Course Title: Communication and Professional Practice

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Communication and Professional Practice

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
OHTH4252	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2023
OHTH4256	RMIT University Vietnam	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2024
OHTH4257	RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Viet1 2024

Course Coordinator: Dodie Pouniotis

Course Coordinator Phone: -

Course Coordinator Email: dodie.pouniotis@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course focuses on the significance of communication in health professional and biomedical science practice. You'll examine factors affecting professional communication, including personal values and cultural influences. The content covers key aspects such as professionalism, ethical practice, inter-professional collaboration, and digital literacy. The goal is to develop communication skills essential for culturally-safe and reflective practice in your future health and biomedical science profession. The course also addresses using communication to build inclusive communities. It explores the “me” in a discipline-specific context and your role as an emerging professional supporting patient care, clinical and laboratory practice, and/or research. Case studies presented in lectorial and tutorial sessions draw from various disciplines within the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences and insights from industry partners

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for:

BP154 Bachelor of Psychology
BP231 Bachelor of Biomedical Science
BP311 Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Apply the principles of academic integrity to the acquisition of knowledge.
2. Identify and demonstrate a range of communication skills, styles and digital literacy to enhance your collaboration and impact on relevant, diverse and culturally safe health practices 
3. Describe the principles of professionalism, and inter-professional collaborative practice, in the context of the Australian healthcare system.
4. Use ethical principles and professional standards of practice to make ethical decisions.
5. Review the importance of discipline specific scope of practice and how it is applied in a professional setting.

Overview of Learning Activities

Students will learn through engaging with interprofessional and discipline-specific case studies in lectorial and tutorial sessions. Theoretical concepts supporting communication and professional practice will be covered in recorded lectures and self-directed learning activities involving all disciplines in the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, incorporating insights from industry partners. The course employs a variety of learning activities, including lectorials, tutorial sessions, online resources, and self-directed learning. Students will work both individually and in teams, with a delivery format that combines face-to-face and online components. Recorded lectures/lectorials serve as the primary mode of information delivery, presenting key concepts, while tutorial sessions contextualise understanding to discipline-specific topics covered in the lectures.  

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through RMIT Student Website.  

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks 

Assessment Task 1: Self-Awareness Reflection  
Weighting 20%   
This assessment item supports CLO2  

Assessment Task 2:Workbook of Extended Responses to Academic Integrity    
Weighting 20%   
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 2   

Assessment Task 3: Discipline-Specific Online Quiz 
Weighting 20%   
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3 & 4   

Assessment Task 4: Reflective Case study on Professional Practice   
Weighting 40%   
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5  

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 Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.