Outline

Unit code	CSCD5074
Academic unit	Communication Sciences
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	CSCD5068 and CSCD5069 and CSCD5070 and CSCD5075
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Coordinator	Tricia McCabe, tricia.mccabe@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Policy briefing Written task - please see Canvas for details	40%	Week 03	3 pages
Outcomes assessed:
Skills-based evaluation	Mentoring reflection Skills demonstration, feedback & short reflective essay - see Canvas	40%	Week 05	800 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Media release Written task - please see Canvas for details	20%	Week 05	250 words
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ? = group assignment ?

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week -01	1. Unit overview; 2, Evidence-based practice and clinical research; 3. Coaching and mentoring	Lecture (4 hr)
1. Critically appraised papers and topics; 2. Evidence briefs	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 01	1. Moving from client focussed evidence to whole of service; 2. Evidence-based policy; 3. Leadership and influencing ethically	Lecture (4 hr)
1. Writing for government audiences and the media; 2. Leadership inventories and styles	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 02	1. Working in private practice; 2. Supervision and self-governance	Lecture (4 hr)
Policy and professional regulation	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 03	1. Quality Improvement and action research; 2. The nature of leadership	Lecture (4 hr)
Using Speech Pathology Australia ethics framework	Tutorial (2 hr)

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. understand how to influence and coach clients, carers, students, allied health/education assistants, volunteers, colleagues, and other professionals using leadership skills
LO2. provide leadership through mentoring to novice students on or following their first intervention placement
LO3. locate and evaluate research evidence quality using appropriate appraisal tools
LO4. advocate to policy makers and the public to change policy or service provision
LO5. generate possibilities for improvement of speech pathology practice using research evidence
LO6. use a high standard of oral and written professional communication skills when liaising with colleagues, external stakeholders and policy makers
LO7. create new knowledge in speech pathology practice and translate it into practice through evidence based practice
LO8. use culturally safe and respectful behaviour when interacting with novice students and colleagues
LO9. develop, contribute to, and maintain a collaborative, professional and team based working relationship in all professional experiences
LO10. use the highest ethical conduct with respect for yourself, novice students, clients, carers, colleagues and the general public
LO11. influence and mentor a novice speech pathology student to reflect on their performance and learning, that is research informed and client driven
LO12. influence government policy change and professional excellence through advocacy for clients and the speech pathology profession by generating a written policy maker submission based on research evidence.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Alignment with Competency standards

Outcomes	Competency standards
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 4.1. Establish rapport and facilitate participation in speech pathology intervention. 4.6. Undertake preventative, educational and/or promotional projects or programs on speech pathology and other related topics as part of a team with other professionals. 5.5. Consult and coordinate with professional groups and services. 5.8. Participate in and collaborate on the evaluation of speech pathology services. 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 6.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of supervision applied to allied health/teaching assistants and in parent/caregiver education programs. 6.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical education. 7.3. Demonstrate an awareness of formal and informal networks for professional development and support. 7.4. Advocate for self, client and the speech pathology profession.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 6.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of supervision applied to allied health/teaching assistants and in parent/caregiver education programs. 6.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical education. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.2. Participate in professional development and continually reflect on practice. 7.3. Demonstrate an awareness of formal and informal networks for professional development and support. 7.4. Advocate for self, client and the speech pathology profession.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 3.2. Seek additional information required to plan evidence-based speech pathology practice. 4.3. Undertake continuing evaluation of speech pathology intervention and modify as necessary. 5.4. Update, acquire and/or develop resources. 5.6. Adhere to professionally accepted scientific principles in work practices. 5.7. Collaborate in research initiated and/or supported by others. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.2. Participate in professional development and continually reflect on practice.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.3. Demonstrate an awareness of formal and informal networks for professional development and support. 7.4. Advocate for self, client and the speech pathology profession.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 3.1. Use integrated and interpreted information (outlined in Unit 2) relevant to the communication and/or swallowing condition, and/or the service provider’s policies and priorities to plan evidence-based speech pathology practice. 3.2. Seek additional information required to plan evidence-based speech pathology practice. 4.3. Undertake continuing evaluation of speech pathology intervention and modify as necessary. 4.5. Identify the scope and nature of speech pathology practice in a range of community and work place contexts. 5.8. Participate in and collaborate on the evaluation of speech pathology services. 7.4. Advocate for self, client and the speech pathology profession.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 4.5. Identify the scope and nature of speech pathology practice in a range of community and work place contexts. 4.6. Undertake preventative, educational and/or promotional projects or programs on speech pathology and other related topics as part of a team with other professionals. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.4. Advocate for self, client and the speech pathology profession.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 5.4. Update, acquire and/or develop resources. 5.6. Adhere to professionally accepted scientific principles in work practices. 5.7. Collaborate in research initiated and/or supported by others. 5.8. Participate in and collaborate on the evaluation of speech pathology services.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 6.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of supervision applied to allied health/teaching assistants and in parent/caregiver education programs. 6.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical education. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.2. Participate in professional development and continually reflect on practice. 7.3. Demonstrate an awareness of formal and informal networks for professional development and support.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 6.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of supervision applied to allied health/teaching assistants and in parent/caregiver education programs. 6.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical education. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 6.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of supervision applied to allied health/teaching assistants and in parent/caregiver education programs. 6.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical education. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.2. Participate in professional development and continually reflect on practice.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 6.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of supervision applied to allied health/teaching assistants and in parent/caregiver education programs. 6.3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practices of clinical education. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities.
	Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathologists - 5.8. Participate in and collaborate on the evaluation of speech pathology services. 6.1. Develop, contribute to, and maintain professional and team based relationships in practice contexts. 7.1. Uphold the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics and work within all the relevant legislation and legal constraints, including medico-legal responsibilities. 7.3. Demonstrate an awareness of formal and informal networks for professional development and support. 7.4. Advocate for self, client and the speech pathology profession.

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