Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast |
Unit description
Students have the opportunity to integrate clinical practice and theory and extend and consolidate knowledge and skills required for entry level speech pathology practice.
Unit content
- Portfolio development and review
- Reflective practice
- Linking theory and practice to professional competencies (reasoning, communication, learning and professionalism)
- Linking theory and practice to range of practice principles (including evidence based practice, ICF, culturally responsive services and IPP)
- COMPASS Entry Level in relation to professional competencies and CBOS Units
- Ethics pertaining to report writing
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 | evaluate and synthesise information from various knowledge bases relevant to speech pathology and interprofessional practice |
| 2 | demonstrate competent reasoning when justifying decisions relating to assessment, analysis, interpretation, planning and implementation of interventions within speech pathology practice |
| 3 | differentiate principles and practices specific to a particular range of practice area compared to those common to other range of practice areas in speech pathology |
| 4 | compile a portfolio of evidence to support claims for entry level competency in relation to the Competency-Based Occupational Standards of Speech Pathology (CBOS, 2011) |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- evaluate and synthesise information from various knowledge bases relevant to speech pathology and interprofessional practice
- demonstrate competent reasoning when justifying decisions relating to assessment, analysis, interpretation, planning and implementation of interventions within speech pathology practice
- differentiate principles and practices specific to a particular range of practice area compared to those common to other range of practice areas in speech pathology
- compile a portfolio of evidence to support claims for entry level competency in relation to the Competency-Based Occupational Standards of Speech Pathology (CBOS, 2011)
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Seminar 6 hours (1 week (Wk 13)) |
| Lecture online 1 hour (4 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Case study and Reflection | 50% |
| Seminar Presentation | 50% |
| Portfolio | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
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