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 2024 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2024
Semester 2
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2024 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 2024 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 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterPeninsulaFlexible

Assessment

  • Poster
    20%
  • Report (4,000 words)
    40%
  • Education plan (4,000 words)
    40%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Examine and apply contemporary factors that influence education program development in healthcare practice/education.

  2. 2

    Examine models of curriculum designs relevant to education and healthcare practice.

  3. 3

    Conduct an education needs assessment (ENA) in your workplace, and analyse the results to identify goals and objectives related to learning needs of healthcare learners.

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

    Analyse contemporary literature related to assessment and evaluation principles and apply these to the development of an education program in healthcare practice/education.

  6. 6

    Appraise education research and its application in healthcare environments.

  7. 7

    Analyse how innovative teaching methods can impact healthcare educational program development.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials36 hours
24 hours per week of teacher facilitated and self-directed learning including tutorials and online activities. Please refer to Moodle for tutorial types and requirements.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Van Nguyen
Chief Examiners
Van Nguyen

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for NUR5209?

NUR5209 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is NUR5209 offered?

In 2024, NUR5209 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.

Does NUR5209 have an exam?

No. NUR5209 has 3 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