• Attendance is expected at scheduled activities, including clinics and tutorials, to complete components of the course.
• Tutorials will be available as recordings depending on the content.
• The course may include live online events, including tutorials and discussions as required.
• The activities for the course are scheduled as a weekly timetable.

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Students are expected to review the readings providing in the course outline and provided by each Clinical Educator as relates to the individual clinics. Students are expected to be self-directed in their own research for clinic.
Required Readings:

• MSLT Prac Clinical Handbook (on Canvas)
• The Clinical Record website: https://www.coursebuilder.cad.auckland.ac.nz/flexicourses/1981/publish/1/
• COMPASS Assessment Booklet and Manual (on Canvas)
• Speech Pathology Australia Competency Based Occupational Standards (CBOS 2011)
• NZSTA Principles and Rules of Ethics (on NZSTA Website)
• MSLTPrac Field Supervisor Manual (on Google Drive)
• NZ Disability Strategy (2001). On internet.
• Health and Disability Commissioner – Code of Rights (2009). On internet.
• The Privacy Act (1993). On internet.
• Evidence based practice maps ASHA http://ncepmaps.org/

• Body, R. And McAllister, L. (2009). Ethics in Speech Pathology. London: Wiley & Sons.
• Refer to Resources section of the Clinical Handbook and to references in relevant SPCHSCI courses. Teaching and learning opportunities provided in all SPCHSCI courses to date and in SPCHSCI733 & 736 will have direct relevance to the clinical setting. Students are encouraged to actively look for linkages between what they are exposed to in lectures, tutorials and labs and what they experience in clinic.
• Reflective Writing https://learn.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=2732&chapterid=1110

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.

You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Clinic Time & Location: Clinic/Practicum sessions will be offered externally for most of the year in clinical settings such as: Auckland City Hospital and Counties Manukau DHB. Some clinics will also be available within The University of Auckland Teaching Clinics. Clinics during Easter weeks and mid-semester breaks must be decided in consultation with your clinical tutor and the client. Please do not book any time off/flights until your clinic commitments have been finalised.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

Assignment guidelines:

• Formatting. Assignments are to use 1.5 line spacing, A4 page specification, 18 pt before paragraph spacing, 11 point font and ‘NZ English’ spelling (‘Language’). It is strongly recommended that you use “Styles”, with these details as part of the “normal” style definition (go into ‘Format’, then ‘Styles and Formatting’ to find where to alter the specifications). You should not use repeated ‘enter’ strokes to create spacings. Headings and subheadings (which should also be specified for their style) should be used to organise assignment content.
• Please use both sides of the page. All pages must be numbered. Please use 2cm margins on all but the left (2.5cm). Use APA style for references (author and date in the text, alphabeticised full reference list at the end. Do not use bibliographies unless specifically asked for).
• Put your name and your student ID number on assignments. All assignments must have a signed Post Graduate Assignment Cover Sheet.
• Assignments to be handed in by 4pm the day the assignment is due. The assignments will be date-stamped.
• Please retain an electronic copy of all coursework; this may be requested at anytime until the end of the exam period. Please also retain marked versions.

This clinical paper includes one day per week clinics at the Grafton Teaching Clinic or external clinics and a block placement anywhere across New Zealand. Clinical tutorials are also held throughout the week while on campus. Clinic and the clinical tutorials are compulsory to attend. Please notify the Director of Clinical Education if you are unable to attend. Please inform your clinical educator and clinic partner if you are unable to attend a clinic day.
Requirement of Police Vetting / Immunisations This course requires you to participate in clinical practicum experiences and/ or visit clinical settings e.g. hospitals, schools, clinics. Police Vetting and Immunisations are required. Please contact your Course Director if you have not already completed both of these tasks. Confidentiality Clause requirement This course uses client materials including assessment / therapy plans, photographs and videos to enhance your learning. Students must take all reasonable steps to protect against inadvertent disclosure of this information to people who are not enrolled in this course. This includes not sharing materials and being aware of one’s environment when watching or discussing class materials online.

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

• Changes made to clinical exam format.
• Change in timing of block placement.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

This course is supported by the Tuākana in Science Programme, which facilitates the success and wellbeing of our Māori and Pacific students. The foundation of the Tuākana Programme is the Tuākana-Teina principle an integral relationship in which older or more expert Tuākana (traditionally brother, sister or cousin) guides a younger or less expert Teina (traditionally younger sibling or cousin). This is a reciprocal relationship which fosters safe learning and teaching environments. Read more here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/science/study-with-us/maori-and-pacific-at-the-faculty/tuakana-programme.html

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Extensions are normally only given when circumstances arise beyond the student’s control that could not be foreseen, such as new illness or major changes to personal circumstances. Where possible extensions must be requested at least two working days in advance e.g. if the deadline is 4pm Monday, you should request an extension before Thursday 4pm. Proof, such as a medical certificate, may be required to support a request for an extension or explain a late assignment. Assignments that are handed in after the due date and time will receive a late penalty (deducting 5% per day from the mark given), unless you obtained an extension from the course co-ordinator prior to the due date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.