Overview
Following on from the basic assessment routines taught and practiced in the Foundations of Chiropractic Practice units, this unit prepares you to assess and test for neurological conditions. It focuses on clinical neuroanatomy and its basic application to professional chiropractic practice. You will learn neurophysiology of pain, neuropathology and neuroanatomy. You will be introduced to common conditions and their basic neurological assessment. Simple case studies will be used to assist you with learning the diagnostic process.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: CHIR12008 Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy 2 and BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology and Measurement and MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology and CHIR12006 Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 4
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 - 2017
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).
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
Assessment Overview
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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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 Students
Lecture approach
Increased pre-recording of core content, with enhanced discussion for integration of knowledge within the lecture time.
All lectures were recorded and made available through moodle asap.
Feedback from Students
Tutorial organisation
Enhanced structure and direction for optimal use of tutorial time
Practical manuals and structured exam procedures developed.
Feedback from Students
Access to Draw It To Know It website
Rolling yearly university subscription to this website so students have a return reference point while completing the subject. This site can be utilised by other courses within the program, and university.
Access to Draw It was developed through the library with ongoing access and utilisation.
Feedback from Students
Weighting of assessment pieces
Increased weighting of portfolio, decreased weighting of practical assessment.
Assessment tasks were changed with a new unit coordinator.
- Apply knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to clinical scenarios.
- Explain the neurophysiology of pain
- Explain how pathological processes affect neurological structure and function
- Conduct basic neurological examinations and interpret case history in order to develop a diagnosis as it pertains to a neurological presentation.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Practical Assessment - 60% | ||||
| 2 - Examination - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 - Practical Assessment - 60% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Clinical Anatomy of the spine, spinal cord and ANS.
Edition: 3rd (2013)
Authors: Cramer G.D and Darby S.A
Elsevier
St. Louis St. Louis , MI , USA
ISBN: 13: 000-0323079547
Binding: Hardcover
Neurological Differential Diagnosis
Edition: 2nd (1996)
Authors: John Patten
Springer Science & Business Media
Berlin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
ISBN: 9783540662846 ebook; 9788181281777 print
Binding: Hardcover
Quick Clinical Reference Physical Assessment Manual
Edition: 3rd (2010)
Authors: Vizniak N.A
Professional Health Systems
Box HIll Box HIll , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 978-0-9732742-0-2
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
1. Paper copies of Neurological Differential Diagnosis can be ordered in at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au
However the ebook copy is freely available online.
2. The remaining texts are also available in paper form at the CQUni Bookshop.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.edgley@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Review Unit Profile
History Taking
Neuron Theory & Anatomy
Chapter
All relevant introductary material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Neurotransmitters and their Receptors
Chapter
All relevant Neurotransmitters material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Motor System: Lower Motor Neuron
Chapter
All relevant Motor System material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Motor System: Upper Motor Neuron
Chapter
All relevant Motor System material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Sensory System: Tactile & Proprioception
Chapter
All relevant Sensory System material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Mid-term break
Chapter
Mid-term break
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Review Upper and Lower limb examination
Chapter
All relevant UL & LL Review material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
In Class Practical Assessment
Module/Topic
Sensory System: Temperature & Nociception
Chapter
All relevant Sensory System material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Cerebellum
Chapter
All relevant Cerebellum material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Pain
Chapter
All relevant Pain material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Neuropathology
Chapter
All relevant Neuropathology material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Neuropathology
Chapter
All relevant Neuropathology material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Neuropathology
Chapter
All relevant Neuropathology material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
In Class Practical Assessment
Module/Topic
Review for theory and practical exams
Chapter
All relevant review material will be made available on Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
The course coordinator is Andy Dane, and can be contacted by email at a.dane@cqu.edu.au.
Mike Edgley (mike.edgley@cqu.edu.au) will be delivering all the lectures via ISL. You are highly encouraged to attend the live and interactive session as this will greatly assist you in you not only passing but excelling in this unit. We would encourage you to contact us via the discussion forums on the Moodle page, or at a last resort via our attached email addresses.
Your attendance at on-campus tutorials in required. Content that will be asseessed will be covered in each tutorial session.
1 Practical Assessment
You will be required to perform region appropriate neurological assessments. The practical assessment is worth a total of 60% divided between two in class assessments. The assessments are weighted as follows;
Please refer to the "Assessment Criteria" below for further details.
Assessment time will be around the tutorial time in each location (MKY, BNE, SYD) and will be specified for individuals in Week 11
Exam Week Friday (16 June 2017)
You will be required to perform region appropriate neurological assessments. These will include nerve tension tests, myotomal assessment, dermatomal assessment, and muscle stretch reflex assessment. The practical assessment is worth a total of 60% divided between two in class assessments. The assessments are weighted as follows;
- Upper Limb (UL) 20% (week 6)
- Lower Limb (LL) 20% & integrated cases 20% (UL 10% & LL 10% ) = 40% total (week 12)¿
- Apply knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology to clinical scenarios.
- Conduct basic neurological examinations and interpret case history in order to develop a diagnosis as it pertains to a neurological presentation.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Ethical practice
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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?
