Course Title: Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C3304 Certificate III in Aged Care

Course Title: Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

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.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
NURS5347C	City Campus	TAFE	365T Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face or Workplace	Term1 2013, Term2 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015

Course Contact: Renee Costa

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99250886

Course Contact Email: renee.costa@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you will learn about the basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology required to recognise body systems and their components and to identify and refer alterations associated with the functioning of the human body in the context of health care work. You will learn how to apply this knowledge of the structure of the healthy human body, and the factors that support healthy functioning of the body.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course, however you will need to obtain a police check in order to participate in the practical placement and gain work in the sector as per legislative requirements.
You need knowledge of spoken English, as well as English literacy to a standard that is likely to meet workplace needs to enter the course. If you would like advice on the standard of English that is recommended for the course please contact the Course Co-ordinator via the details above.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTAP301B Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context
Elements:	1. Apply knowledge of the basic structure of the healthy human body 2. Apply basic knowledge of factors that support healthy functioning of the body

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the required skills and knowledge to demonstrate your competency in the above elements.
 

Overview of Assessment

In this course you will be assessed on the knowledge and skills that you have developed to meet the competency requirements of this course. You will complete assessments to determine your knowledge throughout the course which ensures you are equipped to perform your job role in the Aged Care sector, and the second method of assessment is where you give practical demonstrations of the tasks required in the job role for this course. These assessment tasks are conducted after you have had adequate preparation for the assessment and you will be supported throughout the assessment process. Some of the practical tasks will be done in the purpose-built facilities at RMIT; others will be done in your placement in a workplace setting.