EDUC00030 Primary & Complex Care Needs

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module will be delivered by the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems in UCD.

The fourth module of this programme is dedicated to the area of primary and complex care needs associated with certain medical and neurological conditions. While nursing needs may be referred to, it will become clear to Special Needs Assistants what tasks and skills are included within their daily support activities.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

This highly specialized area of study prepares students to support primary and complex care needs of students who have difficulties with independence in fundamental skills such as feeding, communicating, swallowing or toileting.

This module offers a rare opportunity for training within this sensitive and demanding area of support for students with primary and complex care needs related to medical or neurological conditions.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

12
Specified Learning Activities

12
Autonomous Student Learning

96
Total

120
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems in UCD will deliver this module through a team of specialists in a range of disciplines. Explicit instruction on how to safely support a range of needs will be facilitated through video-modelling and interactive activities. Teaching and learning strategies for this module will also include interactive knowledge checks. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade

Not yet recorded.

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Ms Katie Hill Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mrs Rachel Howe Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Frances Howlin Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mrs Martina Kennedy Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Claire Magner Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Michaela Schumann Lecturer / Co-Lecturer