Becoming an Environmental Health Professional
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
50 credit points in the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Health PracticeAims and objectives
This unit aims to develop students’ awareness and understanding of what it means to become an environmental health professional. Students will engage in a range of experiences which aim to uncover the realities of the practice of environmental health. In doing so, students will appreciate becoming the professional self as a lifelong, iterative process involving ongoing critical reflection.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Analyse traditional and contemporary concepts of what it means to be a professional
2. Critically evaluate the factors which influence the development of one’s own professional identity and becoming an environmental health professional
3. Engage in critical reflection of a range of practice experiences to identify how they improved their understanding of the practice of environmental health
4. Construct a practice portfolio which demonstrates their development as an environmental health professional
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Analyse traditional and contemporary concepts of what it means to be a professional
2. Critically evaluate the factors which influence the development of one’s own professional identity and becoming an environmental health professional
3. Engage in critical reflection of a range of practice experiences to identify how they improved their understanding of the practice of environmental health
4. Construct a practice portfolio which demonstrates their development as an environmental health professional
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
- Scheduled face to face: Lectures (9 hours)
- Scheduled synchronous online learning events: N/A
- Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: N/A
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Environmental Health Practice Portfolio (experience diary, reflective journal, presentation) | Individual | 100% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• problem solving skills
• analysis skills
• communication skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently
• problem solving skills
• analysis skills
• communication skills
• ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• ability to work independently
Content
• Concepts of “professional” and professional practice
• Professional identify and the development of self
• Understanding the role of others in professional practice, networking, collaboration and communities of practice
• Differing contexts and settings for environmental health practice
• Enhancing knowledge, skills and understanding of practice through gaining practice experiences in collaboration with industry partners. This may include industry and site visits, participation in conferences, seminars or professional events or activities approved by the unit convenor.
• Professional identify and the development of self
• Understanding the role of others in professional practice, networking, collaboration and communities of practice
• Differing contexts and settings for environmental health practice
• Enhancing knowledge, skills and understanding of practice through gaining practice experiences in collaboration with industry partners. This may include industry and site visits, participation in conferences, seminars or professional events or activities approved by the unit convenor.
Study resources
- Reading materials and references.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.
References
Johns, C 2017 becoming a reflective practitioner: John Wiley & Sons,
Scanlon, L 2011 ‘Becoming’ a Professional. Lifelong Learning Book Series, vol 16. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
Dall’ Alba, G 2009 Learning to be Professionals. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
Scanlon, L 2011 ‘Becoming’ a Professional. Lifelong Learning Book Series, vol 16. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
Dall’ Alba, G 2009 Learning to be Professionals. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands