HNN216 - International Nursing and Midwifery Study Tour
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Intensive 6: Study tour |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Intensive 6: Louise Alexander Intensive 12: Gabby Burdeu Trimester 3: Louise Alexander |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D355, D381, D387, H326, H329 |
| Previously: | International Nursing Study Tour |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed a minimum of 8 credit points at level 1 which must include: HNN114 and either HNN122 or HNN124. |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 2 hour briefing sessions |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will spend on average 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This elective unit will provide students with an opportunity to learn about international contexts of nursing and midwifery. The unit will be conducted in the form of a study tour to a pre-determined country and is designed to provide students with the opportunity to enhance their understanding of cross-cultural health care, and health systems. The study tour will consist of a range of activities designed to link students with policy makers, health care workers, health consumers and health agencies in the host country. Students will also participate in, where possible clinical activities during the study tour.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Explain the Australian health care system, including nursing and midwifery services. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Compare the Australian health care system and nursing services with that of the host country. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Reflect on study tour experiences and cross cultural learnings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Audio-visual presentation | 15 minute audio-visual presentation (group presentation) | 50% Pass/Fail (ungraded Pass) |
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| Assessment 2: Written reflection | 2000 words | 50% Pass/Fail (ungraded Pass) |
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This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Students need to achieve a pass in each of the assessment tasks to successfully pass the Unit. Once this is achieved the student will be awarded an ungraded PASS for the unit.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HNN216 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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