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Graduate Certificate of Education and Training (Clinical Instruction)

Overview
Course Objectives
Entry requirements
Course requirements
Contact hours
Workplace Learning Agreement
Subject descriptions

Overview

The Graduate Certificate of Education and Training (Clinical Instruction) is a one year part-time course developed in partnership with the Australian Institute of Radiography and specially designed for people involved in an instructional role in clinical contexts. The course aims to develop skilled and reflective professional practitioners able to provide quality programs of instruction and learning in clinical contexts.

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate of Education and Training (Clinical Instruction) may apply for entry to the Graduate Diploma of Education and Training. Please contact the Office of the Academic Registrar at the Hawthorn Campus, telephone (03) 9810 3316, if you would like further information about this course.

Course Objectives

On completion of the Graduate Certificate of Education and Training (Clinical Instruction) graduates should be able to:

understand the facilitation of teaching, instruction and learning in the clinical context;
design and apply instructional strategies to the professional development of qualified staff and students;
assist in the development of and supervision of the internship programs of junior colleagues;
assist with instructional aspects of introducing new equipment and practices into the work place; and
demonstrate appropriate competencies in communication, negotiation and conflict resolution within the clinical learning context.

Entry requirements

You may apply for the Graduate Certificate of Education and Training (Clinical Instruction) if you:

have qualified for a degree or diploma from this or another university or tertiary educational institution which is recognised by the Faculty of Education; or
have qualifications and experience which accord eligibility for membership of the Australian Institute of Radiography, or of an approved professional association; and
are employed in an approved instructional role comprising a minimum of four hours per week throughout the course.

Course requirements

To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate of Education and Training (Clinical Instruction) you must complete the following subjects:

468-805 The Practitioner as Instructor I 25 points

468-806 The Practitioner as Instructor II 25 points

Contact hours

The delivery of subjects is flexible and involves a range of alternative modes. These include:-

(i) Weekly Sessions: A combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops and seminars
(ii) Intensive seminars and workshops: These may be offered as intensive sessions of one or more days. Weekend and vacation teaching may also be possible.
(iii) Computer mediated delivery: As most subjects in the course involve use of computer technology, where possible, students will be engaged in the use of Bulletin Boards, information networks and multimedia applications. Students will be encouraged to publish and communicate with colleagues and lecturers using this technology.
(iv) Combination: Subjects may be delivered in one or a combination of these modes. The only exception is the computer mediated delivery; this will not be the only form of delivery for any subject.

The contact hours listed in the following subject descriptions are, therefore, expressed in terms of the total contact for that subject.

It should be noted that the type of delivery used will be determined, to some extent, by student demand.

Workplace Learning Agreement

Professional practice subjects within the Graduate Certificates of Education and Training include a Workplace Learning Agreement. These subjects include a special requirement statement which advises students of the need to be able to negotiate such an agreement.

This Agreement sets out students' personal learning goals within a particular work context, a plan for achieving these goals and indicators of attainment. Each student is required to collaborate with workplace mentors, supervisors or colleagues, as well as lecturers and fellow students, in designing and implementing the Agreement.

This Agreement is designed to enhance students' performance in the workplace through the integration of theory and practice.

To enable the completion of the Agreement, applicants for these courses are required to have available access to an approved role in education and training. Such access is normally guaranteed by the employer in writing as a condition of entry to the course. Should access to this role become unavailable or restricted during the course, the student will be responsible for finding an alternative placement as approved by the Faculty. Failing this, in extenuating circumstances, the Faculty may assist a student to find a placement or approve a period of leave of absence for a reasonable period of time in which employment may be sought by the student.

Subject descriptions

468-805 The Practitioner As Instructor I (First or second semester.)
468-806 The Practitioner As Instructor II (First or second semester.)

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Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct 10 1995
Last modified:   Oct 10 1995
Authorised by:   Academic Registrar
Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au

Maintained by:   Faculty of Education (Hawthorn Campus)