Reflective portfolios are being implemented by the Australian chiropractic regulator (CBA) as a way to enhance an individual registrant's continued professional development. This approach allows the healthcare professional to reflect on patient-centred approaches to unique clinical problems resulting in real and tangible solutions that positively influence shared healthcare decisions. As clinical reflections are a skill requiring diligent practice; this assessment will introduce you to this activity in a structured way that will enhance your problem-solving abilities when tacking simulated clinical scenarios.

In this assessment, clinical scenarios will be provided throughout the term that will support your learning and understanding of the week's lecture material. These scenarios are to be reflected upon using the prescribed Reflective Melt framework and uploaded onto your Weebly e-portfolio page. Each clinical reflection will be a maximum of 750-words in length and be added to your CHIR13012 Weebly e-portfolio page as you progress throughout the term. You should thereby be able to adequately demonstrate a longitudinal learning journey throughout the term where each week builds upon the next. To complete this section you must select any two of the supplied clinical scenarios from weeks 1-11. These scenarios can be found in the CHIR13012 Unit Outline document located on the Moodle page. Each refection will be presented in such a way that it clearly addresses each of the Reflective Melt steps.

During the course of the portfolio the student will examine and reflect on the following key learning themes;

1. Critique the advantages and disadvantages of various research designs used in primary and secondary research
2. Compose a research question in order to develop a collaborative proposal to investigate a selected field of enquiry
3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of published research within a contextualized and patient-centred framework

This assessment will test your ability to coherently reflect on a number of clinical scenarios using a single structured framework. You will be assessed according to the following four key domains;

1. Grammar and language
2. Critical self-reflection and logic
3. Referencing
4. General composition and overall presentation
   

A working knowledge of key concepts discussed throughout the term will be assessed in the form of a timed, on-campus Moodle quiz. This quiz will test your ability to recall and integrate fundamental research concepts, perform basic calculations utilising various question formats and critique research findings. The assessment will be delivered on campus within the computer labs at each of the CQU campus locations (Sydney, Mackay and Brisbane) and be available via Moodle in Week 13.

The assessment will take a maximum of two hours and include 10-30 questions. These questions may take a True/False, Short Answer, MCQ or EMQ format, fill in the table, drag and drop answers or any combination of these.

The written assessment will cover the following learning outcomes

1. Evaluate research using standardised and non-standardised critical appraisal methods.
2. Analyse basic research data and provide appropriate summaries for further evaluation.
3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of published research within a contextualised and patient-centred framework.

The ability to competently read, interpret and implement new research knowledge into existing health care strategies is a hallmark of an AHPRA-registered professional. It is therefore important that the process of exposure to healthcare research be started as soon as possible within a program of study. Much like learning a new language, the ability to read targeted healthcare research with a view to influencing healthcare decisions is a skill that can be greatly improved if one has a structured approach to reading the literature.

In this assessment, you will reinforce your understanding of the weekly research concepts by reading a carefully curated range of pertinent research articles followed by the completion of a weekly untimed Moodle quiz. Each quiz will include up to 20 True/False, EMQ or MCQ questions that will be released on the Monday of Weeks 1-11 and close on the Wednesday of each week at 17:00.

This assessment will cover the following learning outcomes

1. Evaluate research using standardised and non-standardised critical appraisal methods
2. Analyse basic research data and provide appropriate summaries for further evaluation
3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of published research within a contextualised and patient-centred framework

This assessment will enable you to gauge your understanding of the material by completing a number of "Let's Recap" MCQs found interspersed throughout the weekly lecture material. Each week there will be up to 5-7 questions directly relating to the lectures presented. Following the completion of each set of Recap questions, the CHIR13012 Lecture Quiz Results form will be completed and uploaded in the chatbox during the weekly Zoom/MS Teams tutorial session. The CHIR131012 Lecture Quiz Results form can be downloaded from the Moodle page. You must attend the Zoom/MS Teams tutorial sessions and the lecture quiz results forms cannot be emailed or submitted on your behalf. As this is a Pass/Fail assessment you will be required to upload a minimum of 80% of all weekly questions in order to pass.

This assessment will cover the following learning outcomes

1. Evaluate research using standardised and non-standardised critical appraisal methods
2. Analyse basic research data and provide appropriate summaries for further evaluation
3. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of published research within a contextualised and patient-centred framework