VET SC 7001RW - DVM Professional Skills

Roseworthy Campus - Semester 1 - 2021

In this course participants will continue development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and capabilities underpinning required day one skills in veterinary communication, business and enterprise, legislation, professional conduct, ethics, and clinical examination in a variety of species using animal handling skills that ensure animal welfare and operator safety while maintaining a professional image.

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Course Details

Course Code	VET SC 7001RW
Course	DVM Professional Skills
Coordinating Unit	School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	Roseworthy Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 7 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Restrictions	Available to Doctor of Veterinary Medicine students only
Assessment	Written assignments, in-class theory and practical tests, assessment of communication skills within workshop, examination of clinical examination techniques, final exam

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Dr Olivier Simon

Course Coordinators: Drs Adele Feakes (adele.feakes@adelaide.edu.au) and Olivier Simon (olivier.simon@adelaide.edu.au)

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Please note a detailed timetable for this course will be available in Orientation Week or if needed prior.

Practicals, workshops, tutorials, seminars and lectures are interspersed across mornings and afternoons for operational reasons so please assume attendance is required for both morning and afternoons every week.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Demonstrate client communication skills using a predominately relationship-centred consultation style
2	Construct effective written documents for a variety of work-related situations based on analysis of available information, with the application of professional conventions of writing
3	Define and evaluate conduct with regard to the veterinary surgeon’s professional and legal responsibilities and apply the codes of conduct of the registering body of the state/country
4	Demonstrate an elementary knowledge of key issues in veterinary business and enterprise
5	Conduct a systematic, thorough and efficient basic clinical examination in a variety of species using animal handling skills that ensure animal welfare and operator safety
6	Work effectively as a member of a team, identifying and respecting the roles played by others in the team

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)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1, 2, 4, 5
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	1, 2, 3, 4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1, 4, 5, 6
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	1, 3, 6
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Learning Resources

Required Resources

The Veterinary Introduction to Business and Enterprise website (free resource) is used in this course.

https://www.adelaide.edu.au/vetsci/vibe/

Online Learning

The Veterinary Introduction to Business and Enterprise website (free resource) is used in this course.

https://www.adelaide.edu.au/vetsci/vibe/
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

Please note a detailed timetable for this course will be available in Orientation Week.

Practicals, workshops, tutorials, seminars, and lectures occur across mornings and afternoons for operational reasons so please assume attendance is required for both morning and afternoons every week.

Overall,
2-4 hr practical per week

3 hrs lectures/seminars/skills lab/workshops per week

Participants will be expected to undertake self-directed learning each week in preparation for the practical.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

Learning Activities Summary

The course covers four broad areas:

- Clinical Communication skills

- Legislation, Professional conduct and Ethics

- Clinical Examination of a range of species common in Australia

- Enterprise and Business

Specific Course Requirements

For the Veterinary Legislation, Professional Conduct and Ethics topic (20% hurdle):

Students must attend all practical sessions to be eligible to participate in the mid-semester theory exam (unless approved absence).

For the Veterinary Business and Enterprise topic (20% hurdle):

Students must participate in practical sessions.

For the Veterinary Clinical Examination topic (30% hurdle):

Students must attend all practical sessions to be eligible to participate in the end of semester practical exam (unless approved absence).

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

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Weighting	Hurdle	Learning Outcome
Communication Skills · Video Analysis Assignment	Formative Summative	1st half of semester	0% 20%	No	1
Legislation, Professional Conduct & Ethics · Practical outputs, discussion board activity and mini assignment	Formative Summative	Mid Semester	0% 20%	Yes	2, 3
Business & Enterprise · Graded quizzes, practical outputs	Formative & Summative	Throughout semester	20%	Yes	4, 6
Clinical Exam · Graded Quizzes · In-class assessment of clinical examination skills · Practical Exam	Formative/Summative Formative Summative	Throughout the semester Throughout the semester End of semester	10% 0% 30%	No No Yes	5

An exemption to the hurdle requirements of the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy has been approved by the Faculty of Sciences for 2021.

Assessment Related Requirements

HURDLE REQUIREMENTS

Assessment item with a hurdle	% needed or required to meet the hurdle	Is additional assessment available if a student does not meet hurdle requirement? Yes or No	Details of additional assessment, if available
Legislation, Professional Conduct & Ethics Practical outputs, discussion board activity and mini assignment	minimum of 50% for the sum of all components	Yes	Additional assessment will be replacement task(s)
Business & Enterprise Graded quizzes, practical outputs	minimum of 50% for the sum of all components	Yes	Additional assessment will be in the form of replacement tasks
Clinical Exam End of course Practical Exam	minimum of 50% for the total end of the course practical exam and must pass each species within the exam	Yes	Additional assessment will be in the form of a replacement practical examination

Assessment Detail

Formative assessments during the semester:

Individual diagnostic formative/summative quizzes (with multiple attempts allowed) as part of the self-directed learning material. Completion of each pre-practical quiz is mandatory to participate in the respective species-based clinical exam practical session.
In-class formative assessment of clinical examination skills
In-class formative assessment of communication skills with the same evaluation rubric as for the summative assessment.
In-class peer and tutor formative feedback in the practicals for BLPCE and B&E topics

Summative Assessments:

Communication Skills (20%)

Video Analysis Assignment. Participants will submit a self-analysis of their consultation (approximately 15 minutes), building on formative feedback given in the skill(s) laboratories from facilitator, peers, actors and self.

Legislation, Professional Conduct & Ethics (BLPCE) (20%)

Assignment covering major domains of veterinary legislation, up to 2000 words plus references (5%)
Practical outputs – medical record and certificate *students can choose their highest mark from formative assessment and summative assessment (5%)
Ethical dilemma forum and discussion board activities (10%)

Business & Enterprise (B&E) (20%)

Individual diagnostic formative/summative quizzes (with multiple attempts allowed) +/- practical outputs (graded)
Group summative work - participants will work together in teams of three to five to complete worksheets.

Clinical Examination (40%)

Individual diagnostic formative/summative quizzes (with multiple attempts allowed) as part of the self-directed learning material associated with species-based practical rotation.
Clinical exam: Participants will undertake an end of course (module) species-based practical exam (examination contact time with live animals 60 mins per student but quarantine for a maximum of 3 hours)

Please note
There will be a species based Practical Exam.

Submission

Late Submission

If an extension is not applied for, or not granted, then a penalty for late submission may be applied. A mark of zero may be allocated to late submitted assessment.

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 Access Adelaide.

Student Feedback

The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.

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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