Unit name | Personal and Professional Development Year 3 |
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Unit code | ORDS30006 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Waylen |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Dentistry requires practical clinical skill and expertise; it is also involves building rapport and communicating effectively with patients and colleagues, together with acting in an ethical and professional manner. In order to practice evidence-based dentistry, all dentists need to understand the principles of good research.
The unit is comprised of the following 3 elements:
The Unit aims to build on the previous years’ teaching of The Dentist in Society and to provide students with training in critical appraisal.
The Dentist in Society
By the end of the Dentist in Society unit students will:
Critical Appraisal Projects
By the end of the Critical Appraisal Project students will be able to:
Portfolio
By the end of the Portfolio element students will:
This unit contributes to delivery and assessment of the following General Dental Council learning outcomes as specified in Preparing for Practice:
Q1 / Q2 / Q4 / Q5 / Q6 / Q7
1.1: 1.1.1 / 1.1.13
1.2: 1.2.1 / 1.2.5
1:5: 1.5.3 / 1.5.4
1.7: 1.7.1 / 1.7.2 / 1.7.4
1.8: 1.8.8
1.9: 1.9.4
1.10: 1.10.1 / 1.10.2 / 1.10.7
1.13: 1.13.5
2: 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4
3: 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4
4: 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4
5: 5.1 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5
6: 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5
7: 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.5
8: 8.2 / 8.3
9: 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.4 / 9.6 / 9.7
10: 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3 / 10.4 / 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8
11: 11.1 / 11.2 / 11.3 / 11.4 / 11.5 / 11.7 / 11.8 / 11.9
12: 12.1 / 12.3 / 12.5
Teaching will use a blended learning approach delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous activities. Students will be expected to engage with all learning.
1. The Dentist in Society: * 11 lectures including guest lecturers
2. Critical Appraisal Projects:
3. Portfolio: * No contact time required. e-resources are provided.
1. The Dentist in Society Element:
Formative assessment: online self- assessment (required reading) and self-assessment questions at the end of lectures Summative assessment (60% of the Unit mark): open-book course assignment; case based scenario with 3 guided questions, max word limit 1500. Questions will be based around the learning within the different components of Dentist in Society.
The pass mark for this assignment is 50%. Students who fail this assignment will be asked to resubmit, taking into consideration the markers feedback. Resubmitted Dentist in Society assignment will be capped at 50%
2. Critical Appraisal Projects (CAP):
Formative assessment: critical appraisal assignment assessed by tutor and peers Summative assessment (40% of the Unit Mark): Element breakdown of marks are an oral presentation to staff and peers (40%) and written assignment (60%).
The pass mark for the CAP is 50%. Students who fails the CAP overall OR do not achieve 45% or more for either the oral presentation or the written assignment will be asked to re-sit one or both of the components that were failed. A resit for the CAP written assignment must be submitted within 4 academic weeks. The candidate must rewrite their original assignment. A re-sit of the oral presentation will involve a 10-minute presentation to two members of staff and answering questions on the paper presented. The student will present an evaluation of the same research paper.
After passing any resit, the marks for the Element as a whole will be capped at 50%.
3. Portfolio - must pass
(Communication skills to be assessed in Year 3 OSCE)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ORDS30006).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.