MAORIHTH 27H : Academic and Professional Development in Māori and Pacific Health 1
Medical and Health Sciences
2025 Semester One (1253) (12 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
MAORIHTH 27H will focus on study skills for the health sciences, time management techniques, academic reading, writing and planning, professional and communication skills, and test and examination techniques.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate academic writing skills including researching, reading, paraphrasing, critical thinking, and literature referencing. (Capability 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8)
- Develop key study skills to support learning and strong academic performance in health science subjects. (Capability 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8)
- Develop professional skills for navigating and engaging effectively at university. (Capability 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8)
- Demonstrate effective ways to self-manage study. (Capability 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8)
- Build robust skills and techniques to enable an effective approach to manage tests and exams. (Capability 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Written Assignments | 35% | Individual Coursework |
| Writing Activities | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Workshop Activities | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
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Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 12 point course, and students are expected to spend 8 hours per week involved in each 12 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect a 1-hour lecture, 1-hour workshop, 1-hour tutorial, and 5 hours of independent learning to study and work on assignments.
This course also includes a 2-day, 1-night noho marae (stay over at a marae).
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including tutorials may not be available as recordings.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.
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.
In 2024, <17% of the cohort completed the anonymous SET evaluations. Despite a low participation rate, we are delighted with the informative and positive feedback we received for this course. The most helpful areas for learning were the tuākana workshops and academic writing lessons. We also received feedback about the quizzes and will develop additional practice quizzes for 2025.
Other Information
MAORIHTH 27H is part of the Certificate in Health Sciences programme. All 10 courses must be passed in order to complete the Certificate in Health Sciences programme.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations 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. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
The online Academic Integrity module must be completed as part of the Certificate in Health Sciences programme. Aim to complete this online module within the first 2 weeks of semester 1.
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
Students may also approach the Certificate in Health Sciences MAPAS Student Support Advisor to discuss any impairment related concerns. For more information contact 0800 20 20 99 option 1 or email mapas@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.
It is recommended that all tests are attempted where possible.
Students may be eligible for special consideration if they are unable to sit a test or believe that their test preparation and/or performance was seriously impaired because of illness, injury or other misfortune beyond their control.
In such situations, students should complete the CertHSc Special Consideration form as soon as possible, no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date. This form will be available on CANVAS.
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 your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
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 you may be asked to submit your 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. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.