FOUNDATION STUDIES FOR VETERINARY NURSING
VET1FSV
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is designed to enhance a range of foundation academic skills for tertiary study, including academic literacy, referencing techniques, information literacy, scientific literacy and numeracy, so that key threshold concepts are achieved by subject completion. Students will develop and apply a range of academic skills designed to ensure they have the skills required to succeed in an academic environment. Students are introduced to the concept of an evidence based scientific approach, and its application from the perspective of a student and veterinary nurse. Through a work integrated learning (WIL) context, students will be exposed to veterinary nursing applied concepts in mathematics, chemistry and biology. Students will discuss, reflect upon and evaluate the use of evidence-based practice during their placement in the veterinary hospital under the guidance of the academic supervisory staff.
School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Dilhani Premaratna
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing
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
Learning resources
Mosby's veterinary PDQ: veterinary facts at hand
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Sirois, M
Year: 2014
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Elsevier Mosby
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 12 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Domestic - metro
WBL addtional requirements: WIL placement preparation sessions, on campus initially and then at Lort Smith.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Epping (Melbourne Polytechnic), 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dilhani Premaratna
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour placement - off site per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WIL placement preparation sessions, on campus initially and then at Lort Smith
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Delivered as reading material, quizzes, video clips.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 x 10-minute pre-workshop online quizzes (1,600-words)3% eachWeeks 2-12 | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Literature Search : Annotated Bibliography 10% (500-words) Literature report 20% (1,000-words)Individual exercisePart (a) - Research the literature on a topic of interest and find 3 pieces of high quality peer reviewed literature and complete an annotated bibliography table for each of thesePart (b) - Write a literature report using these 3 pieces of literature | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2 |
2 take home tests (500-words equivalent each)Individual exercise; Short answer format based on case studies15% each | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3, SILO4 |
12 min team oral presentation (3 mins/student; 330-words equivalent per student )Groups of 4 students, prepare and deliver a presentation on the evidence based approach they used to enhance a veterinary nursing procedure selected from a list of potential topic areas | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO5, SILO6 |