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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | evaluate and synthesise information from various knowledge bases relevant to speech pathology and interprofessional practice | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 2 | demonstrate competent reasoning when justifying decisions relating to assessment, analysis, interpretation, planning and implementation of interventions within speech pathology practice | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 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 | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 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) | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
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
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate competent reasoning when justifying decisions relating to assessment, analysis, interpretation, planning and implementation of interventions within speech pathology practice
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- 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
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- 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)
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
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
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.