Course Title: Introduction to Professional Health Practice
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Introduction to Professional Health Practice
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
OHTH4258 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Rauha Quazi
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 4277
Course Coordinator Email: rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 051.07.05
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment only.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will explore the importance of communication as a foundation to practice as a health professional. You will gain an understanding of the factors which impact on professional communication, including personal values and cultural factors, and be introduced to the concepts of professionalism, ethical practice, inter-professional collaborative practice, and digital literacy. The course will give you an understanding of the communication skills required for culturally safe and reflective practice as a future health professional and insight into how communication can be used to build more inclusive communities. You will explore the status of the Australian healthcare system and your role as an emerging professional that will support patient care, clinical and laboratory practice or supporting research.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
This course contributes to the Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) of the following program plans:
- AD012P24 Associate Degree in Applied Sciences
- AD019P24 Associate Degree in Health Science
- DP021 Diploma of Health Science
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe and compare the concepts of professionalism, ethical practice, cultural safety, academic integrity, inter-professional collaborative practice, and digital literacy in the context of the Australian healthcare system.
- Rationalise ethically sound decisions incorporating principles of ethical reasoning and codes of conduct
- Identify and demonstrate a range of communication skills and styles with consideration to relevant, diverse and culturally safe health practices.
- Reflect on and critically evaluate the range of personal factors which impacts your own personal communication style as a health and/or science professional to enhance your collaboration and communication skills for influence and impact.
Overview of Learning Activities
This course will use a range of learning activities including lectures and tutorial sessions, online resources and self-directed learning. Throughout the course you will work both individually and in teams. Delivery will be a combination of face-to-face and online.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through the RMIT Student Website.
Overview of Learning Resources
Resources such as prescribed and recommended texts available through the RMIT library eReserve, internet links to relevant information and links to relevant YouTube videos will support your understanding of topics.
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Cultural Safety Assessment
Weighting: 15%
This assessment task supports CLO 1 & 4
Assessment Task 2: Test
Weighting: 20%
This assessment task supports CLO 1 & 4
Assessment Task 3: Written Assessment and Reflection
Weighting: 40%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2, 3 & 4
Assessment Task 4: Test
Weighting: 25%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2, 3 & 4