NURSING 741 : Education for Clinical Practice
Medical and Health Sciences
2020 Semester One (1203) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to enable effective clinical teaching and learning by laying a foundation in educational theory and practice. Students will broaden their understanding of what counts as knowledge, who creates it and how it is validated and translated.
The content of Nursing 741 is structured in a blended approach with three study days and online content to support student learning. Concepts of critical theory are introduced to broaden the application of knowledge to practice. Underpinning education content are theories and practices associated with practice development and knowledge translation in healthcare.
Nursing 741 is designed to complement NURSING 735. Nursing 735 is specifically for nurses who wish to increase their efficacy in delivering clinical education programmes to support the spread of knowledge and implementation of innovative practice developments or quality improvements.
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
- Identify, explain and evaluate the basis and application of clinical teaching concepts and models. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3)
- Describe the evidence base around clinical teaching and learning. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1 and 3.2)
- Critically reflect on personal teaching experiences in relation to philosophy of education. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3)
- Apply theories and perspectives of learning appropriate to the clinical context. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3)
- Discuss the nature of work-based professional education and characteristics of effective culture. (Capability 4.1 and 4.2)
- Critique the use of different education practice methods. (Capability 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Analyse the assessment of clinical practice and the evaluation of learning. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
- Analyse the application of educational knowledge to practice development. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Essay - Critical Reflection | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Essay - Critical Analysis | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Essay - Responsiveness to health literacy or education need | 40% | Individual Coursework |
| 3 types | 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Essay - Critical Reflection | ||||||||||
| Essay - Critical Analysis | ||||||||||
| Essay - Responsiveness to health literacy or education need | ||||||||||
Course Contacts
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 30 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.
For this course, you can expect 24 hours of lectures, six one hour online tutorials, 200 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 70 hours of work on assignments.
Digital 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.
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.
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 at 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.
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.
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.