Course Coordinator: Paul McLiesh
Phone: +61 8 8313 6286
Email: paul.mcliesh@adelaide.edu.au
Location: School of Nursing, The University of Adelaide

1	Examine the art and science of education
2	Evaluate the role of learning theory in contemporary clinically based education
3	Discuss best practice in contemporary practice in health education
4	Experience and cultivate an understanding of innovative strategies to promote staff and patient learning
5	Apply strategies for learning and teaching in clinical settings and with a variety of other health professionals.
6	Debate the impact of and how to consider ethical, social and cultural issues when adapting the learning and teaching environment to ensure quality outcomes.
7	Discuss personal learning styles and to apply this knowledge to a range of learning contexts.
8	Demonstrate how to provide student with feedback that maximises learning outcomes

RECOMMENDED TEXT
McKenna, L & Stockhausen, L 2013, Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Health Professions, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

MyUni will be used to provide electronic copies of the Study Guide for this course and other resources. Completion of 2 online quizzes is required

Lectures supported by problem-solving tutorials developing material covered in lectures

There will be 20 hours of face to face lectures and 10 hours or tutorials. It is expected that you will need to invest about 12 hours per week of study to successfully complete this course. It is recommended that you plan your time commitment to the course at the beginning of the semester. This includes all study activities, attendance at lectures and tutorials, readings and assessment. Thus some weeks it will be more and others less. It is recommended that you plan your time commitment to the course at the beginning of the semester.

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Online quiz x 2 Due week 2 and 4	Formative	N/A	1, 5-8
Presentation Due week 9	Summative	20%	2-6
Presentation report Due week 12	Summative	50%	1-3, 7-8
Learning portfolio Due week 5	Summative	30%	1-8

Formative Assessment. Students are required to complete 2 online quizzes relating to learning styles and potential barriers to learning

Assessment 1 Presentation: Identify an educational resource for either staff or patients in the practice area. This could be a training package, an educational tool or some other type of resource. Describe the resource and provide a reason for the choice. Critique this resource for its appropriateness for adult learning. Describe the feedback that will be provided to the developer of the resource. The presentation should be no more than 15 minutes including time for questions.

Assessment 2 Presentation report: This report is the summary of the presentation regarding the educational resource.
Describe the resource, provide the reasons for choosing it and critique its appropriateness for adult learning. Describe the feedback you will provide to the developer of the resource. (2000 words)

Assessment 3 Learning portfolio: The learning portfolio is comprised of activities designed to help students engage with the course content and to drive student learning. Activity word limit or equivalent approx 300 words. (1000 words)
For example: Briefly describe the learning styles of the Fleming's VARK model and give an example of how you might engage a student with a particular learning style (300 words).

Assessments, unless otherwise stated in the Study guide, are to be submitted electronically via Assignments in MyUni on the due date identified in the Study guide. Instructions for assignment submission are available for all students under Tutorials at www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/. Formatting and presentation of assignments must comply with School policy as indicated in the School Academic Manual.

An assessment submitted via MyUni must be submitted as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file (or unless otherwise specified, i.e. PowerPoint). It is also important to submit your file under the student surname and id number, such as surnamestudentid (i.e. knight1234567). MyUni stamps all the other details against the filename once you submit your assessment.

The assessment must include an Assignment Coversheet. The assignment should be submitted as one file, with the coversheet being the first page. A word version and rich text format of the Assignment Coversheet is available to download at http://health.adelaide.edu.au/nursing/current-students/. The Plagiarism Statement must be signed and dated for the assessment to be marked (signature is not required for electronic submission). More information on avoiding Plagiarism is available at www.adelaide.edu.au/writingcentre/plagiarism/.

If students have difficulty submitting their assignment, they can call the MyUni helpdesk Monday to Friday (8am to 6pm) on 08 8313 3335.

All assessments should be submitted by the specified due date.

Late submission without an approved extension will be penalised at the rate of 10% of available marks for each day after the due date. Work submitted more than ten days after the due date may be returned unmarked. This action will be taken to prevent students who do get their work in on time being disadvantaged.

Students are advised to comply with word limits. Students are, of course, not expected to achieve exactly the required length and a 10% leeway on either side is acceptable. However, a penalty of 5% of available marks will apply for word limit in excess of the 10% leeway.

Written work must comply with the formatting and referencing indicated in the School Academic Manual. Marks will be lost for failing to do so.

Marked assignments and feedback will be returned via MyUni. For further information relating to assessment refer to the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.

In accordance with University Policy, the guidelines and conditions regarding resubmission are stated below. It should be noted that these guidelines concern work that has been assessed as ‘FAIL’.

Course coordinators, in consultation with Head of Learning & Teaching and/or the Pre-Registration or Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Sub-Committee Chairperson, are responsible for determining the circumstances in which students may resubmit assessment tasks. In determining these circumstances, the following are considered.

a)     Students may only resubmit their work when:

i)              It will allow them to demonstrate that they have understood feedback on their work; and/or

ii)             They might otherwise be at risk of failing the course; and/or

iii)            When they have received a Fail grade with an underlying mark of 45-49%; or

iv)            The final assessment task in the course is weighted at 20% or more of the total course assessment.

b)    In granting a resubmission, the deadline will be negotiated.

c)     The resubmitted work will be awarded no more than the minimum pass mark (i.e. 50%).

d)    If the resubmitted work does not achieve a pass, it cannot be submitted a third time, and a fail will be recorded.

e)     Students who accept an offer of resubmission must take into account the possible implications, such as eligibility for graduation should the reassessment not be able to be completed in time for their preferred ceremony.