Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| SCU Online |
Unit description
Provides support for students seeking to develop a professional portfolio that provides tangible evidence of a high level of professional learning and practice achieved against established professional standards. Students will plan and implement appropriate strategies for collecting, selecting, documenting and reflecting on evidence of professional learning and practice.
Unit content
- Critical reflection on professional practice
- Standards of professional practice
- Quality evidence of professional practice and learning
- Professional portfolios
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | reflect critically on own professional practice and learning |
| 2 | critically appraise the role of professional standards or competencies in informing professional practice and ongoing professional learning in health, social and community services |
| 3 | plan appropriate strategies to collect, select and critique evidence for inclusion in a professional portfolio within health, social and community setting |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- reflect critically on own professional practice and learning
- critically appraise the role of professional standards or competencies in informing professional practice and ongoing professional learning in health, social and community services
- plan appropriate strategies to collect, select and critique evidence for inclusion in a professional portfolio within health, social and community setting
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Andre, K, Heartfield, M, & Cusack, L, 2017, Portfolios for Health Professionals, 3rd edn, Elsevier Australia.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning (6 wks) |
| Assessment | |
| Discussion board | 10% |
| Reflective writing | 30% |
| Portfolio | 60% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.