements including professionalism and achieve a unit aggregate of 50% or better.
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 Special Consideration Policy available at https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration
Professional Expectations
Professionalism is a key capability embedded in the Macquarie MD. As part of developing professionalism, Macquarie MD students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including tutorials, clinical and laboratory practical sessions, and Team Based Learning activities. If attendance is deemed to be of concern, this will be referred to the Lead (Student Professionalism) for remediation, subsequent monitoring, and recording in the portfolio. All lectures, practicals and clinical colloquium sessions are scheduled in the Macquarie MD and DPT Year 1 Session 2 Timetable available on the iLearn site.
Similarly, as part of developing professionalism, students are expected to submit all work by the due date. Late submission without prior approved extension will result in a professionalism breach notification in the student's portfolio.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Debate | 40% | No | Week 6 |
Ethics Report | 40% | No | Week 11 |
HAWC report and reflection | 20% | No | Week 13 |
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 40%
In small groups students will deliver a short presentation either for or against a provided clinical ethical topic
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 40%
Students will provide a written report on the ethical topic they debated and reflect on the issues which arose.
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 20%
Using skills obtained in the unit, students will provide a written handover about their HAWC and provide a reflection on one aspect taken from within the handover. Students will also provide a log book which details activities relating to their HAWC experience throughout this session.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
This unit integrates the development of Evidence-based and Inter-professional Health Care skills in lectures, tutorials and online modules with clinical application in the HAWC program. Lectures will provide foundation knowledge and also use large group discussions to consolidate understanding. Tutorials will give students the opportunity to develop practical skills in the key topics, such as formulating clinical questions, appraisal of ethical scenarios (considering legal and ethical issues) and development of communication skills (clinical handover, written patient documentation and cultural / social responsiveness). Online Modules, delivered via the Connected Curriculum provide an interactive written resource with further information available throughout your course. By integration of these skills with real-life clinical examples from the students' HAWCs, students will develop the ability to implement Evidence-Based Inter-professional Health Care in clinical practice.
Interprofessional Learning and Teaching
In this unit, students will have a unique opportunity to be taught by an interprofessional team, including health professionals, academics and clinicians with expertise in medicine and physiotherapy. Further, students will work together in interprofessional teams across the Doctor of Physiotherapy and Doctor of Medicine programs. Lectures and tutorials will be conducted with students from both programs together in the learning spaces, to facilitate interprofessional team work and understanding.
Unit Organisation
This four credit point unit runs over a 12 week session. There is a two hour lecture and a two hour tutorial each week, with some exceptions due to public holidays or other scheduling requirements. Further information is available in iLearn in the Weekly Timetable document.
HAWC Activities
The Health and Wellbeing Collaboration (HAWC) program provides clinical application and is integrated into this unit throughout the Session. Details of the HAWC program will be explained to you in the first weeks of the unit. Further information is available on iLearn in the "HAWC" section. During the semester, you must spend a minimum of 35 hours completing HAWC-related activities and you will log this information on your Clinical Placement Logbook (available on iLearn).
Attendance
Professionalism is a key capability embedded in the Macquarie MD and DPT programs. As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including tutorials, clinical and laboratory practical sessions, and Team Based Learning activities. If attendance is deemed to be of concern, this will be referred to the Lead (Student Professionalism) for remediation, subsequent monitoring, and recording in the portfolio. All lectures, tutorials, practicals and clinical colloquium sessions are scheduled in the Macquarie MD and DPT Year 1 Session 2 Timetable available on the units' iLearn site.
Unit materials and readings
Weekly readings will come from journal articles and a range of websites. Most weekly readings will be available on e-reserve or as full text articles through the library. Where this is not possible a hard copy will be placed in the library reserve. Weekly readings will be listed on iLearn.
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.
Consultation with staff: All staff will be available for individual consultation. See iLearn for contact details.
iLearn: This unit's iLearn site will provide weekly resources for students, including:
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
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