Attendance is required at scheduled activities including labs/tutorials/clinics to complete components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings, with the active learning components edited out. Some lectures will only be available as online recordings, with optional in-person tutorials for students to ask questions. Learning activities such as labs/tutorials/clinics will not be available as recordings.
The course may include live online events including group discussions/tutorials.
Attendance on campus is required for the tests and exam.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable and also include activities outside of the standard semester timetable

Taught courses use a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas to provide students with learning materials including reading lists and lecture recordings (where available). Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

• Elliott David B. (ed) Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care (4th edn) 2014, Saunders, Philadelphia. ISBN 9780702052842 • Jaile M. Ophthalmic Lenses and Dispensing (3rd edn) 2008, Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann, Edinburgh/New York. ISBN 0750688947
You will be sent log in details for the various laboratory-based digital resources that you will need to use during the course. These include the BIO simulator, and Electronic Examination Records system (training database).

The content and delivery of content in this course are protected by copyright. Material belonging to others may have been used in this course and copied by and solely for the educational purposes of the University under license.

You may copy the course content for the purposes of private study or research, but you may not upload onto any third-party site, make a further copy or sell, alter or further reproduce or distribute any part of the course content to another person.

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed for potential plagiarism or other forms of academic misconduct, using computerised detection mechanisms.

Similarly, research students must meet the University’s expectations of good research practice. This requires:

• Honesty - in all aspects of research work
• Accountability - in the conduct of research
• Professional courtesy and fairness – in working with others
• Good stewardship – on behalf of others
• Transparency – of research process and presentation of results
• Clarity - communication to be understandable, explainable and accessible

For more information on the University’s expectations of academic integrity, please see the Academic Conduct section of the University policy hub.

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about taught courses is made available to enrolled students in Canvas.

Students may be asked to submit assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Further information regarding assessments will be available on the course Canvas pages

Feedback on taught courses is gathered from students at the end of each semester through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions. Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students. In addition, class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Actions taken in response to feedback through SET course evaluations
The students in this course liked: • Lab sessions, practise labs, and demo clinics • Lecture and lab alignment • Case analysis lectures • Formative test • Pre-lab quizzes
The students in this course would like to see improved: • More information on the useful equation sheet in tests/exams • The level of information in the dispensing labs & lectures • The challenges of full-time study with the current cost of living; timing of lectures • More self-guided practise lab sessions • More practise/formative assessment • More guidance about assessments; understanding how some assessments are helpful for learning
These are the changes we will make for the next delivery of the course: We will look at re-working the useful equation sheet to make it easier for you to find the equations that you need. We will continue to revise the dispensing labs and lectures to balance the level of the content. It needs to be at an appropriate level for students who are not working in an optometric practice which we realise does sometimes make it very basic for some students. We are unable to specify particular times for lectures as this is determined by the University at a central level and has to take into consideration all other courses taught on the Grafton Campus. We will be moving some lectures to be online with an optional in-person tutorial once a week for students who have questions about the content. One of the hopes of this format is that it will require students to be on campus less, without missing out on teaching sessions. We will continue to add more formative/practise assessments on Canvas that students can engage with to consolidate their learning. We will remove the personal goal setting assignment and increase the weighting of other assessments to try and reduce the overall workload of the course. More introductory information will be given to some assessments with further explanation of what students should be learning and why it is important.

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Tuākana is a multi-faceted programme for Māori and Pacific students providing topic specific tutorials, one-on-one sessions, test and exam preparation and more. Explore your options at Tuakana Learning Communities.

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website.

We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - please see the Support Services page for information on support services in the University and the wider community.

If your ability to complete assessed work is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due. If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page. This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter.

Students with concerns about teaching including how a course is delivered, the resources provided, or supervision arrangements, have the right to express their concerns and seek resolution. The university encourages informal resolution where possible, as this is quicker and less stressful. For information on the informal and formal complaints processes, please refer to the Student Academic Complaints Statute in the Student Policies and Guidelines section of the Policy Hub.