HLTH SC 1401 - Communication in Professional Practice
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2025
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code HLTH SC 1401 Course Communication in Professional Practice Coordinating Unit Sch of Allied Hlth Sci & Prac Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Restrictions Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Hons) or Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) or Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons) Assessment Final Examination, assignment and continuous assessment tasks Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Charles Marley
Course Coordinator: Eric Mercier
Email: cpp@adelaide.edu.au
Location Level 4, Engineering & Maths Sciences Building
Tutor: Sally Morris
Phone: +61 8 8313 2315
Email: sally.morris@adelaide.edu.au
Location Level 4, Engineering & Maths Sciences Building
Tutor: Charles Marley
Email: charles.marley@adelaide.edu.au
Location Level 4, Engineering & Maths Sciences BuildingCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
1 Reflect on, and appraise, personal communication practices as a health professional. 2 Demonstrate and use a range of communication skills relevant for culturally safe health practice. 3 Explain and practice concepts of professionalism, ethics, cultural safety, interprofessional collaborative practice, and digital health. 4 Collaborate and cooperate as a member of a team to achieve shared goals. University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
2, 3 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1, 2, 4 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
4 Attribute 4: Professionalism and leadership readiness
Graduates engage in professional behaviour and have the potential to be entrepreneurial and take leadership roles in their chosen occupations or careers and communities.
1, 2, 3, 4 Attribute 5: Intercultural and ethical competency
Graduates are responsible and effective global citizens whose personal values and practices are consistent with their roles as responsible members of society.
2, 3 Attribute 6: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency
Graduates have an understanding of, and respect for, Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values, culture and knowledge.
3 Attribute 7: Digital capabilities
Graduates are well prepared for living, learning and working in a digital society.
3 Attribute 8: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Graduates are self-aware and reflective; they are flexible and resilient and have the capacity to accept and give constructive feedback; they act with integrity and take responsibility for their actions.
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Learning Resources
Recommended Resources
Textbook: Core Interpersonal Skills for Health Professionals. 4th edition. By: Gjyn O'Toole. Publisher: Elsevier Australia Year: 2020.Online Learning
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course consists of a series of weekly online activities that you will need to complete as preparation for a weekly face-to-face workshop where you will have the opportunity to apply and integrate the foundational knowledge from the online activities.
This course has been designed to support you to achieve the course learning outcomes and develop broad skills that can be used in your academic and professional work.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Seminars: 3 x 2 hours = 6 hours
Workshops: 12 x 2 hours = 24 hours
Examination: 1 x 2 hours = 2 hours
Preparation for Workshop Sessions: 2 hours per session = 24 hours
Preparation for Assessment Tasks = 25 hours
Weekly reading: 1 hour per week = 12 hours
Online modules: 5 hours per week = 60 hours
TOTAL = 153 hoursLearning Activities Summary
In Section 1 you will explore what professional communication is and why it matters. We will give you a personal framework to use as you develop the professional skills that will assist you to recognise the personal preferences and behaviours that may enhance or inhibit effective communication in a professional setting. We will also introduce a framework for consultations with clients to ensure you can plan and manage the encounter effectively in an empathetic, culturally safe, and ethical manner.
In Section 2 we will move on to how we communicate with clients and the concept of client / person-centred care. We will study how our conscious and unconscious biases contribute to our communication with clients and consider how to deal with clients who are expressing a range of different emotions. Finally, we will consider communication across the lifespan and how we need to modify our communication according to the age of our client.
Section 3 is about communication in healthcare teams, team dynamics, how to be an effective member of the team and how to deal with conflict in the team. We also cover digital communication in both the team and client setting with a particular focus on the digital literacy of clients. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
The assessment for Communication in Professional Practice consists of:
Detailed information, including due dates, can be found in the MyUni wesbite for this course.Assessment Task Task Type Weighting Learning Outcome Examination Summative 40% 1, 2, 3, 4 Assignment Summative 30% 1, 2, 3 Continuous Assessment Summative 30% 1, 2, 3 Assessment Detail
Examination (40%):
Students will complete a practical exam where they will be presented with professional communication scenarios and required to demonstrate and use a range of communication skills to effectively address the scenario.
Assignment (30%):
Students will complete an analysis and self-reflection on their own communication skills with reference to frameworks taught in the course.
Continuous Assessment (30%):
Students will complete three online quizzes. Feedback to students will be provided regularly throughout the semester following completion of the assessment task(s).Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through .
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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