Unit information: Personal and Professional Development - Year 3 in 2022/23

Unit name	Personal and Professional Development - Year 3
Unit code	ORDS30012
Credit points	30
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Miss. Sarah Bain
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	N/A
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	N/A
Units you may not take alongside this one	N/A
School/department	Bristol Dental School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Unit Information

Subject areas:

1. Professional Development/Personal Development (including Reflective Practice)
2. Dental Public Health and Behavioural Sciences with relevance to the care of the patient.
3. Completion of Dissertation
4. Management and leadership / working with the dental team and wider health-care professions

Aims:

To produce a dissertation facilitated by a mentor/staff member. The completed thesis must be completed and passed as sign up for the Final examination. The written element must be the students own work, and comply with the regulations related to undergraduate taught programmes.

To develop abilities in management of own time/resources and inspire professional research skills including an understanding of evidence base, analytical thought processes and development of a commitment to lifelong learning

To provide the student with the tools to gain an understanding of the social and behavioural issues that influence dental health and disease.

Your learning on this unit

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Complete a critical and analytical dissertation, presented as a structured review based on principles of systemic review focused on a current relevant research question.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of evidenced based clinical practice.
3. Demonstrate self-directed learning and ability to access literature from a variety of sources.
4. Analyse and critically appraise published scientific literate, including the correct interpretation of data.
5. Demonstrate IT skills in the presentation of the findings.
6. Develop and maintain professional knowledge and competence and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning.
7. Have knowledge of communication with patients, other members of the dental team and other health professionals.
8. Practice more independently within scope of practice.
9. Have knowledge of social, cultural and environment factors that determine oral health and illness.
10. Have knowledge of the prevalence and distribution of certain dental conditions in the UK and the provision of dental services for a community taking into account the changing demography of the population.
11. Be familiar with the social and psychological issues relevant to the care of patients.
12. Have knowledge of the role of the dental team in the facilitation, provision and care of disabled people.
13. Be familiar with the medical and social models of disability and the resulting consequences and impact on the lives of people with disabilities.

How you will learn

Teaching methods include:

• Small group Seminars
• Individual tutorials with mentors/staff
• Research methods/project
• Clinical Practice (Work based learning)
• Placement (SBCH & CBT)
• Guided Independent study
• Continuous Clinical Assessment logbook/portfolio (CCA) including Reflective Practice

How you will be assessed

Summative assessment

There is one summative assessment in this unit:

1. Dissertation

• 6000 word written dissertation on a subject relating to the clinical practice of Dental Hygiene & Therapy. Feedback and tutorial support is provided. Submission of the Dissertation is a requirement as a sign up to Finals.
• 100% of unit total

Students must pass the assessment by achieving a minimum mark of 40%.

Formative assessment and progression to graduation

Students must satisfy all engagement requirements and successfully complete all 'must pass' assessments, as set out in the student progression requirements for Year 3 in the BSc Assessment Handbook.

Satisfactory and appropriate engagement with the programme will be determined by the Progress Committee which will normally meet termly. The committee will monitor engagement against the engagement and progression criteria, review performance in formative and 'must pass' assessments and monitor levels of professionalism.

A student who has not demonstrated satisfactory and appropriate engagement with the programme, nor reached a satisfactory level of professionalism (as determined by level of engagement and any other evidence relating to professionalism presented to the Progress Committee) will not be permitted to sit the End of Year 3 Summative Assessments and thus will not be able be progress to graduation.

In accordance with university regulations, students will be permitted two attempts at summative assessments in Year 3. Dependent on extenuating circumstances, a student may be permitted a second attempt at Year 3 or otherwise will be required to withdraw from the programme.

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. ORDS30012).

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.