AUDIOL 716A/B : Clinical Practicum I
Medical and Health Sciences
2022 Semester One (1223) / Semester Two (1225) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
The course will be taught through a mixture of seminars, skill based practicals, supervised clinical instruction and clinical case conferences. Students will obtain the skills and knowledge to take a clinical history and to perform a basic audiometric assessment of adults and children. Particular emphasis is placed on clinical practice. The clinical timetable is additional to the timetabled teaching sessions in SSO.
Course Contacts
Course Administrator
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
| Capability 5: | Independence and Integrity |
| Capability 6: | Social and Environmental Responsibilities |
Learning Outcomes
- Develop and demonstrate good communication and counselling skills with normal hearing and hearing impaired clients. (Capability 4.2, 5.1 and 6.3)
- Develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding clinical safety, professionalism, ethics, privacy code and cultural safety. (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.1)
- Demonstrate an ability to set up, test and troubleshoot clinical equipment. (Capability 3.1)
- Demonstrate an ability to accurately conduct a full adult hearing assessment in a professional and culturally appropriate manner. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2 and 5.1)
- Be able to integrate results from the test battery to check for result consistency. (Capability 2.1 and 2.2)
- Develop a management plan for a range of clinical cases. (Capability 1.2, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.2)
- Examine knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding the effects of ageing and health conditions. (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.2, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Be able to perform a full assessment on a preschool child, in a professional and culturally appropriate manner, with support from the clinical supervisor. (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 4.2 and 5.1)
- Be aware of how to perform a full assessment on an infant, in a professional and culturally appropriate manner. (Capability 3.1, 5.1 and 6.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| 4x OSCE | 40% | Individual Test |
| Aural Rehab in the Elderly Assessment | 5% | Individual Test |
| Written Clinical Test | 25% | Individual Test |
| Masking Simulation | 10% | Individual Test |
| Oral exam | 20% | Individual Test |
| Semester 1 OSCA | Individual Test | |
| Semester 2 OSCA | Individual Test | |
| Summer Clinical Practicum | Individual Coursework | |
| 8 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4x OSCE | ||||||||||
| Aural Rehab in the Elderly Assessment | ||||||||||
| Written Clinical Test | ||||||||||
| Masking Simulation | ||||||||||
| Oral exam | ||||||||||
| Semester 1 OSCA | ||||||||||
| Semester 2 OSCA | ||||||||||
| Summer Clinical Practicum | ||||||||||
Workload Expectations
This course is a 30 point course spread over two semesters, and a 9-week summer practicum placement. For this course, you can expect 3 hours of lectures/case discussion, 1 hour of reading and thinking about the content and approximately 6 to 9 hours of clinical placement time per week, however this can vary from week-to-week.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Attendance is required/expected at scheduled activities including lectures, seminars, labs/practicals and clinics to complete and receive credit for components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including seminars, labs/practicals and clinics will not be available as recordings.
The course may include live online events including case discussions/tutorials.
Attendance on campus is required for the tests and clinical assessments.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable and block delivery.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
The practical/skills sessions and clinical placements are an important way to put into practice all the theory that is covered in the lectures in the Master of Audiology programme. Attendance at ALL practical/skills sessions and clinics is expected.
The 9-week summer practicum placement is compulsory and unpaid. Placements may take place anywhere in New Zealand which may incur additional travel and accommodation costs.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.