Unit Outline

This unit addresses principles of early human development, focusing on the stages from conception to early adulthood. It examines genetic, environmental, and physiological (bioecological) factors influencing growth and development. Emphasis is also placed on understanding developmental milestones and their implications for nursing practice, promoting optimal health outcomes that incorporate ethically and culturally appropriate care for neonates, infants, children, and young people.

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	Analyse and reflect on the interactions and impacts of bioecological factors on the development, health, and wellbeing of neonates, infants, children, and young people.
2	Evaluate current clinical issues within the neonatal and/or paediatric population.
3	Apply knowledge of neonatal and paediatric developmental milestones to inform nursing practice, care planning, and family support.
4	Critically analyse care utilising an evidence-informed approach, evaluating ethical and culturally appropriate aspects of decision-making.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

Amendments were made to:
1. Unit content to meet the needs of the knowledge required for delivering care to neonates, infants, children, and young people.

2. Assessment tasks - description, criteria, length, weighting and due weeks all updated to better align with students’ needs and ability to demonstrate knowledge and achievement of ILO,
3. Reading lists to align with current evidence for delivering current care to neonates, infants, children, and young people.

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:	Case Review	Week 4	25 %	LO1, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Virtual Presentation	Week 9	40 %	LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Online Activities	Week 12	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Case Review

Task Description:

For this activity, you are asked to consider a parent/primary carer of a neonate, infant, child, or young person in your clinical setting and analyse their attachment, reflecting on bioecological factors impacting the health, wellbeing and development of their neonate, infant, child, or young person.
Validation of your chosen case must be verified by a clinical support (educator, manager, facilitator).
For further details on the topic and task, refer to MyLO.

Task Length:

1000 words

Due Date:

Week 4

Weight:

25 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Describe the parent/primary carer and their neonate, infant, child, or young person from your clinical setting and their attachment style with clear communication, using contemporary evidence-informed resources.	LO1, LO3, LO4
2	Critically analyse the attachment and the bioecological factors that have impacted the health, wellbeing or development of the neonate, infant child, or young person in your chosen case, communicating clearly using contemporary evidence-informed res	LO1, LO3, LO4
3	Critically reflect on the observed interactions and the impacts of bioecological factors on the development, health, or wellbeing of the neonate, infant, child, or young person communicating clearly using contemporary evidence-informed resources.	LO1, LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Virtual Presentation

Task Description:

For this assessment activity, you are asked to prepare and record a virtual audio/visual presentation – accompanied by a written script.
The focus of the presentation will be on a current issue related to growth and development, nutrition, child safety, or immunisation that you are experiencing in your clinical area.
Further details are provided in MyLO.

Task Length:

Audio/visual narrated presentation 10 minutes

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Describe the current clinical issue from your practice setting.	LO2
2	Rationalise the importance of the clinical issue by explaining its impact on the health, wellbeing and development of a neonate, infant, child, or young person within your practice context using appropriate evidence-informed resources.	LO2, LO3
3	Critically analyse and evaluate the current clinical issue with comparison to global or national care using appropriate evidence-informed resources.	LO2, LO3, LO4
4	Utilising an evidence-informed approach, evaluate ethical and cultural considerations of the clinical issue.	LO2, LO4

Assessment Task 3: Online Activities

Task Description:

For this assessment task, you are required to actively participate in the content-based learning activities embedded throughout this unit, demonstrating self-reflection and learning related to foundational topics of children’s care.
For further details on the topic and task, refer to MyLO.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 12

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Contribute to the online discussion forum frequently, with responses to other students and tutor(s), providing appropriate academic and professional responses.	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
2	Apply principles of early human development, focusing on the stages from conception to early adulthood, to examine genetic, environmental, and physiological (bioecological) factors.	LO1, LO2
3	Communicate current clinical issues within the neonatal and/or paediatric population, evaluating developmental milestones and their implications for nursing practice.	LO2, LO3
4	Critically analyse and evaluate ethically and culturally appropriate decision-making in clinical practice.	LO4

How your final result is determined

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

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

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.