PAEDS 705 : Neonate and Infant Health

Medical and Health Sciences

2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Students will learn about the pathogenesis, diagnosis and clinical management of common medical issues which affect infants from birth through the first year of life. Students will gain both theoretical and practical skills in clinical topics that affect neonates and infants.

Course Overview

This course will run completely online, and is self paced, there are no in-person meetings.
The course is broken into 3 modules. At the end of each module there will be an assessment on the content of that module.
It is suggested that you watch two interactive Videos each week. These videos are approximately 30/40minutes long and some will have knowledge checks throughout the video to help you with comprehension of the content. Completing these knowledge checks will help with your learning and completion of your assessments.
Associated with each topic are a list of readings. These are broken up into "Essential" and "Further" readings. It is advisable that you complete all the Essential readings to deepen your understanding of the topic.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Course Contacts

Course Director:  Abby Baskett  abby.baskett@auckland.ac.nz
Course Administrator: Johnine Yew  johnine.yew@auckland.ac.nz

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 6: Communication
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism
Graduate Profile: Master of Paediatrics

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an understanding of normal development in the first 12 months of life and demonstrate the ability to identify atypical development and when this is a concern. (Capability 3.1 and 4.1)
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of normal growth and nutrition in infants, recognise common feeding issues and be able to provide appropriate support for infants with feeding difficulties. (Capability 2.1, 3.1, 4.1 and 5.1)
  3. Communicate, analyse and explain the New Zealand Immunisation schedule and strategies for approaching vaccine hesitancy. (Capability 1.2, 2.1, 4.1 and 6.2)
  4. Understand, analyse, and evaluate the ability to assess and initiate management of common illnesses presenting in the first 12 months of life. (Capability 3.1, 4.1 and 5.1)
  5. Demonstrate ability to assess and support infants and their families who present with issues relating to sleep, crying, and settling. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 6.1 and 6.2)
  6. Demonstrate an understanding of of Te Ao Māori and tikanga relating to parenting, whānau and infant health. (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 2.2, 6.1, 6.2 and 8.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Assignments 55% Individual Coursework
Quizzes 45% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6
Assignments
Quizzes

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 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 approximately 20  hours of lectures, 20 hours of reading and thinking about the content and 20 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Online

The course will not include any live online events.
Attendance on campus is not required for tests or exams.
Where possible, study material will be released progressively throughout the course.
This course runs to the University semester/quarter timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.

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.

There is a reading list on Tales associated with this course.  This comprises mainly journal articles relating to the module topics.

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.

First semester of this course

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 13/11/2023 09:46 a.m.