VET SC 2500RW - Professional Skills in Veterinary Bioscience II

Roseworthy Campus - Semester 1 - 2023

The course aims to develop personal and professional capabilities required of the veterinary professional: This course also builds on animal husbandry and handling introduced in ANIML SC 1017RW. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY: Students will review animal husbandry protocols across common domestic species. ANIMAL HANDLING: Students will undertake animal handling practicals across the species commonly encountered in veterinary practice to increase and improve upon their skills. Professional Skills Experience: Students will develop an appreciation for the professional skills required as a veterinary scientist The Veterinary Profession: Students will be introduced to the documented competence expected of a veterinary graduate. Business Enterprise Skills: Students will develop simple budgeting skills as they relate to animal production or service business. Students will be expected to have completed a minimum of 1 week (40 hours) of their Animal Husbandry Extra Mural Studies (AHEMS) placement(s) and associated placement record by the end of the mid-semester break as they will be required to use information for in-course assessment.

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Course Details

Course Code	VET SC 2500RW
Course	Professional Skills in Veterinary Bioscience II
Coordinating Unit	School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Term	Semester 1
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	Roseworthy Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 7 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Prerequisites	ANIML SC 1017RW & ANIML SC 1018RW
Restrictions	Available to BSc (Veterinary Bioscience) students only
Assessment	AHEMS presentations; oral, written or poster; written assignments, end-of-Semester exam, animal handling competency assessments

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Wendy Hamood

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the competencies expected of a veterinary graduate, potential career pathways for veterinarians and law applicable to veterinarians.
2	Demonstrate basic business enterprise skills applicable to the veterinarian.
3	Demonstrate a basic knowledge of animal husbandry and disease prevention protocols for common animal species.
4	Report, evaluate and reflect on animal husbandry work placement experiences, incorporating appropriately sourced literature.
5	Demonstrate adequate competency in animal handling skills.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.	1, 2, 3
Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.	2, 3, 4
Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.	2
Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.	4
Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.	2, 3, 4

Learning Resources

Required Resources

A variety of text books and reading resources will be required and will all be available through the Roseworthy library facilities. Access to on-line instructional material & databases. Clinical and animal resources will be available through the veterinary teaching hospital at Roseworthy. Animal ethics approval will be required.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Most weeks have 3 hours lectures with some 1-2 hour tutorials and 1-4 hour practicals

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

Learning Activities Summary

Lectures / Tutorials: Introduction to veterinary professional skills and competencies; Overview of protocols in common species encountered in veterinary practice; Introduction to business skills - farm record keeping, financial statements and partial budgets; and create a farm partial budget. Introduction to basic reflective practice; database/literature searches. Reflect on and evaluate an AHEMS experience.

Practicals: professional skills experience (PSE) through introduction to veterinary clinical practice; Students will build on their animal handling skills; They will be introduced to, or reminded of low stress animal handling and animal health and husbandry protocols; they will create a farm partial budget.

Specific Course Requirements

Attendance at all tutorials and practicals is compulsory.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Task Type	Hurdle	Weighting	Learning Outcome	Approximate Timing of Assessment
Animal Handling Skills	Formative	Yes	0%	5	During semester
Professional Skills Experience Quizzes	Formative & Summative	No	5%	1	Weeks 1-3
Group Animal Enterprise Management Assignment	Formative & Summative	No	15%	2, 3	Weeks 5-8
AHEMS Reflective Practice	Formative & Summative	No	15%	3, 4	Week 9-11
AHEMS Report	Formative & Summative	No	15%	4	End of Semester
Written Exam	Formative & Summative	Yes	50%	1, 2, 3	End of Semester

An exemption to the hurdle requirements of the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy has been approved by the Faculty of Sciences for 2022.

Assessment Related Requirements

Assessment Item with hurdle	% needed or requirement to meet hurdle	Is additional assessment available if student does not meet hurdle requirement? Yes or No	Details of additional assessment, if available
Animal Handling Skills	Attend and participate in all handling classes And Demonstrate adequate performance in all required activities	Yes	Additional assessment will be offered to students who have approved absence from a practical class and/or have failed to demonstrate competence in an activity during the class. Additional assessment will be arranged when facilities, examiners and animals are available during the AA period.
Final Exam	50%	Yes	Additional assessment will be offered as an additional examination.

Assessment Detail

Animal Handling Skills (0%): Students will undertake animal handling activities in practicals and receive formative feedback as to their current skill level to identify areas requiring improvement and additional pratice. All students must participate in, attempt and demonstrate at least basic competence at the animal handling tasks demonstrated and performed in Professional Skills II classes. Demonstrators will sign-off attendance, participation and completion of required tasks during the class.

Professional Skills Experience Quizzes (5%): Students will complete up to 3, short 5 – 10 minute online multiple choice quizzes
(equally weighted), following on from experiences related to the veterinary profession.

Group Animal Enterprise Management Assignment (15%): Students will work in small groups to create a formal recommendation for a simple change in management supported by a partial budget (for example, for introduction of a simple change in animal husbandry or equipment purchase for an animal health enterprise). This will take the form of a 1,500 word written assignment. Students will be assigned a group mark, which will be modified according to individual involvement as assessed using peer feedback.

AHEMS Report (15%): (1500 words) Students will submit a report on an animal husbandry related recommendation, in addition to submiting the placement record on which this assignment is based and a reflection on gathering information and recording their placement experience.

AHEMS Reflective Practice (15%): (1500 words) Students will write a short reflection on an issue encountered on an AHEMS placeement. A small group debriefing session will be held as part of preparation for this assignment. Students will appropriately share placement experiences in small online discussion groups in preparation for this assignment.

End-of-semester Written Exam (50%) A 2-hour exam will cover all lecture content of the course in multiple choice format.

Submission

Late Submission
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A mark of zero will be allocated to late submitted assessment.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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