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Assessing Clinical Learners (EDUC90744)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
February
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149 Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm.
Further Information:https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-clinical-teaching/
Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | February Semester 2 (Early-Start) |
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Fees | Look up fees |
One of the key roles of the clinical teacher is to reliably assess their learners’ knowledge, skills and performance to decide whether they have achieved competence in the area of instruction. This is not just important for appropriate academic achievement and progression, but to ensure that learners are being appropriately certified as safe and competent health professionals. This subject introduces participants to the current and emerging theories underpinning valid and reliable assessment of clinical learners and provides opportunities to develop and implement clinical assessment items, as well as practical experience in assessment.
Intended learning outcomes
By completing this subject, participants should:
- understand the main theories on which assessments of clinical learners are based;
- be aware of the different formats of clinical learner assessment and the roles, strengths and limitations of each;
- know how to assess learners in simulated clinical environments;
- know how to perform workplace-based assessments;
- understand the purposes of different assessment formats;
- be able to use evidence in setting standards and determining competence.
Generic skills
After completing this subject, participants should be able to:
- apply theories and principles to specific clinical education contexts;
- access and use relevant research literature;
- identify best practice in the assessment of clinical learners;
- demonstrate understanding of the subject in concise oral and written formats.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in GC-CLINTCH, GD-CLINED, MC-CLINED. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that participants have some experience of teaching in healthcare settings and they are required to have spent at least three years in clinical practice.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
August
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assessment 1: Folio of sample assessment items or tasks - with marking guides. This is a group assessment which will be marked collectively and receive a group result.
| 4-5 weeks after the completion of the intensive teaching period. | 40% |
Assessment 2: Critical analysis of a key issue concerning the examination of performance of clinical learners
| 6-7 weeks after the completion of the intensive teaching period. | 30% |
Assessment 3: Reflective written assessment on workplace-based assessments, from the perspective of an examiner and/or observer
| 10 Weeks after the end of teaching | 30% |
February
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assessment 1: Folio of sample assessment items or tasks - with marking guides. This is a group assessment which will be marked collectively and receive a group result.
| 4-5 weeks after the completion of the intensive teaching period. | 40% |
Assessment 2: Critical analysis of a key issue concerning the examination of performance of clinical learners
| 6-7 weeks after the completion of the intensive teaching period. | 30% |
Assessment 3: Reflective written assessment on workplace-based assessments, from the perspective of an examiner and/or observer
| 10 Weeks after the end of teaching | 30% |
Semester 2 (Extended)
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assessment 1: Folio of sample assessment items or tasks - with marking guides. This is a group assessment which will be marked collectively and receive a group result.
| Mid semester | 40% |
Assessment 2: Critical analysis of a key issue concerning the examination of performance of clinical learners
| Second half of the teaching period | 30% |
Assessment 3: Reflective written assessment on workplace-based assessments, from the perspective of an examiner and/or observer
| During the assessment period | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- February
Coordinator Anna Ryan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Four days of 8.5 hours each. Intensive delivery mode Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 February 2020 to 13 February 2020 Last self-enrol date 10 February 2020 Census date 24 February 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 March 2020 Assessment period ends 20 April 2020 February contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149 Monday to Friday 8am to 9pm. Weekends and University of Melbourne observed Public Holidays 10am to 5pm.
Further Information:https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/graduate-certificate-in-clinical-teaching/
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Coordinator Anna Ryan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Four days of 8.5 hours each. Standard delivery mode Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 July 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 7 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 (Early-Start) contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Participants may select either a standard or an intensive mode of study (contact hours are the same for both modes):
Standard mode: teaching of semester subjects is spread across the semester.
Intensive mode: teaching of semester subjects is offered in one intensive week.
February - Intensive delivery mode
September - Intensive delivery mode
Semester 2 - Standard delivery mode
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching Course Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education Course Master of Clinical Education
Last updated: 3 November 2022