AQF LEVEL AQF LEVEL 9 CRITERIA MASTERS DEGREE (COURSEWORK) PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

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1 Master f Speech Pathlgy PURPOSE AQF LEVEL AQF LEVEL 9 CRITERIA MASTERS DEGREE (COURSEWORK) PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES The Masters Degree (Cursewrk) qualifies individuals wh apply an advanced bdy f knwledge in a range f cntexts fr prfessinal practice r schlarship and as a pathway fr further learning. KNOWLEDGE Graduates f a Masters Degree (Cursewrk) will have: a bdy f knwledge that includes the understanding f recent develpments in a discipline and/r area f prfessinal practice knwledge f research principles and methds applicable t a field f wrk and r learning The Master f Speech Pathlgy is a prfessinal preparatin prgram that teaches and assesses established and emerging knwledge, skills, and attributes required fr Entry-level practice in speech pathlgy in Australia, as determined by Speech Pathlgy Australia. Graduates must meet seven essential ccupatinal cmpetencies (as described in the Cmpetency-based Occupatinal Standards, 2011), and fur essential generic prfessinal cmpetencies (as described in the natinal COMPASS assessment tl). Graduates f the Master f Speech Pathlgy will have in-depth entry-level knwledge f: the six range f practice areas f: speech, language, vice, fluency, swallwing, and multimdal cmmunicatin within the cntext f health and educatin settings cmmunicatin and swallwing acrss the lifespan and the impact that impairment has n the individual and their cntext under The Internatinal Classificatin f Functining, Disability, and Health (WHO, 2001) framewrk the sciences that underpin assessment, interpretatin, planning, and interventin with clients theries and research that underpin evidence-based management f clients, and their applicatin t management practices specific diagnstic and evaluative qualities f infrmal and frmal assessment tls and utcme measures hw t critically appraise the literature and frmulate research questins different research methdlgies t address questins relevant t cntemprary speech pathlgy practice and service mdels hw different research practices will advance the bdy f knwledge in speech pathlgy. Dcument Number 2013/ Page 1

2 Master f Speech Pathlgy SKILLS Graduates f a Masters Degree (Cursewrk) will have: cgnitive skills t demnstrate mastery f theretical knwledge and t reflect critically n thery and prfessinal practice r schlarship cgnitive, technical and creative skills t investigate, analyse and synthesise cmplex infrmatin, prblems, cncepts and theries and t apply established theries t different bdies f knwledge r practice cgnitive, technical and creative skills t generate and evaluate cmplex ideas and cncepts at an abstract level cmmunicatin and technical research skills t justify and interpret theretical prpsitins, methdlgies, cnclusins and prfessinal decisins t specialist and nn-specialist audiences technical and cmmunicatin skills t design, evaluate, implement, analyse and therise abut develpments that cntribute t prfessinal practice r schlarship Graduates f the Master f Speech Pathlgy will have the cgnitive, cmmunicatin, technical, and creative skills t: Cgnitive: Cmmunicatin: critically analyse, evaluate and interpret, and apply: the sciences that underpin assessment, interventin, planning, and interventin with paediatric and adult clients with cmmunicatin and/r swallwing cnditins theries and research that underpin the applicatin f cmmunicatin and swallwing sciences t individualise clinical practice published research relating t verarching and specific principles f cmmunicatin and swallwing assessment and interventin practices research principles and methdlgies t address questins relevant t health and educatin service mdels and speech pathlgy. demnstrate critical and advanced clinical reasning skills t enable effective and hlistic management f peple with cmmunicatin and/r swallwing cnditins generate research questins based n critical appraisal f the current literature in speech pathlgy and derive methdlgies t investigate and evaluate research prblems engage with clinical partners t cntribute t the develpment f further evidence and future theretical and clinical develpments in the area f speech pathlgy practice. effectively manage clients with cmmunicatin and/r swallwing cnditins, including being respnsive t cultural and linguistic diversity cmmunicate effectively and respectfully, thrugh multiple mdalities, thrughut the entire management prcess with clients, significant thers, and clleagues within interprfessinal health and educatin teams identify pprtunities fr cmmunicating, and t cmmunicate effectively at Dcument Number 2013/ Page 2

3 Master f Speech Pathlgy Technical: cnferences, special interest grups, and/r research netwrks. critically evaluate the applicatin f speech pathlgy specific skills and theries in assessment, interpretatin, planning, and interventin with f clients identify legal issues, natinal and internatinal prfessinal standards relevant t speech pathlgy and service delivery, including risk assessment prcedures and health and safety regulatins. Dcument Number 2013/ Page 3

4 Master f Speech Pathlgy APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Graduates f a Masters Degree (Cursewrk) will demnstrate the applicatin f knwledge & skills: with creativity and initiative t new situatins in prfessinal practice and/r fr further learning with high level persnal autnmy and accuntability t plan and execute a substantial research-based prject, capstne experience and/r piece f schlarship Graduates f the Master f Speech Pathlgy will have the cgnitive, cmmunicatin and technical skills t: Create: Implement: demnstrate an bjective and analytical attitude in the applicatin f knwledge f the cmmunicatin and swallwing sciences in an innvative way t develp cllabrative client-specific and client-centred management plans integrate and apply evidenced-based appraches in the presentatin f health prmtin and preventative care prgrammes demnstrate and prmte the apprpriate applicatin f new knwledge and innvatins in interdisciplinary practice and decisin-making prcesses, and influence the directins f further research and innvatin. demnstrate a cmprehensive knwledge base f the cmmunicatin and swallwing sciences t develp innvative interventins and management strategies t cntribute t the evidence base demnstrate the ability t adapt cmprehensive knwledge f the cmmunicatin and swallwing sciences t enable safe client-centred practice engage in cllabrative gal-setting with clients and significant thers demnstrate a minimum f Entry-level practical skills in effective assessment and evidence-based management f cmmunicatin and/r swallwing cnditins identify, analyse, and respnd apprpriately t a variety f ethical dilemmas and challenges during the effective management f the client plan, prvide, and manage speech pathlgy services undertake preventative, educatinal and/r prmtinal prjects r prgrams abut speech pathlgy and related tpics as part f a team with ther prfessinals plan and execute a substantial quality assurance prject and/r a piece f schlarship with a clinical partner, and present the results. Dcument Number 2013/ Page 4

5 Master f Speech Pathlgy Independence and accuntability: design and administer safe and apprpriate therapeutic interventins t meet the individual and specific needs f clients within legislative, plicy, and funding cnstraints demnstrate adaptability f cmprehensive knwledge f cmmunicatin and swallwing sciences in the cntext f patient-centred practice simultaneusly mnitr multiple dimensins f data during patient cntact while develping a patient-centred inter-prfessinal multifaceted ethical interventin act within the ethical guidelines f the prfessin and all relevant legislatin and legal cnstraints, including medic-legal respnsibilities demnstrate the imprtance f lifelng learning and staying up t date with new innvatins and evidence fr their effectiveness, thrugh accessing, critiquing and synthesising infrmatin frm different surces generate and answer a research questin based n a critical evaluatin f the current literature, clinical experience and critical reflectin cntribute t the speech pathlgy prfessin thrugh undertaking and disseminating research demnstrate prfessinal, ethical, reflective, and autnmus practice Advcate fr peple with cmmunicatin and/r swallwing cnditins. Dcument Number 2013/ Page 5