CQUniversity Unit Profile
BMSC13006 Advanced Neurophysiological Measurement
Advanced Neurophysiological Measurement
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General Information

Overview

On completion of this unit, students should be able to relate neurophysiology and pathophysiology to advanced clinical tests of neurological function including electroencephalography (EEG), nerve conduction studies (NCS) and evoked potential measurements. Therapeutic interventions for epilepsy and nerve entrapment will be discussed. Students will review all aspects of patient interaction including patient safety, legal and ethical issues and communication.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisite: BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology and Measurement

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2022

Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 60%
2. Online Test
Weighting: 40%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Unit evaluation survey

Feedback

Inclusion of more case studies in the tutorials to link theory with practice.

Recommendation

Provide additional clinical cases in the tutorials with practical and real world applications.

Feedback from Unit evaluation survey

Feedback

The worksheets and the revision tutorials helped in consolidating the key concepts.

Recommendation

Continue providing weekly worksheets and revision tutorials.

Feedback from Unit evaluation survey

Feedback

Students appreciated the timely and detailed formative feedback provided on the assessment.

Recommendation

Continue providing useful and timely feedback to students.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Understand patient safety, legal and ethical issues in the clinical neurophysiology environment
  2. Explain electrophysiological recording and calibration processes
  3. Justify montage selection to maximise diagnostic capability
  4. Differentiate normal, artefactual and pathological EEG recordings
  5. Evaluate the neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy and utility of intraoperative monitoring in EEG and spinal cord realignment
  6. Justify somatosensory, visual and brainstem auditory evoked potential measurement including computer averaging techniques
  7. Understand normal and abnormal waveform characteristics in evoked potential measurement, nerve conduction studies and electromyography.

Per NPC990

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Written Assessment - 60%
2 - Online Test - 40%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment - 60%
2 - Online Test - 40%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Handbook on EEG Interpretation

2nd edition (2014)
Authors: Tatum, WO
Demos Medical Publishing
New York New York , NY , USA
ISBN: 9781620700167
Binding: Paperback
Prescribed

Primer of EEG with a Mini-Atlas

2nd edition (2015)
Authors: Rowan, J & Tolunsky, E
Elsevier Health Sciences
Philadelphia Philadelphia , PA , USA
ISBN: 9780323353878
Binding: Paperback

Additional Textbook Information

Copies can be purchased at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Romeo Batacan Unit Coordinator
r.j.batacan@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 07 Mar 2022

Module/Topic

Fundamentals of Neurophysiology

Chapter

Chapter 2 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 14 Mar 2022

Module/Topic

EEG Technology

Chapter

Chapter 6 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Chapter 1 (Rowan)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 21 Mar 2022

Module/Topic

EEG Phenomenology and Activation Procedures

Chapter

Chapter 7 & 8 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Chapter 2 & 3 (Rowan)

Chapter 1 (Tatum)

Events and Submissions/Topic


Week 4 Begin Date: 28 Mar 2022

Module/Topic

EEG Phenomenology and Activation Procedures

Chapter

Chapter 7 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Chapter 4 & 5 (Rowan)

Chapter 2 & 3 (Tatum)


Events and Submissions/Topic

Tutorial discussion covering Weeks 1-4 content

Week 5 Begin Date: 04 Apr 2022

Module/Topic

Intraoperative Monitoring, Ambulatory and Video Monitoring

Chapter

Chapter 10 & 14 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic


Vacation Week Begin Date: 11 Apr 2022

Module/Topic


Chapter


Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 18 Apr 2022

Module/Topic

Evoked Potentials

Chapter

Chapter 2, 15 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 25 Apr 2022

Module/Topic

Evoked Potentials

Chapter

Chapter 2, 15 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Tutorial discussion covering Weeks 5-7 content

Week 8 Begin Date: 02 May 2022

Module/Topic

Measurement of Nerve Conduction

Chapter

Chapter 4 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Written assessment Due: Week 8 Tuesday (3 May 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 9 Begin Date: 09 May 2022

Module/Topic

Electromyography

Chapter

Chapter 5 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 10 Begin Date: 16 May 2022

Module/Topic

Patient Safety, Legal and Ethical Issues

Chapter

Chapter 3 & 16 (Cooper, Binnie & Billings, eds)

Events and Submissions/Topic

Tutorial discussion covering Weeks 8-10 content
Week 11 Begin Date: 23 May 2022

Module/Topic

Clinical Neurophysiology

Chapter

Moodle resource

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 12 Begin Date: 30 May 2022

Module/Topic

Revision

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 06 Jun 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 13 Jun 2022

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Term Specific Information

The unit coordinator for BMSC13006 Advanced Neurophysiological Measurement is Dr. Romeo Batacan Jr. You can contact Dr. Batacan via the Moodle forum or through email (r.j.batacan@cqu.edu.au).

BMSC13006 Advanced Neurophysiological Measurement follows directly from BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology and Measurement and provides important scaffolding to clinical tests of neurological function that you were introduced to in year 2 of your study.

The unit has a major focus on EEG, nerve conduction studies and evoked potential measurements. Work placement experience will provide you the opportunity to apply the knowledge you learn from this unit.

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Written assessment

Task Description

As a clinical measurement scientist you will be responsible for conducting various clinical neurophysiological investigations and interpreting the results. You will be presented with a clinical case scenario of a patient with a neurological condition and will be required to answer a series of questions related to the clinical case. This assessment is designed to assess your understanding of EEG, interpretation of data obtained from electrophysiological recordings and application of knowledge to a clinical environment. Details of the case study can be found on Moodle.


Assessment Due Date

Week 8 Tuesday (3 May 2022) 11:45 pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Week 10 Tuesday (17 May 2022)


Weighting
60%

Minimum mark or grade
In order to pass this unit, you must achieve 50% of the available marks for this assessment item.

Assessment Criteria

The assessment will be based on the criteria of knowledge of theory, rationalisation and justification of elements of knowledge, interpretation of data, presentation of information and referencing. A detailed marking rubric will be available on Moodle.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
To be uploaded on Moodle and submitted as a Word document.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Explain electrophysiological recording and calibration processes
  • Justify montage selection to maximise diagnostic capability
  • Differentiate normal, artefactual and pathological EEG recordings
  • Evaluate the neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy and utility of intraoperative monitoring in EEG and spinal cord realignment


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

2 Online Test

Assessment Title
Online test

Task Description

You will be required to complete an end of term online test. This online test will assess all content covered throughout the term. The test will be composed of different question types that will assess your understanding and application of key concepts discussed in the unit. Please see Moodle site for more details.

The online test will only be available for a 24-hour period during the Exam week.


Assessment Due Date

Available for a 24-hour period during the Exam week


Return Date to Students

Certification of grades


Weighting
40%

Minimum mark or grade
In order to pass this unit, you must achieve 50% of the available marks for this assessment item.

Assessment Criteria

Questions will be marked as per marking scheme. The maximum score that can be achieved from this assessment item equals 40% of the total unit marks.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Understand patient safety, legal and ethical issues in the clinical neurophysiology environment
  • Explain electrophysiological recording and calibration processes
  • Justify montage selection to maximise diagnostic capability
  • Differentiate normal, artefactual and pathological EEG recordings
  • Evaluate the neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy and utility of intraoperative monitoring in EEG and spinal cord realignment
  • Justify somatosensory, visual and brainstem auditory evoked potential measurement including computer averaging techniques
  • Understand normal and abnormal waveform characteristics in evoked potential measurement, nerve conduction studies and electromyography.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence
  • Cross Cultural Competence
  • Ethical practice

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.

What can you do to act with integrity?