MEDIMAGE 199 : English Language Competency

Medical and Health Sciences

2024 Semester One (1243) (0 POINTS)

Course Prescription

To complete this course students must attain a level of competency in the English language as determined by the School of Medical Sciences. This course must be completed prior to enrolling in Part III of the Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Honours) degree.

Course Overview

All students at the University of Auckland are required to undertake DELNA (Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment) Screening. This is a 30 minute assessment of English language abilities. Most students would have satisfactorily completed this in Part I of their programme and no further action will be required of them to meet the requirements of MEDIMAGE 199. All other students will need to complete DELNA screening and/or further diagnosis to determine their individual requirements to pass MEDIMAGE 199.

This course is compulsory for the BMedImag(Hons) programme.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Course Contacts

Course Director
Dr Andrea Doubleday
Senior Lecturer
Email: andrea.thompson@auckland.ac.nz
Profile: https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/andrea-thompson 

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 6: Communication

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a satisfactory level of competency in the English language as determined by the School of Medical Sciences. (Capability 6)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
DELNA assessment 100% Individual Test
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1
DELNA assessment

Workload Expectations

For students completing the DELNA screening satisfactorily (achieving the minimum cut scores or above), the requirements of MEDIMAGE 199 have been met.

The School of Medical Sciences requires all undergraduate Medical Imaging students who do not achieve the minimum cut scores in the DELNA assessment/screening to undertake the 2-hour DELNA Diagnosis and subsequently engage in English language enrichment (ELE). Following the DELNA Diagnosis, students may be required to make an appointment with a DELNA Language Advisor who may recommend further study of English.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

For students completing the DELNA assessment/screening satisfactorily (achieving the minimum cut scores or above), the requirements of MEDIMAGE 199 have been met and there are no further classes to attend. Attendance may be required as recommended by the DELNA Language Advisor for individual students. 

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.

Feedback was not provided for this course. 

Other Information

Communication
All ocial communication to a student will be sent to the student’s current University email address (username@aucklanduni.ac.nz) and the student is responsible for ensuring that any desired forwarding to other addresses is in place and operating correctly. Sta will not be responsible for any consequences if students fail to read and respond to University correspondence in a timely manner. Students are encouraged to use the course ‘Discussion’ forum on Canvas as much as possible for communication with sta and other students. Email may be used for more private matters. Email communication to University staff and supervisors must be sent from the student’s University email address.

As a general rule, students are advised to log-on at least twice a week. Logging on regularly allows regular checking of 'Announcements' as well as reading and engaging on relevant messages.

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 for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, 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.

Published on 02/11/2023 08:53 a.m.