FLME40140

Learning Outcomes:

Ability to form and communicate his/her knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience. Communicate effectively in writing, oral and visual presentation to be able to present ideas at all levels of a medical enterprise from lower staff to corporate management. Ability to Use information technology and electronic sources of information in work, practice and presentation. Ability to learn to think in terms of `integrated governance' and practical solutions to problems in healthcare with may lead to harm to patients, by working with supervisor/s who are in the professional fields of law, medicine and governance. Develop ability to engage in in-depth research, read and interpret learning styles relevant to interpretation of law and policy by way of learning self-critically and self-directed learning. Use computers, information technology and electronic sources of information in study, research, and presentation. Communicate effectively in writing, orally and visually in a wide range of situations at all levels of a medical setting.Plan and prioritise study; Use time effectively; Demonstrate a proactive approach to learning by way of critical analysis and thinking and self-directed learning.Interpret and discuss research and policy.Present medical, legal and/or medico-ethical/legal hypotheses and mount systematic and logical arguments for and against them. Apply his/her knowledge, understanding, research, analytical and problem solving abilities within new and unfamiliar areas of study, professional and multidisciplinary activity across the disciplines of Medicine, Clinical risk management, corporate governance, law and ethics. Access, collate, evaluate and apply his/her knowledge and understanding of advanced legal publications, medico-legal research, legislation and legal judgments with a view to understanding the policy ramifications of the same and their application to clinical practice in a way that seeks to underpin and understand a clinical risk management problem, resolve it and offer an opportunity to improve the delivery of patient care at local policy level. Make critical evaluations of medico-legal and risk management literature, opinions, medical policy and research, legislation and case law. Have the ability to integrate multi-disciplinary knowledge combined with complex concepts and scenarios in a medical setting for the purposes of resolving complex medico-ethical and legal problems at professional and social levels. Evaluate information and professional scenarios to formulate complex judgments and policy in a medical working environment with regard to the short term and longer term ramifications of such policies to ensure sustained and workable medical policies are put into place.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Must have attended Module 1
Must be attending Module 2
Must have submitted an Outline in January Semester 2 that is deemed suitable

No attendence of Module 1 & 2 taught modules

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Initially – in January of the term – students are obliged to submit a summary of their project outline. The module coordinator gives individual feedback on this outline in terms of suitability of idea. After completion – and assessment – firstly, in relation to the oral presentation, to external examiners provide feedback which is available to the students on request. In relation to the written dissertation – again, feedback on an individual basis is available on request to students. The module coordinator will also give general feedback in relation to general performance to the group as a whole.