The on-campus activities in this unit will help prepare you for subsequent units in your chiropractic degree. As such, you will receive ongoing feedback with the opportunity to work with the unit coordinator and/or tutors, as well as classmates, to develop your key chiropractic skills.

Preparation, study and organisational skills are required of both successful students and chiropractic professionals throughout your career, therefore there will be tasks that you must complete before these on-campus activities are delivered. The weekly on-campus activities will vary in requirements and expectations. Each will be based on material from the previous or current week. It is essential that you review the material.

The tasks will be completed during the first 10-15 minutes of each class. You will be provided with an on-campus activity sheet which you will be required to bring to each class and upon completion of the activity have your in-class tutor sign and date it. It is your responsibility to ensure this sheet is completed and kept safe as it is proof of completion. Once you have completed the assessment you will need to upload the signed checklist sheet in your ePortfolio into Moodle at the end of Week 11. This assignment requires 80% to pass.

Please note, this is a pass/fail assessment task that means if you do not achieve a pass for this task you will not pass the unit. Supplementary assessments are not available for pass/fail assessment items.

The assessment criteria for this assessment task will involve completing 80% of the on-campus activities.

These activities will involve and be assessed on the following:

• Completing a task (additional details of the weekly activities can be found on Moodle)
• Receiving formative feedback
• Participating in group discussions
• Having the on-campus activity sheet signed after each activity
• Uploading the on-campus activity sheet to your ePortfolio in Moodle at the end of week 11

• You will be required to complete 80% of the on-campus activities to receive a 'pass' grade for this assessment.

There is a practical examination in the second practical session of Week 6 and another in week 12.

Each is worth 25% of the total grade for this unit.

Each practical examination will consist of several components. Students must obtain a total of 50% or more to pass the practical assessment. Each practical assessment must be passed.

Mid-Term OSCE Assessment Criteria:

You will need to demonstrate competence in performing and evaluating spinal muscle techniques and mobilisation approaches. Your performance will be graded, using a marking rubric, according to introduction, hygiene and consent; performance of soft tissue manipulations and/or mobilisations of the spinal regions; patient handling; technical performance and the examiner's overall impression of the overall performance.

Final OSCE Assessment Criteria:

You will need to demonstrate competence in performing and evaluating peripheral muscle techniques and mobilisation approaches. Your performance will be graded, using a marking rubric, according to the introduction, hygiene and consent; performance of soft tissue manipulations and/or mobilisations; a G.A.L.S. assessment on your patient; and a selective integrated scenario (spinal and/or peripheral) where you will perform the GORP OMNI approach: G - Gait and/or G.A.L.S. analysis, O - observation including postural, R - ranges of motion (active and passive); P - bony as well as motion and/or accessory/fluid motion and mobilisation, and M muscle assessment and energy techniques, patient handling; technical performance and the examiner's overall impression of your performance.

The assessment criteria for this unit will seek to ensure that this assessment examines your newly developed clinical skills. A detailed rubric will be provided on Moodle.

The criteria will examine the following:

• Professionalism and communication with your mock patient
• Clinical skills - performing soft tissue manipulations and/or mobilisations of the spinal regions
• Performing and evaluating spinal and peripheral muscle techniques and mobilisation approaches
• Patient handling

In this unit, you will further develop your understanding of the role and skill sets required of a chiropractor. To help with your development of self-reflection.

You will create a journal and provide two (2) reflections using the CHESE MELT format.

The first topic will be to explore how health practitioners accommodate diverse populations and to reflect upon some accommodations that could be employed in a chiropractic clinic

The second topic will be to examine the chiropractic profession over the past 10 years in Australia taking time to reflect on key events that have brought the profession to the attention of others. There are examples of both good and bad events that can be found. Your reflection should consider positive contributions that individual chiropractors can make to the profession as a whole.

Your ePortfolio can be used to evaluate and enhance your learning and/or be used to critically reflect and develop deeper learning. It may be used to evolve skills set which will be essential during your professional career such as documenting your professional portfolio, professional achievements and continued professional development.

Each reflection for the term should be no longer than 1000 words +/- 10% in total, not including your APA references. Your final submission will be via your Weebly website by the end of Week 11.

The assessment criteria for this portfolio will include the following:

The completion of reflections was in a timely manner

The language used demonstrated candour and intellectual honesty with respect to the reflections and were written without any grammatical or spelling errors

Critical reflection and logic was demonstrated by subject matter that was fully explored and reflections that involve critical analysis followed by the demonstration of new understanding

The references/resources adhered to APA style guide, were from well-respected journals i.e. PubMed indexed and strengthened the points being made in the portfolio

The overall presentation of the portfolio was to a high standard, easy to navigate with the use of hyperlinks and other multimedia elements (if used) were all functional and/or relevant to the topic at hand

Each reflection for the term should be no longer than 1000 words +/- 10% in total, not including your APA references. Your final submission will be via your Weebly website by the end of Week 11.

This end of term test will be undertaken in a CQUni computer lab on whichever campus that you are enrolled. The test will involve a mix of question types including multiple choice, short answer and matching styles. The test will assess all theoretical content taught across weeks 1-12. A study guide will be provided during the term.

The assessment criteria will involve selecting or providing the most accurate and correct answers to the questions posed in this end of term test.