MWC5210 Burns and scar management
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MWC5210 Burns and scar management is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for MWC5210. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before MWC5210
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MWC5210
No unit lists MWC5210 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: (PGW5201 or MWC5201) and (PGW5202 or MWC5202) and (PGW5203 or MWC5203) AND (PGW5204 or MWC5204)
Overview
In this unit you will explore the complex care needs of the individual who has experienced a burn injury, including the long term physical and psychological complications that can arise. In particular, you will have the opportunity to consider scar management in detail.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
Assessment
- Report (1,500 words)15%
- Educational information sheet (1 page up to 1,500 words) and oral presentation (5 mins recorded)25%
- Case study analysis (2,500 words)Threshold hurdle40%
- Discussion forums (between 200-600 words and will be available for a duration of 2 weeks)20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the first aid and appropriate management required to care for a person with an acute burn injury
- 2
Implement a holistic approach to systematic assessment of a person with a burn injury, incorporating physical, psychosocial and environmental factors.
- 3
Recognise and apply evidence based treatment strategies to manage a person with a burn injury, and develop plans to minimise burn injury complications
- 4
Appraise the long term consequences of burn injury and scar development in individuals, their carers and family and health care professionals.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in online discussions or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.
Learning resources
Technology resources
For information on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) specifications, technology requirements, as well as systems and services available to students, review the Student Technology Essentials Handbook https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1041220/student-it-brochure.pdf
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Adriana Tiziani
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MWC5210?
MWC5210 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MWC5210 offered?
In 2024, MWC5210 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton, with an online option.
How much work is MWC5210?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MWC5210 have an exam?
No. MWC5210 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.