Course Title: Recognise healthy body systems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2017

Course Code: HWSS6065C

Course Title: Recognise healthy body systems

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4367 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance

Course Contact: Veemita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4662

Course Contact Email: veemita.kaul@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 70

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Not applicable

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work with basic information about the human body and to recognise and promote ways to maintain healthy functioning of the body.
This unit applies to any worker who needs to use and interpret information that includes references to client anatomy and physiology.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
Element:	1. Work with information about the human body
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Correctly use and interpret health terminology that describes the normal structure, function and location of the major body systems 1.2 Correctly use and interpret information that relates to the interrelationships between major components of each body system and other structures
Element:	2. Recognise and promote ways to support healthy functioning of the body
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Review factors that contribute to maintenance of a healthy body 2.2 Evaluate how the relationships between different body systems affect and support healthy functioning 2.3 Enhance quality of work activities by using and sharing information about healthy functioning of the body

Learning Outcomes

Details of Learning Activities

 

Learning Activities

A combination of activities will support students learning in this course, such as: - Face to face and or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course . The students will be provided with self study materials as well. - Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL), during simulations and classroom based learning - Observations of performance in the clinical placement or simulated environment will be a valuable part of your learning experience - Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics - Online discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas( optional activities only)  - Self directed study time to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts - To further facilitate learning, students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform

Teaching Schedule

       

Clustered teaching schedule for Recognise Healthy Body systems and Confirm Physical Health Status-

 

No.	Date	Topics
1	12/07	Introduction to unit, orientation, body basic chemistry
2	19/07	Cells, Tissues and organs
3	02/08	Skin and body membranes
4	09/08	Skeletal system
5	16/08	Muscle system
6	23/08	Nervous system
7	06/09	Endocrine system
8	13/09	Special senses Practical 1
9	20/09	Blood
10	27/09	Written assessment 1
11	11/10	Cardiovascular system
12	18/10	Lymphatic and immune system
13	25/10	Respiratory system
14	01/11	Digestive system and nutrition
15	08/11	Urinary system Practical 2
16	15/11/17	Reproductive system
17	07/02/18	causes of disease, health status
18	14/02/18	Written assessment 2

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Marieb, E. ( Ninth Edition) Essentials of human anatomy and physiology Benjamin Cummings: San Fransisco

References

Other Resources

RMIT Library

http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library

Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
You may be assessed by:
• Oral ,written questioning or online quizzes
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activity.

Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.

All Assessment tasks should be performed or submitted by their due dates.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
Or:
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to submit the assessment task more than 7 days after the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.

You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/. All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.

Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
Credit transfer and RPL
Credit transfer is available to students who have already completed the same or similar courses. Recognition of prior learning is available to students who have relevant prior skills or experience. Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=8u7jborsx9dy
 

Assessment Tasks

 

There are three assessment tasks that you must successfully complete in full in order to be deemed competent in this unit:

 

No:	Assessment Code	Name	Dates
1	HLTAAP001, HLTAAP002-AT1	Written Assessment 1 ( Lectures 1-9)	27/09/2017
2	HLTAAP001, HLTAAP002 -AT2	Written Assessment 2  (Lectures 10-16)	14/02/2018
3	HLTAAP002 -AT3	Clinical Placement; 3 different case studies	Evidence log book
4.	HLTAAP001- AT4	Practical 1 and 2	To be submitted through Turnitin by 15/11/17

 

The students will receive satisfactory/ not yet satisfactory result for each assessment task. The students can receive Competency achieved/ Not yet competent result for this competency.

The details about the assessments will be posted on blackboard

 

The students are required to receive satisfactory result in each task to receive a competency achieved results for this competency

 

Assessment Matrix

 

Short description of assessment tasks

1. Written Assessment Closed book 2 hrs
2. Written Assessment Closed book 2 hrs
3. Patient case studies with 3 different health conditions. This may be obtained over the three week placements

Performance evidence required

How it is met

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has: obtained, correctly interpreted and used anatomical and physiological client information to check the physical health status of at least 3 different people presenting with different conditions

Case study when on the clinical  placements

 

Elements	Performance Criteria	Related Assessment Task
A	B	C
1. Obtain information about physical health status	1.1 Obtain accurate information about physical health status through observation, questioning or review of documentation			ü
1.2 Interpret information based on understanding of the structure and functioning of body systems	ü	ü	ü
1.3 Use information to identify any actual or potential problems regarding health status	ü	ü	ü
1.4 Take into account factors that may have impacted on an identified physical condition	ü	ü	ü
2. Check physical health status	2.1 Make checks of client health status prior to delivery of health intervention using knowledge of body systems	ü	ü	ü
2.2 Clarify significance of physical health status in relation to a particular intervention in line with job role and organisation requirements	ü	ü	ü
2.3 Clarify implications and significance of physical health status with appropriate people in the case of uncertainty or limits on own capability or authority			ü
3. Identify variations from normal physical health status	3.1 Identify variations from normal health status using standard methods and protocols	ü	ü	ü
3.2 Identify potential factors responsible for significant variations from normal health status	ü	ü	ü
3.3 Identify potential risk factors associated with variations from normal health status	ü	ü	ü
3.4 Recognise and refer potentially serious issues in line with organisation requirements			ü
Knowledge evidence The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of
Knowledge	Related Assessment Task
A	B	C
Role responsibilities and limitations for different members of the care team in relation to checking client health status			ü
Concepts underpinning human anatomy and physiology	ü	ü	ü
Structure and function of human body systems and their interactions	ü	ü	ü
Anatomical and medical terminology	ü	ü	ü
Common disorders, problems and complaints and their signs and symptoms, associated with each body system and its components relevant to the area of work	ü	ü	ü
Basic pharmacology in relation to cautions and contraindications for relevant health procedures	ü	ü	ü
Causes of disease – physical, mental and emotional, and key features of each cause	ü	ü	ü
Major types of cellular adaptation	ü	ü	ü
Processes of metabolism, nutrition, body temperature regulation, biological maturation, inheritance and ageing	ü	ü	ü
Variations from normal functioning and appropriate responses in ·         Terms of referral to an appropriate medical, nursing or allied health professional ·         Provision of appropriate health care services			ü

Other Information

This course will be delivered and assessed in cluster with Recognise Healthy Body Systems( HWSS 6065C) 

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