Professional Orientation (Health) (11400.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
---|---|---|
View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Faculty Of Health | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify the personal skills, capabilities and knowledge necessary to meet the standards expected by health graduates in their chosen field;
2. Map out their academic and professional trajectories over the next five years in a portfolio;
3. Demonstrate a capacity to work collaboratively as part of a team to achieve academic and real-world/professional goals; and
4. Recognise how cultural, social and professional boundaries, identities and expectations influence communication as relevant to the health professions.
Graduate attributes
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
9799 Foundations of Professional KnowledgeAssumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-campus | Dr Irmina Nahon |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr Reza Mortazavi |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Dr Irmina Nahon |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Reza Mortazavi |
Required texts
Recommended readings for this unit are available via the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøLearn (Canvas) site by direct link (Reading Lists). There are no prescribed textbooks for this unit.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Any assessment item submitted WITHOUT the specified information on the first page will be returned to the student and not marked until this requirement is met. Late penalties will be applied (see below).
- Mark adjustment: 10% of the maximum mark available for the assessment task will be deducted for each day late up. For example, an essay awarded 60% (60/100) submitted 2 days late will receive a mark adjustment of 10% per day, therefore, the adjusted maximum mark for that item will be 40% (40/100).
- Similarly, if weighting is used then a piece of work worth 50% of the unit which received 30/50 would be reduced by 5 marks per day (i.e. 10% of 50) and would therefore receive a maximum adjusted mark of 20/50 if late by two days.
- Submissions received more than 3 days after the prescribed date and time will not be accepted for marking, a mark of zero (0) will be awarded for the item.
- For the purposes of these penalties, all days of the week count, including weekends and public holidays, even when the University may be closed.
- The minimum possible mark for late submission is zero.
- For clarification, one (1) minute past the specified due date and time is considered a late submission.
It is students' responsibility to be familiar with the electronic submission process (e.g., the use of Canvas, Cadmus, and Turnitin). Students are reminded to ensure they plan well enabling adequate time to submit assessments to avoid a mark deduction.
Extensions to assignments, placements, deferred intra-semester tests and examinations
Students are only permitted one extension per assignment and one deferral per intra-semester test/examination/placement (on the grounds of illness or other special circumstances as per ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Assessment Procedures). Students are NOT PERMITTED to defer an already deferred intra-semester test, exam or placement. A request for extensions / deferral must be on the Assessment Extension form with relevant documentation and must be lodged with the Unit Convener as soon as possible and no later than 3 business days from the due date.
Students must make themselves available for deferred assessments and placements which will be scheduled by the unit convener as per ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Assessment Procedures. For placements, please refer to the unit's Canvas site for further details and requirements. Any student unable to undertake the deferred intra-semester test, exam, assignment, or placement will receive a mark of zero or fail grade for that assessment task.
Special assessment requirements
Note it is COMPULSORY to attempt all assessment items in this unit to pass ths unit, otherwise the student will not have achieved all learning outcomes required. It is possible to fail one assessment item and still pass the unit, so long as the total unit score is 50 or more and you have attempted all the assessments.
Moderation
Assessment items will be moderated to ensure consistency and equity. Moderation of assessment items will include all failed submissions and a selection of other graded assessment items in each cohort in adherence with the Faculty of Health guidelines.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
Professional Orientation (Health) is a 3 credit point unit, which assumes around 150 hours of work over the semester. During Semester this indicates a commitment of around 10 hours per week on lectures, tutorials, preparation, assignments, and study.
Participation requirements
To pass this unit students are necessary to meet all of the criteria below:
- Successfully complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) and upload your AIM certificate (with your name on it) to the Canvas site.
- Attempt all assessment items.
- Achieve an overall grade of 50% or higher.
Please remember that you will FAIL the unit unless you meet ALL of the requirements above.
You are expected to actively engage in and contribute to tutorial discusions and activities to enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses.
Required IT skills
Students should be conversant with searching for and accessing information via electronic means, the use of Canvas, Cadmus, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
Using generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT can aid but should not replace independent thinking. If using genAI tools for the major project (topic development, book chapter, multimedia presentation), acknowledge their use in or provide an appropriate citation. Acknowledgement is not required for low-level tasks such as improving spelling, grammar, and quality of written expression.
You are responsible for content you submit. Be aware of limitations of genAI tools such as inaccuracies, biases, and incomplete content. GenAI tools work best for topics you already understand, with carefully crafted prompting based on peer-reviewed research. Refine prompts for better results and fact-check generated content. Despite the risks, genAI tools can aid brainstorming, concept explanation, synthesis of ideas, and improve the readability and quality of written expression. For further information please refer to ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø library genAI guide () and the Academic Integrity Module.
the Academic Integrity Module.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
- Semester 2, 2024, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (218579)
- Semester 1, 2024, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (218035)
- Semester 2, 2023, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (213524)
- Semester 1, 2023, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (212568)
- Semester 2, 2022, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (208417)
- Semester 1, 2022, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (207026)
- Semester 2, 2021, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (201908)
- Semester 1, 2021, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (200771)
- Semester 2, 2020, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (196062)
- Semester 1, 2020, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (193803)
- Semester 2, 2019, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (191864)
- Semester 1, 2019, On-campus, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø - Canberra, Bruce (190277)