Outline

Overview

This unit of study will assist students (as potential senior clinicians) to extend their development of a critically informed personal/professional position on the many issues impacting clinical nursing practice and to further develop the skills required to argue that position effectively within current clinical contexts and climates. The unit will provide a framework within which students will explore current professionally relevant clinical and professionally related situations from several perspectives such as those of tertiary and professional education, local, state and federal government policy development and implementation, health services management, workforce and regulatory perspectives. Students will also conceptualise and develop a personal portfolio incorporating the work undertaken during their degree and including guided reflections on their observation and analysis of senior/advanced practice roles in nursing and assess their current state of readiness to undertake the role of a senior clinician within a personally relevant workplace.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Nursing and Midwifery
Credit points	12
Prerequisites ?	42 credit points
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Andrea McCloughen, andrea.mccloughen@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Assessment 2B: Meso and macro-level workplace analysis Workplace analysis	45%	Formal exam period Due date: 07 Jun 2023 at 23:59	As necessary
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Assignment	Assessment 1B: Critical analysis of current portfolio & development plan Portfolio, critical analysis and development plan	40%	Mid-semester break Due date: 12 Apr 2023 at 23:59	2500 words
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Assignment	Assessment 1A: Rationale for targeted position and proposed portfolio structure Written document +/- submitted presentation	0%	Week 04 Due date: 15 Mar 2023 at 23:59	Use template provided
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Presentation	Assessment 2A: Micro-level workplace analysis Oral Presentation	15%	Week 10 Due date: 02 May 2023 at 23:59	10 minutes
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Assessment summary

Assessment 1A: Rationale for targeted position and proposed portfolio structure. Students will familiarise others with their work and stimulate discussion about possible approaches to personal portfolios.
Assessment 1B: Critical analysis of current portfolio & development plan. Students will compile a portfolio organised by the framework presented in 1A, populated with currently available evidence from practice and academic experiences. Next, students will critically review thier portfolio against the position requirements/selection criteria for their targeted position, identifying aspects of the position that a) are successfully addressed within thier current portfolio and b) will need to be developed further to effectively address the position requirements/selection criteria for the targeted position. Finally, students will submit a detailed development plan that demonstrates thoughtful consideration of their development needs in relation to the requirements of the targeted position.
Assessment 2A: Micro-level workplace analysis. Students will familiarise others with the conceptual workplace associated with their targeted position and stimulate discussion about possible conceptual similarities and differences with the work and workplaces of the positions others are targeting.
Assessment 2B: Meso and macro workplace analysis. Based on students’ understanding of the micro-level analysis of the conceptual workplace associated with their targeted position, students will: a) identify and describe the meso-level (organisational) structures and frameworks within which their targeted micro-level workplace is situated to determine one or more organisational goals and /or strategic imperatives that are likely to have resulted in the establishment of their targeted position; and b) identify and describe ONE macro-level policy framework that is likely to have influenced the organisational goals and strategic imperatives that have resulted in the establishment of their targeted position and explain their reasoning for identifying the framework as one that is likely to have impacted in this way.

Please note: Each student is required to submit all assessment items in order to pass this unit.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

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.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

*Where an assignment is submitted late without an approved extension, a late penalty will apply. For every calendar day up to and including ten calendar days after the due date a penalty of 5% of the maximum awardable marks will be applied to late work. For work submitted more than ten calendar days after the due date a mark of zero marks will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Undertake preparatory work for the unit of study by thoroughly reading this unit outline, visiting the Canvas site and planning for assessments. Review Reading List and begin readings on Professional Portfolios.	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 02	Prepare for and attend compulsory Study Day 1: Tuesday 28 February 2023	Block teaching (20 hr)
Week 03	Reading and preparation for Assessment 1A&B	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 04	Assessment 1A: Capstone proposal Due: Friday 10th March 2023	Individual study (20 hr)
Week 05	Preparation of Assessment 1B: Professional Portfolio	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 06	Assessment 1B: Finalise Professional Portfolio; Develop and write Analysis of Portfolio and Development Plan	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 07	Assessment 1B: Professional Portfolio; Finalise and submit Analysis of Portfolio and Development Due: Weds 12 April 2023 Prepare for compulsory Study Day 2	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 08	Attend compulsory Study Day 2: Tuesday 18 April Continue reading, preparation and consultation with nurse leaders in workplace of interest for Assessment 2: Workplace Analysis	Block teaching (20 hr)
Week 09	Reading, preparation and consultation with nurse leaders in workplace of interest for Assessment 2: Workplace Analysis. Development and preparation for Assessment 2A: Microlevel Workplace Analysis. Begin to develop Assessment 2B: Meso and Microlevel Workplace Analysis	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 10	Attend compulsory study Day 3: Tuesday 2 May 2023 Complete Assessment 2A: Presentation of Microlevel Workplace Analysis. Reading, preparation and writing Assessment 2B	Presentation (20 hr)
Week 11	Reading, preparation and writing Assessment 2B	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 12	Reading, preparation and writing Assessment 2B	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 13	Continue working on Assessment 2B	Independent study (20 hr)
Week 14 (STUVAC)	Assessment 2B: Workplace Analysis Due: Wednesday 7 June 2023	Independent study (20 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Referencing style: The Sydney Nursing School has adopted the American Psychological Association (APA) Referencing style, 7th Edition, 2020 as its official referencing style. This is an author-date style of referencing.
Assignment formatting guidelines: Unless the unit coordinator has indicated otherwise, please make sure your submitted assessments are formatted as follows:
- font: use Calibri or Times New Roman in 11 - 12 point
- double line spacing
- margins: 2.5cm each side
- use page numbers
- refer to assessment instructions for use of title and headings
Attendance: The Sydney Nursing School Resolutions specifically outline attendance requirements. If students are absent without leave for more than 10% of classes in a particular unit of study in any one semester, the Dean may call upon them to show cause why they should not be deemed to have failed that unit of study.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 12 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 240-300 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

See Canvas Reading List

Learning outcomes

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.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

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

LO1. reflect upon future career goals to identify a senior nursing position of personal interest
LO2. analyse the stated requirements for the identified position to conceptualise, design and construct a personal portfolio that would support an application for such a position
LO3. assess the personal portfolio in context of the position requirements and develop a professional development plan relative to the identified position
LO4. analyse the conceptual workplace of the identified position to determine the strategic imperatives for the presence of the identified position within this workplace

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

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

The unit completes an extra week later to allow more time for completion of Assessment 1, as per students' comments in the USS.

Additional information

Sensitive materials in teaching: Please note that in this Unit of Study sensitive and potentially distressing or disturbing content may be presented and/or discussed from time to time. This may include reference to for example, illness, or death and dying or culturally sensitive issues. These topics are relevant to your learning in this unit of study and your knowledge and skill development for nursing practice. You will be advised before the information/topic is presented. If you are participating in the teaching session/activity online, you are advised to use headphones and ensure that anyone not participating in the session cannot see images that you may be watching on your device. If the nature of the content makes you feel uncomfortable or distressed, it is important that you contact the unit coordinator or another member of the academic team to discuss this with them.

Disclaimer

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Simple extensions

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Using AI responsibly

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Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

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NURS5078: Capstone (Workplace)

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Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Required readings

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

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