OPTOM 757A/B : Special Study in Optometry
Medical and Health Sciences
2020 Semester Two (1205) / 2021 Semester One (1213) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
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
- Demonstrate the ability to search the literature to determine what information is available to underpin an area of clinical practice. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Be able to analyse the literature that is available, appraise its quality, and write a succinct and critical literature review. (Capability 2, 3 and 5)
- Identify gaps in the literature supporting areas of clinical practice, and demonstrate the ability to propose questions that need to be answered. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Develop experience in scientific writing for technical and clinical journals, and demonstrate in the final report that writing skills are at a high level of competence. (Capability 4, 5 and 6)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
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| Assignments | 5% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignments | 15% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignments | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Reports | 70% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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Learning Resources
Course Contacts
E r.jacobs@auckland.ac.nz
Enquiries: Group Services Administrator, School of Optometry & Vision Science
Phone +64 9 923 6483, or UoA extension 86483
Workload Expectations
For this course, you can expect no lectures, and no regular tutorials, but regular meetings with your academic advisors (either in person or by electronic means) to facilitate your progress with the special study. Over the 2 semester duration of the course we expect 480 hours devoted to: reading and thinking about the content, work on the assignments and the preparation of the final report.
The division of time between the tasks is flexible and is determined by you according to your background, your needs, and the topic you choose in conjunction with the course controller and your academic advisor. The regular meetings with your advisor are opportunities to plan your work. Graduate capability 5 (Independence and Integrity) is enhanced with this process.
Other Information
Students without appropriate prior learning in optometry or ophthalmology will be required to contact the HoS to obtain permission to enrol.
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.