Required texts

Required text:

Gjyn O'Toole Communication  - Core Interpersonal Skills for Health Professionals 4th Edition ISBN 9780729542449

This text is available:

• Paper & electronic copies of some editions are available from UC Library

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Late submission of assignments

The following conditions will apply to late submissions without an approved extension:

• Mark adjustment: 5% of the maximum mark available for the assessment task will be deducted for each day late up until five days late. For example an essay awarded 60% (60/100) submitted 2 days late will receive a mark adjustment of 5% per day, therefore, the adjusted maximum mark for that item will be 50% (50/100).
• Similarly, if the weighting is used then a piece of work worth 50% of the unit which received 30/50 would be reduced by 2.5 marks per day (i.e. 5% of 50) and would therefore receive a maximum adjusted mark of 25/50 if late by two days.
• Submissions received more than 5 days after the prescribed date and time will not be accepted for marking, a mark of zero (0) will be awarded for the item.

• For the purposes of these penalties, all days of the week count, including weekends and public holidays, even when the University may be closed.
• The minimum possible mark for late submission is zero.
• For clarification, one (1) minute past the specified due date and time is considered a late submission.

It is students' responsibility to be familiar with the electronic submission process (e.g., the use of Canvas and URKUND). Students are reminded to ensure they plan well enabling adequate time to submit assessments prior to the deadline, in order to avoid a mark adjustment.

Extensions to assignments, placement, deferred intra-semester tests and examinations:

Extensions must be applied for before the due date. 

Students can apply for an extension to the due date for submission/completion of an assessment item on the grounds of illness or other unavoidable and verifiable personal circumstances (specific details are found through the Assessment Policy and Procedures Section 9.12). Extensions must be applied for before the due date as outlined above. For illness on the day of the assessment, the Assignment Extension form with relevant documentation must be lodged to the Unit Convener within three days of the scheduled exam, test, assignment, placement or assessment submission.

It should be noted that such documentation will be considered but will not guarantee that the application will be successful. The Unit Convener will decide whether to grant an extension and the length of the extension.

Students are only permitted one extension per assignment and one deferral per examination/test/ placement (on the grounds of illness or other unavoidable and verifiable personal circumstances as per UC policies) unless otherwise approved. Students must make themselves available for deferred exams and tests which will be scheduled by the unit convener no later than the Friday of Week 11. For placements, please refer to the unit's canvas site for further details and requirements. Students are NOT PERMITTED to defer a deferred intra semester exam, test or placement. Any student unable to undertake the deferred intra semester exam, test, assignment or placement will receive a mark of zero or fail grade for the assessment task.

Students should note that this policy does not apply to deferred final exams which are centrally administered by the examinations office.

Special assessment requirements

To pass this unit, you must meet the following requirements:

• Students must attain an overall unit mark of 50% or higher
• Student must attend ALL weekly tutorial sessions
• Students are required to complete every assesment item
• Should you fail to meet the assessment requirements, you will fail the unit.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

100% attendance is expected at all lectures and 100% participation is required in all tutorials, unless otherwise approved (in writing) by the unit convener.

Required IT skills

Students should be conversant with searching for, and accessing, information via electronic means; the use of Canvas; and word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and video recording software.

In-unit costs

The following costs are expected for this unit:

• Self-printing of electronically provided material and textbooks

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Style Guide for report formatting

Unless otherwise specified by discipline, all written assessment pieces (formative and summative) must conform to the following requirements:

• Cover Sheet with student ID (identification) number, name of assignment nad word count. (Student name must not to be entered on the Cover Sheet).
• Headings in bold, maximum font size 16 pt.
• Font size: 11 pt – Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri.
• Margins no less than 1.5cm on all sides.
• Page number at bottom right hand corner of footer.
• Citations and References for Pharmacy Students are given in NLM/Vancouver style (chronological numeric) ONLY. Information on this referencing style can be found on the library website at https://canberra.libguides.com/c.php?g=599301&p=4149536
• Reference styles for non-pharmacy students may vary for each Discipline, and can be found on the Canvas site.
• Privacy statements if required (see Section 6g of the Unit Outline).
• Assignment requirements (first page) as per Section 5c above.
• Any word limits specified in assignments (in this Unit Outline or in task descriptions on Canvas) will INCLUDE all tables, figures and appendices, but EXCLUDE references (unless otherwise stated).
• Submissions which exceed the specified word (or page) length will be truncated at the word (or page) limit and only assessed to this point.

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