CLINED 718 : Professionalism in Clinical Education

Medical and Health Sciences

2024 Semester One (1243) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Students will examine and critically reflect on the notion of professionalism in clinical education to ascertain how professionalism is fostered in health care settings. The course will address methods of teaching and learning professionalism.

Course Overview

This course explores the ways in which professionalism is conceptualized, embodied and fostered by people working in healthcare environments. What is a professional? What are the domains of professionalism? What are the roles of regulatory bodies concerning professionalism? How do we teach and assess professionalism? Is it more than role modelling?

Participants are encouraged to draw on their own experiences and apply their new learning and skills in useful ways in their own areas of education and teaching.

Course Requirements

No pre-requisites or restrictions

Course Contacts

Course Director
Dr Yan Chen, phone: 09 923 1741, email: yan.chen@auckland.ac.nz

Course Teacher
Dr Neera Jain, email: neera.jain@auckland.ac.nz

Course Administrator
Mrs Nikita Bansal, email: nikita.bansal@auckland.ac.nz

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: People and Place
Capability 2: Sustainability
Capability 3: Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4: Critical Thinking
Capability 5: Solution Seeking
Capability 7: Collaboration
Capability 8: Ethics and Professionalism

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Examine the notion of professionalism in clinical practice Examine the notion of professionalism in clinical practice (Capability 3, 4 and 8)
  2. Demonstrate reflection on the role of critical thinking and reflective practice in their personal and professional lives Critically examine the role of critical thinking and reflective practice in their personal and professional lives (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)
  3. Demonstrate critical reflection on their own professionalism as an educator Demonstrate critical reflection on their own professionalism as an educator (Capability 1, 4, 5 and 7)
  4. Evaluate different methods for teaching, assessing and learning professionalism Evaluate different methods for teaching, assessing and learning professionalism (Capability 3, 4, 5 and 7)
  5. Examine strategies for dealing with lapses in professionalism Examine strategies for dealing with lapses in professionalism (Capability 4 and 5)
  6. Analyze strategies for fostering professional growth in clinical practice Analyze strategies for fostering professional growth in clinical practice (Capability 2, 4, 5 and 7)
  7. Demonstrate an understanding of of cultural safety and its application in clinical education (Capability 1, 3, 4 and 8)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Essay 30% Individual Coursework
Essay 40% Individual Coursework
Discussions 30% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Essay
Essay
Discussions

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect 6 hours of online reading and thinking about the content and four hours of work on assignments.

Delivery Mode

Online

Attendance is expected at the online workshop on Friday, 1 March 2024. Detail on the workshop will be published on CANVAS and obtained from the course director. Engagement is expected with online learning material components of the course. The course will include live online events including group discussions and these will be recorded.

Study material will be available at course commencement.

This course runs to the University semester/quarter timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

We will clarify the instruction for Assignment 1 next year and make the marking rubric more visible to students.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The delivery mode may change depending on COVID restrictions. Any changes will be communicated through Canvas.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.