Handbook

Diagnosis and Critical Thinking in Veterinary Science will provide students with the tools to embark on the remaining components of the veterinary science degree. This subject will be taught in a Problem-based learning (PBL) format where students will work in teams to solve authentic, ill-structured problems, working though a set of Situation Analysis and Critical Thinking questions. PBL is student centred learning, rather than teacher centred learning. Therefore, students will be required to determine what they need to know in order to solve the problems presented, and then using prior knowledge, experiences and references, identify information that can be utilised to advance the case or solve the problem. PBL is collaborative; students do not work alone, but in a team for the entire session, and are therefore able to develop their communication and team skills. Knowledge acquired previously and knowledge and skills taught concurrently during the session in the other subjects will be applied to the PBL cases. There will be a strong connection between these clinical subjects and this subject, where students will be able to apply this knowledge to the case in a safe and supportive environment. Animal Husbandry Extra Mural Studies marks will also be collated into this subject. Students cannot progress to Phase 2 (Year 4 of the course), without the completion of Phase 1 (Years 1 to 3 inclusive).