VET20200 Professional Growth 2

Academic Year 2023/2024

This 5-credit module continues on from the stage 1 module, Professional Growth 1 (PG1), as part of the Professional Growth stream that runs vertically throughout the MVB Programme. The overall aim of this module is to enable students to gain awareness of, and develop, a variety of professional/non-technical competencies required by members of the veterinary profession.

Communication and team work are key overarching themes in this module, building on concepts introduced in PG1, as is Evidence Based Practice which will be explored through application of the 5-'A's framework also introduced in PG1. The remaining themes include ethics and animal welfare, veterinary legislation, and health and safety law from a veterinary perspective. These will be explored within the context of their relevance to the veterinary scenarios explored as part of the group work.

The module uses blended learning, including lectures, guest speakers, discussion classes, online learning resources, and group project work to support students as they work towards achievement of the learning outcomes.

***Please check and be aware if this module is a prerequisite (Academic Regulation 3.27(a)) for any future modules.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

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

* Demonstrate development of group work skills
* Demonstrate development of professional verbal and written communication with peers, veterinarians and the public
* Apply the principles of ethical decision-making to veterinary scenarios, aware of animal welfare considerations
* Apply knowledge of relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks in the context of veterinary scenarios
* Produce a well structured clinical question for a veterinary scenario (Evidence based practice - EBP)
* Construct and execute an effective search strategy to address a veterinary question (EBP)
* Compare the difference sources of available evidence explaining their relative value as effective sources of evidence (EBP)
* Construct and execute a plan for managing a veterinary scenario
* Critically reflect on the lessons learned from this module and working as part of a team

Indicative Module Content:

Teamwork, Collaboration and Leadership
Communication
Professionalism
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine
Ethics and animal welfare
Reflective practice
Legal and Regulatory Frameworks

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Small Group

24
Autonomous Student Learning

60
Online Learning

4
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Active/task-based learning
Enquiry & problem-based learning
Peer and group work
Case-based learning
Reflective learning
Student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
VET10060 - Professional Growth 1


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Two core assessment components:
Group project: involving a variety of components throughout trimester
Individual critical reflection on learning
Both are pass / fail and must each be passed		 Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Intra-semester on-line formative MCQs will be offered to students during delivery of the module. Automated on-line feedback will be provided following completion of these exercises. Group project work will involve self- and peer-assessment along with the delivery of group / class feedback as part of this process. All students failing the assessment will be offered an opportunity to discuss their work with the Module Co-ordinator. Queries from passing students are dealt with on an individual basis.

Name Role
Ms Pamela Gillick Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Pamela Kelly Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Avril McGinn Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Siobhan Mullan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Susan Rackard Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Diane Cashman Tutor
Dr Niamh Nestor Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 09:00 - 09:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12 Wed 14:00 - 15:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 Wed 14:00 - 15:50
Autumn