Module Special Admissions Requirements
Students must have successfully completed all Level four and five modules prior to commencement of this module unless exemption has been agreed.
Module Resources
Powerpoint
flipchart
Module Texts
GOsC The Code of Practice Standard 2005
Barrow, C (2005) The Complete Small Business guide: A Sourcebook for New and Small Business. Capstone Reference
Bolton GEJ (2010) Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development
Chambers, R. & Wakley, G (2005) Clinical Audit in Primary Care: Demonstrating Quality and Outcomes
Schon, D (1991) The Reflective Practitioner: How professionals think in Action
Module Learning Strategies
CONTACT HOURS (42):
Lectures - 21 hours
workshops - 21 hours
INDEPENDENT STUDY HOURS (108):
Background reading - 80 hours
Assessment preparation 28 hours
Module Additional Assessment Details
Learning, Teaching and Assessment Strategy
The IPP (Integrated Professional Portfolio) will be used as a teaching and learning tool. Lectures, discussion groups, case studies, individual tutorials. Small group presentations and discussions, self-directed learning
Assessment weighting
Integrated Professional Portfolio
75%
Learning outcomes 1,2,3 and 4 are assessed in the IPP.
Presentation (10 minute)
25%
Learning outcomes 3, 4 and 5 are assessed in the presentation.
All elements of the module assessment must be passed in order to complete the module.
Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Students will be given a formative IPP submission and an in-class formative presentation to peers.
Module Indicative Content
Professionalism and its ethical basis, and reflective practice.
Role, structure and procedures of GOsC (including S2K).
Osteopathic professional Code of Conduct (`Pursuing Excellence¿).
Examples of failures of professional practice.
Clinical Audit.
Jurisprudence.
Medical Reports.
Inter-professional Communication.
NHS and the place of osteopathy within it.
Health and Safety (including manual handling).
Business management, Accounting and property law.
Accounting.
First Aid.