CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSIOTHERAPY

PTY5CDP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will strategically plan the next five years of your physiotherapy career. You will reflect on your career options and preferences, and your personal and professional attributes to identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to your planned career direction. Core learning activities will explore leadership styles, strategic professional development, mentoring, and goal setting to facilitate the preparation of a personal career development plan. You will then commence your career development plan by identifying and completing 10 hours of relevant professional development activities.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Andrew Hahne

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following course codes: HMPYP, HMPYPB, HZPHPP, HZPHPB and must have passed PTY5MCP and PTY5ELG.OR must be admitted in one of the following course codes: HCMP, HCSP, HZSPMP, HZSPMY

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically reflect on personal and professional strengths, limitations, interests and opportunities to identify areas for career development in physiotherapy practice.
02. Create strategic and goal-orientated career development plans relevant to current and future clinical practice.
03. Critically evaluate the success of professional development activities to achieving the goals articulated in the career development plan

Bendigo, 2020, Week 30-44, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Andrew Hahne

Class requirements

Problem Based LearningWeek: 30 - 44
Five 2.00 hours problem based learning other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will work through 5 x 2-hour problem based learning activities (online, asynchronous) during the study period .

Professional Development ProgramsWeek: 30 - 44
One 10.00 hours professional development programs other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will identify and attend 10-hours of online professional development programs during the study period.

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 30 - 44
Two 1.00 hour supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will attend 2 x 1-hour synchronous online drop-in sessions (including preparation time) one-on-one with a tutor or mentor.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 30 - 44
Fourteen 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will access a range of (asynchronous) online and multimedia resources to support their learning throughout the teaching period. This will be equivalent to 14 hours of face-to-face activity per semester.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1000 word personal Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysisTo be conducted during the 5-week theory block with formative feedback provided ahead of Assessment Task 2.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1

One 2500-word career development planDue at the end of semester, allowing input from clinical supervisors, academic staff or professional mentors.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

One 1000 word evaluation of 10-hours of completed professional development activitiesProfessional development activities are related to the career development plan. Assessment is due at the end of semester.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO2, SILO3

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 30-44, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Andrew Hahne

Class requirements

Problem Based LearningWeek: 30 - 44
Five 2.00 hours problem based learning other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will work through 5 x 2-hour problem based learning activities (online, asynchronous) during the study period.

Professional Development ProgramsWeek: 30 - 44
One 10.00 hours professional development programs other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will identify and attend 10-hours of online professional development programs during the study period.

Supervisor ConsultationWeek: 30 - 44
Two 1.00 hour supervisor consultation other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will attend 2 x 1-hour synchronous online drop-in sessions (including preparation time) one-on-one with a tutor or mentor throughout the semester.

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 30 - 44
Fourteen 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 30 to week 44 and delivered via online.
Students will access a range of (asynchronous) online and multimedia resources to support their learning throughout the teaching period. This will be equivalent to 14 hours of face-to-face activity per semester.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1000 word personal Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysisTo be conducted during the 5-week theory block with formative feedback provided ahead of Assessment Task 2.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1

One 2500-word career development planDue at the end of semester, allowing input from clinical supervisors, academic staff or professional mentors.

N/AN/AN/ANo50SILO1, SILO2

One 1000 word evaluation of 10-hours of completed professional development activitiesProfessional development activities are related to the career development plan. Assessment is due at the end of semester.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO2, SILO3