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VET-30017 - Module Specification
Harper and Keele Veterinary School
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 17 May 2024

VET-30017 - Business and Professional Skills
Coordinator: Clare Cripwell
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

VET-10009 Professional Skills and Academic Practice
VET-20007 Communication and Professional Skills

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The aims of this module are to:
1. To develop further the skills of reflective practice;
2. To introduce business concepts including basic finance, staff management and employment law;
3. To help the student identify stress in self and colleagues and appreciate the causes of stress in the workplace.
4. To introduce the concept of quality improvement and clinical audit.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/vet-30017/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

evaluate the relationships between people and make suggestions to improve the effectiveness of staff: 1
evaluate the legislation related to a veterinary business: 1
synthesise the principles of operations management and apply these principles to ensure effective, efficient and ethical running of the practice: 1
analyse the factors that affect the economic and emotional context in which a veterinary surgeon operates: 1,3
apply the principles of clinical governance to veterinary practice, including the use of clinical audit to evaluate and suggest improvements to practice: 2

Study hours

10 hours lectures
40 hours tutorials
0.5 hours presentation (maximum)
99.5 hours independent learning

School Rules

Additional pre-requisite: VET-30009 Law, Ethics and Professional Practice

Description of Module Assessment

1: Presentation weighted 30%
Practice Management Group assignment
Small groups of up to 4 students are each given a detailed veterinary practice scenario. The task is to identify the weaknesses in the management, potential adverse consequences and present solutions in a group presentation. Individual student performance will be differentiated via peer assessment.

2: Presentation weighted 30%
Clinical audit
Carry out a clinical audit (on real or mock data) on a discrete topic defined in brief and present analysis to peers and staff making recommendations in line with evidence based medicine

3: Reflective Diary weighted 40%
Stress management reflection
Students will describe and analyse two real incidents that occurred in a veterinary context that could be considered to be stressful; one that affected self and one that had an effect on others. Reflect on the causes of the incidents and ways that harmful effects were, or could have been, mitigated, and use of personal development techniques after the situation

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 17 May 2024