Unit information: Personal and Professional Development - Year 2 in 2021/22

Unit name	Personal and Professional Development - Year 2
Unit code	ORDS20027
Credit points	10
Level of study	I/5
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Miss. Sarah Bain
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	N/A
Co-requisites	N/A
School/department	Bristol Dental School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

Year 2:

Subject areas:

1. Professional Development
2. Personal Development (including Reflective Practice)
3. Team working
4. Psychological and sociological factors contributing to poor oral health

Aims:

• To build and develop Personal and Professional Development from PPD1 with a focus on leadership and management
• To demonstrate dental team working, instilling collaborative practice within the whole dental team.
• To understand the oral health inequalities that contribute to the outcomes of dental treatment
• To further develop reflective practice and feedback

Intended Learning Outcomes

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Describe and demonstrate the attributes of professional attitudes and behaviour in all environments and media
2. Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills that are effective in initiating an oral health care consultation
3. Demonstrate the ability to communicate risk appropriately and also to apply suitable interpersonal skills in the breaking of difficult news and dealing with complaints
4. Recognise the importance of the duty of candour and effective communication with patients when things go wrong, knowing how and where to report any patient safety issues which arise
5. Explain, evaluate and apply principles of an evidence-based approach to learning, clinical and professional practice and decision making
6. Continue to develop reflective practice and understand its contribution to Continued Professional Development (CPD)
7. Explain the impact of medical and psychological conditions in the patient

Teaching Information

Teaching methods include:

• Lectures
• Small group Seminars
• Clinical Practice (Work based learning)
• Placement (CBT)
• Guided Independent study
• Continuous Clinical Assessment logbook/portfolio (CCA) including Reflective Practice

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.

Assessment Information

Summative assessment

Written assignment (100% of unit total)

Students will be required to submit a written assignment of 1500 - 2000 words on a PPD topic as assigned.

Formative assessment

Students are supported in their learning by a variety of directed formative assessments with which they must engage within this unit. Overall performance will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee at regular meetings x 1 per term.

1. Continuous Clinical Assessment through CAFS e-portfolio

Assessment of professionalism and student reflection for each patient seen, graded with feedback from staff and patients.

2. Personal Development Planning (PDP)

Students must demonstrate satisfactory engagement with the PDP process through the compilation of a Personal Development Portfolio and meetings with Personal Tutors.

Marks obtained in formative assessments above do not contribute to the overall unit mark but failure to complete by the stated end of term deadlines will be raised at the Progress Committee, and may be a barrier to progression.

Resources

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. ORDS20027).

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.