UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

NUR5209 Education program development

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

NUR5209 Education program development is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2022
Semester 2
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
24 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before NUR5209

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After NUR5209

No unit lists NUR5209 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Must be enrolled in a Postgraduate degree

Overview

Health professions’ educators need to acquire knowledge and skills to assess, design and develop contemporary, learner-centred education programs. This unit introduces learners to health education research and scholarship that supports evidence-based teaching and learning practices. This flexible unit will offer you the opportunity to work through the process of education program development and apply evidence-based teaching and learning strategies relevant to an education context. It will also prepare you with the knowledge and skills to comprehensively assess and evaluate the outcomes of the education program..

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterPeninsulaFlexible

Assessment

  • Written assignment (2,500 words)
    20%
  • Education needs assessment (4,000 words)
    35%
  • Education program (4,000 words)
    35%
  • 5 x moderated online forum posts of 200 words each (1,000 words)
    10%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critically examine contemporary factors that influence education program development

  2. 2

    Examine models of curriculum designs relevant to education and healthcare practice

  3. 3

    Undertake an education needs assessment (ENA) in your workplace

  4. 4

    Analyse the results of ENA and identify goals and objectives related to learning needs

  5. 5

    Apply evidence based educational practices to plan, design and develop an education program

  6. 6

    Design an appropriate assessment and evaluation strategy for an education program

  7. 7

    Appraise learning theory in education research and inquiry

  8. 8

    Explore innovation and simulation methodologies in program development

  9. 9

    Enhance understanding of the role of giving and receiving effective feedback for learning

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials36 hours

12 hours of teacher-directed learning per week, including online activities, guided reading and/or tutorials.
12 hours per week of student-directed learning.
Total per week = 24 hours

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Ms Samantha Dix
Chief Examiners
Ms Samantha Dix

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for NUR5209?

NUR5209 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is NUR5209 offered?

In 2022, NUR5209 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.

How much work is NUR5209?

The handbook expects about 24 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does NUR5209 have an exam?

No. NUR5209 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available