CLAM6001
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course covers the theory and practice of clinical teaching and assessment and staff appraisal in the workplace. It comprises components of Clinical Teaching on the Run and Workplace Based Assessment methods. Candidates' own continuing professional development strategies will be critically reviewed and clinical competence will be assessed using a variety of assessment tools as part of this course.
Candidates studying this course are assumed to be health professionals who are registered with a Health Practitioner Registration Authority, national board, or another recognised accrediting body, and have completed a minimum of a three year degree with at least one year's experience in a clinical setting. Candidates are assumed to have academic reading and writing skills, ability to access and evaluate information from a variety of sources, skills in critical analysis, critical judgment, synthesis and evaluation as well as ability to conceptualise health professional practice.
Please note: CLAM6001 is only taught every alternate year. Please ensure you check your Planner or speak to your program advisor for enrolment advice.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Reflect on and assess one's own workplace performance
2. Develop and implement a personal continuing professional development program (CPDP)
3. Plan and undertake workplace based assessment of junior staff using a variety of tools
4. Utilise the 4-Step approach to clinical skills teaching and apply it in the workplace
5. Improve teaching in the workplace by recognising opportunities in the clinical setting
6. Incorporate principles of teaching and learning into clinical activities
7. Demonstrate competence as a clinical teacher
8. Run group teaching sessions and group learning activities
9. Evaluate learning outcomes
10. Plan learning activities covering a clinical term
11. Identify and develop strategies to overcome learning difficulties.
Content
The course is structured around six learning modules:
Module 1: Workplace-based Assessment
Module 2: Teaching and Assessing Clinical Skills
Module 3: Continuing Professional Development
Module 4: Effective Group Teaching
Module 5: Performance Difficulties
Module 6: New and Emerging Areas of Clinical Competence
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Assessing clinical skills and small group learning - Reflective Tasks - Part A
Written Assignment: Assessing clinical skills and small group learning - Reflective Tasks - Part B
Portfolio: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Portfolio
Written Assignment: Assessing Performance Difficulties and Emerging Competency Areas - Reflective Tasks - Part A
Written Assignment: Assessing Performance Difficulties and Emerging Competency Areas - Reflective Tasks - Part B
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Individual Supervision-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Integrated Learning Session-1
- Online 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
- This is an online delivery course. There are no set contact hours but it is expected that ten-unit courses equate to ten hours of study per week including online discussion, readings and assignments.
Workshop-1
- Online 3 hour(s) per term
Course outline
- CLAM6001 - Semester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 218.5 KB)
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