Unit Synopsis
This unit provides you with a comprehensive framework for planning, guiding and evaluating clinical learning and teaching. You will explore theories and concepts that underpin adult learning to support clinical learning and teaching. You will develop the skills and knowledge to foster a culture of learning that includes engagement with others in the clinical setting, to share knowledge and practices that support person-centered care.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Students must be enrolled in CL22 Master of Clinical Nursing to undertake this unit. Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Presentation | 20% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site.
Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student unit evaluation
Students enjoyed this unit and 100% reported there were clear unit requirements
Continue to ensure we provide clear unit requirements.
In Progress
Source: Student unit evaluation
Students (100%) reported they found the unit helped them develop useful knowledge / skills and that the unit was relevant to their degree.
Continue to have unit content that provides students with appropriate knowledge and skills relevant for their degree
In Progress
Source: Student unit evaluation
Students (100%) reported they learned from assessments and received useful feedback on their assignment
Continue to review unit assessments and ensure the expectations for the assignments are clarified. Continue to provide meaningful feedback that helps students learn.
In Progress
Source: As Head of Course (HOC) completing this AUER, I was not the unit coordinator in Term 1, 2024, nor the HOC, therefore, cannot comment on any feedback received from students.
As Head of Course (HOC) completing this AUER, I was not the unit coordinator in Term 1, 2024, nor the HOC, therefore, cannot comment on any feedback received from students.
As Head of Course (HOC) completing this AUER, I was not the unit coordinator in Term 1, 2024, nor the HOC, therefore, cannot comment on any feedback received from students.
As Head of Course (HOC) completing this AUER, I was not the unit coordinator in Term 1, 2024, nor the HOC, therefore, cannot comment on any feedback received from students.
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Analyse the application of learning and teaching theory and frameworks to create a personal education philosophy.
- Construct a lesson plan to improve professional practice using principles of adult learning and teaching in your clinical practice setting.
- Implement and evaluate a lesson plan and subsequent learning and teaching outcomes.
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| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | ||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | • | |
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |