Unit Outline

This unit forms one of two Major project core units included in the Master of Clinical Pharmacy Professional Impact pathway. The Professional Impact pathway offers an alternative for students wishing to make measurable impacts in practices in Clinical Pharmacy but wishing to do this through a non-traditional research pathway. The unit enables students, who are all pharmacists in hospital or community settings, to conduct a clinical audit (or negotiated project) on an identified issue in practice and make quality improvements through a significant work-based project.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Design a workplace project plan which is focused on advanced pharmacotherapeutics and QUM & Medicine Safety
2.	Implement the workplace project according to the approved project plan
3.	Document and communicate progress against a project plan in a systematic, theoretically informed manner

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Anti-requisite (mutual excl)	CSA712, CSA713, CSA714, CSA715

Alterations as a result of student feedback

In response to the feedback from previous student cohort, changes have been made which may include adjustments to assessments and alignment of some of the timelines. As always, the teaching team will greatly appreciate your feedback both informally during the delivery of the unit in 2024, and formally through the University of Tasmania’s eVALUate surveys following your completion of the unit.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Professional Pitch and Justification	Week 5	25 %	LO1, LO2
Assessment Task 2:	Preliminary Project Reporting Template	Week 9	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	Preliminary Project Report	Week 13	45 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Professional Pitch and Justification

Task Description:

This task requires you to communicate your Clinical Audit plan (or negotiated project) to a pharmacy audience justifying why the topic has been chosen and why the area would benefit from a quality audit. To do this you will draw upon your knowledge of advanced pharmacotherapeutics, QUM & Medicines Safety. You will need to describe the problem or issue, outline its scope, the rationale for your choice, the evidence that demonstrates that improvement is possible within a 3-6 month timeframe and what that improvement would look like. You may choose to utilise the Situation, Complication, Resolution format to accompany your recorded pitch.

Task Length:

3 minute recorded pitch plus 600 words written justification

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Clear and justified identification of a problem/issue suitable for a clinical audit relating to advanced pharmacotherapeutics, QUM & Medicines Safety and the context of the option units you have chosen	LO1
2	Detailed scoping of the extent of the problem/issue and why it is suitable for a clinical audit	LO1
3	Theoretically informed, evidence-based substantiation of the achievability of the desired quality improvement within the 3-6 month timeframe	LO1, LO2

Assessment Task 2: Preliminary Project Reporting Template

Task Description:

Develop a detailed theoretically informed Project Reporting Template suitable for documenting and reporting your clinical audit including risk management

Task Length:

1,200 words

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Well justified, theoretically informed reporting structure suitable for the reporting the planned project	LO1
2	Comprehensive and realistic timeline and performance indicators including measurements of success and changes to the plan	LO2
3	Succinct and comprehensive risk management assessment and reporting criteria	LO3

Assessment Task 3: Preliminary Project Report

Task Description:

Write a progress report detailing current methods employed and any deviations from the initial plan in Professional Impact Project A. If some results have been collected, provide a brief summary of these results.

Task Length:

2500 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

45 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Summarise the initial project plan and describe and justify any deviations from the plan	LO1
2	Provide a report detailing progress against the planned project milestones	LO2
3	Describe any interim results generated and their contribution to the overall project purpose	LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.