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Physiotherapy Professional Portfolio (PHTY90040)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
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Overview
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Physiotherapists continually upgrade their professional knowledge and skills to ensure that their contribution to the health care of patients is of the highest standard and excellence in practice is maintained. Students are required to submit a learning portfolio with evidence of having completed or attended professional development courses, workshops, hospital or clinical in-services, conferences, presentations, publications and/or research. Bonus points will be awarded for professional development activities within the specialist stream.
Intended learning outcomes
The aim of this subject is to recognise the prior/extra learning activities which build a basis for the advanced learning which is undertaken in the Postgraduate Certificate in Physiotherapy. Continuing professional development is seen as an important component of ongoing professional learning. This subject acknowledges the students’ commitment to lifelong learning.
Generic skills
Subject Objective
The aim of this subject is to recognise their prior / extra learning activities which build a basis for the advanced learning which is undertaken in the Postgraduate Certificate in Physiotherapy. Continuing professional development is seen as an important component of ongoing professional learning. This subject acknowledges the students' commitment to lifelong learning.
Generic Skills
On completion of this subject, students will be expected to demonstrate:
- A capacity for self-directed learning and the motivation for lifelong independent learning.
- Enhanced knowledge of the physiotherapy discipline.
Specific Skills
On completion of this subject, students will be expected to demonstrate:
- Ability to set learning tools
- Ability to reflect on learning as it relates to physiotherapy practice and patient care.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Portfolio and summary record of professional development activities | 100% |
Additional details
A summary record of all professional development activities must be submitted along with copies of record of attendance or participation. Activities in the student's specialist stream will be awarded bonus points, as will courses accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Activities over the last 5 years may be included in the portfolio. Items outside this timeframe, up to 10 years, may be considered in special circumstances.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Deb Virtue Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students are expected to have undertaken approximately 60 hours of recent learning. Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Deb Virtue Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Students are expected to have undertaken approximately 60 hours of recent learning. Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2020 Census date 21 September 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2020 Assessment period ends 27 November 2020 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
This subject is completed as part of the application process for the Graduate Certificate in Physiotherapy.
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- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024