Legal and Ethical Dermal Practice

Unit code: HBD2204 | Study level: Undergraduate
Credit points
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
Location
City Campus
Online Real Time
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

The unit enables students to better understand the elements of what constitutes professional dermal practice and how graduates should conduct themselves as a dermal clinician. Students will better understand how they can operate in the allied health field via exploring health law, legal constraints and ethical issues as applied to dermal practice.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Interpret ethical issues related to dermal practice and generate appropriate solutions;
  2. Investigate relevant features of the Australian legal system and deduce how they apply to dermal practice; and
  3. Determine legal and ethical processes required to work professionally as an independent dermal clinician or a member of a health care team.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Exercise
|
Grade: 20%
Summary-writing task of key ethical and professional practices (500 words)
Assessment type: Project
|
Grade: 30%
Group poster presentation (groups of 2-3 students, 500 words, 5 minutes duration)
Assessment type: Test
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Grade: 50%
Written test (2hrs duration)

Required reading

Readings and reference materials will be available on the VU Collaborate space for this unit.

As part of a course

This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):

Bachelor of Dermal Sciences
HBDS | Bachelor degree | Duration: 4 years

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