CQUniversity Unit Profile.

The Mid-Term Test is a 1.5 hour (90 minutes) open book online test delivered via Moodle. The Mid-Term Test will examine all content covered from weeks 1 to 5, inclusive, including all lectures, practicals and required readings.

The test will include some, or all, of the following question types:

• Multiple choice
• True/False
• Short answer

All questions will be marked numerically and an overall percentage mark will be awarded.

The Practical Assessment will evaluate your theoretical knowledge and practical application of structural and functional anatomy. The Practical Assessment will be 30 minutes in duration (i.e. 10 min preparation time and 10 min per clinical station). Clinical station 1 will assess your ability to perform a safe and accurate surface anatomy palpation assessment of ten (10) anatomical structures. Clinical station 2 will assess your ability to conduct a safe and accurate clinical assessment of muscle function (e.g. activation, strength, endurance etc.) of up to two (2) selected muscle groups using standardised procedures and equipment. During the preparation time you will be required to answer a series of questions that relate to each clinical station. You are required to submit your responses to these questions at the completion of your assessment time. These questions will be marked at the end of assessment and will contribute to your rubric mark for Anatomical and Biomechanical Knowledge.

During each clinical station you may also have to:

• Demonstrate theoretical knowledge of structural and functional anatomy, including, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Skeletal muscle names, origins, insertions, actions and innervations.
• Ligament names, origins, insertions, functions and mechanisms of injury.
• Peripheral nervous system anatomy, including peripheral nerve paths, spinal root contributions, and motor and sensory innervation zones/patterns.
• Bone and joint structure and function, including knowledge of joint classification systems, normal and abnormal kinematics, and mechanisms of injury.
• Identify and act upon any precautions and/or contraindications to a clinical assessment.
• Demonstrate knowledge and clinical reasoning in the selection of a clinical assessment.
• Demonstrate clear, effective and thorough communication.
• Demonstrate safe and effective application of a clinical assessment.
• Explain and interpret the findings of a clinical assessment.

All material relevant to musculoskeletal anatomy and biomechanics from any pre-requisite and/or co-requisite unit is also examinable in the Practical Assessment. You need to be appropriately attired in your full clinical uniform for the assessment. If you are required to be a 'simulated patient' for another student's assessment, please bring additional clothes suitable for a clinical assessment.

The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy, the Accreditation Standard set by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and the Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice Instrument. These quality frameworks are mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes, and are intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task.

Detailed marking criteria will be available on the unit Moodle site, and will include the following rubric categories and weightings:

• Professional Behaviour and Safety (5%)
• Communication (20%)
• Selection, application and interpretation of assessment (45%)
• Anatomical and biomechanical knowledge (30%)

Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item.

The End-Term Test is a 2.5 hour (150 minutes), closed book, paper-based, written assessment that will be held on-campus (Bundaberg and Rockhampton only).  The test will examine all content covered during the term, including lectures, practicals and required readings. Access to books, notes, websites, and the use of other electronic devices, are prohibited during the test. The assessment will include a combination of true/false, multiple choice, short answer and long answer questions. These questions may require you to interpret images (e.g. figures, photos, diagrams etc.), clinical scenarios and/or other problems to answer questions that assess your theoretical knowledge of functional anatomy and biomechanics, as well as your observational, analytical and problem-solving skills.

The End-Term Test will be marked manually to provide a numerical score and an overall percentage mark for the assessment item.

Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item, but may be eligible for a supplementary assessment in line with CQU policy.

A minimum attendance rate of 85% for all scheduled tutorial and practical sessions is required to PASS this unit. This minimum attendance requirement is recommended by the Australian Physiotherapy Council. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence, such as those outlined in the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document, and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement.

Your attendance at each scheduled practical session will be recorded by the tutor using an attendance spreadsheet. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence, such as those outlined in the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document, and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement.