Professional Evidence (Health) (11402.2)

This capstone unit provides students with an opportunity to produce a major project in an area of interest related to their discipline of study or on behalf of an industry body.

Students will engage in high-level research projects in collaboration with internal or external stakeholders as a means of developing real-world outcomes which benefit industry partners and contribute to students' professional development. Students will demonstrate their ability to apply professional ethics and responsibility within this unit and project as well the integration and translation of their academic and disciplinary knowledge and skills. Students will reflect on the value and outputs of their learning across the course of their degree through their portfolio.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate career-readiness, a clear professional identity, and insight into the skills, knowledge and personal attributes necessary to meet the standards of performance and practice expected by their profession;
2. Critically reflect on their learning and development of skills throughout their course of study and consider ongoing development into professional life;
3. Critically analyse the impact of individual actions on others in professional settings and the impact of the profession on society;
4. Design and execute a project to a professional standard acceptable in their field of study;
5. Communicate project results in a form acceptable to their health discipline; and
6. Synthesise and translate high-level conceptual health knowledge to develop and deliver useful solutions to real-world problems.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Students must have passed at least 48 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.