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Area/Catalogue
NURS 5134

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
101834

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Unit Value
9

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Nursing and Midwifery

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop a practical understanding of foundational concepts and theories of education, adult learning models, learning and teaching styles and assessment and evaluation of education within the health environment.

Course content

Education as a concept: purpose, theories of learning, education frameworks. Adult learning: models of adult learning, generational learning, learning styles, learning taxonomies, learning approaches, learning environments and barriers to learning. Practicalities of teaching adults in the health practice environment: teaching styles, instructional techniques: instructional skills, teaching and delivery strategies, planning and preparation, learning environment and professional responsibilities. Assessing adult learning in the health practice environment: regulatory framework, assessment types, performance assessment; individual assessment, team assessment, self assessment, peer assessment, recognising and responding to non-achievement, evaluation of teaching episode and educator.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Tutorial 3 hours x 7 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
External (Online Delivery) 13 weeks x -
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, ONLINE
External (Online Delivery) 13 weeks x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Written Assignment, Education session, Education session evaluation

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Prof Annette Summers
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Degrees this course is offered in

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