Overview
In this unit you will be introduced to the theory of assessment, treatment and management of extraspinal articulations. This theory will underpin your clinical practice in the field of adjustment and mobilisation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: CHIR20002 Clinical Practice 1 Corequisite: CHIR20003 Clinical Practice 2
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 2 - 2019
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 Postgraduate 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 Student Feedback
Two separate in class OSCE's helped to separate teaching and learning into upper and lower limb to allow time to understand and learn the material properly.
This works for separate individual regional examinations but good integration also needs to take place.
Feedback from Student Feedback
Covering the same joint each week in Extraspinal and CP2 was good,due to the huge volume of information we have to learn / retain / refresh, each week in the combined subjects. It was easier to focus on one joint at a time across the subjects as this would allow time to learn and consolidate the information more thoroughly. If possible DI material could also be aligned.
Keep working on the alignment and mapping of units if possible extend it to all 4th year units.
Feedback from In class feedback
Some time was spent bringing all students up to speed on some aspects of assumed knowledge.
Reference students to exactly where assumed knowledge material has been taught in the bachelors course so less time has to be spent recapping or refreshing material for some students
Feedback from Student Feedback
Difficult to find case topics to write assignment, took a lot of time which could have been spent working on the assignment.
This is a complex assignment which can take some time to complete, it involves both independent study and collaboration with third parties.
- Relate the clinical anatomy and potential functional changes relevant to extra-spinal articulations.
- Perform an appropriate physical examination of extraspinal joints, and determine appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Interpret changes in extra-spinal articulations and identify appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Perform appropriate chiropractic techniques in the management of extraspinal abnormalities.
Links to CCEA Competency Elements:
Domains 6, 7, 8 and 9 as applicable to these regions.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 25% | ||||
| 3 - Examination - 30% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - 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 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 25% | ||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 25% | ||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 30% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
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.
b.draper@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction and the Shoulder region motion palpation, orthopedic tests and technique.
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Elbow region motion palpation, orthopedic tests and technique.
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Wrist and hand region motion palpation, orthpedic tests and technique.
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Hip region motion palpation, orthpedic tests and technique.
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Mid term practical examination
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No class
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Knee motion palpation, orthopedic tests and technique.
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Ankle and foot motion palpation, orthopedic tests and technique.
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End of term practical examination
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1 Written Assessment
Week 11 Monday (30 Sept 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (18 Oct 2019)
Further details of the rubric will be placed on the Moodle site.
|
Feature |
0-3 |
3-7 |
7-9 |
Full marks. 10 marks each |
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Grammar and spelling |
Poor with many errors |
Several errors |
A few errors |
No errors |
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All components of the patient presentation are addressed. |
None or few provided |
Several omissions. Major components are missing. |
A few omissions. |
All components are addressed. |
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The components are placed in a logical and easy to understand manner |
Poor with many errors |
Several errors |
A few errors |
No repetition, logical flow to the presentation and easy to
understand. |
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Epidemiology, incidence pathophysiology explored and explained |
Demonstrates poor knowledge |
Demonstrates some knowledge |
Good knowledge with only a few errors |
Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of the epidemiology,
pathophysiology and incidence |
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Clinical Presentation explored and explained |
Demonstrates poor knowledge |
Demonstrates some knowledge |
Good knowledge with only a few errors |
Demonstrates an excellent knowledge of the clinical presentation |
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Medical management explored and explained |
Demonstrates poor knowledge |
Demonstrates some knowledge |
Good knowledge with only a few errors |
Demonstrates excellent knowledge of the medical management |
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Chiropractic management explored and explained |
Demonstrates poor knowledge |
Demonstrates some knowledge |
Good knowledge with only a few errors |
Demonstrates excellent knowledge of the chiropractic management |
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References current and relevant |
No compliance |
Little compliance |
A few errors |
Full compliance |
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Explains in terms the patient would use |
No use of terms |
Some use of terms |
A few omissions |
This section makes use of language a patient would use and is well
written from the perspective of the patient |
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Insight and empathy into the patients perspective is evident |
Poor insight and empathy is shown |
Some insight and empathy is shown |
Insight and empathy is good with a few omissions |
The patien’ts insight is well explored and presented in a reasonable
and sensitive manner. |
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Overall professionalism of presentation |
Poor |
Several errors |
A few errors |
Professional level |
No submission method provided.
- Relate the clinical anatomy and potential functional changes relevant to extra-spinal articulations.
- Interpret changes in extra-spinal articulations and identify appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Research
2 Practical Assessment
This will examine motion palpation, orthopedic tests and technique skills pertinent to the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand, and hip regions. This will be conducted in Week 5.
Week 5 Friday (16 Aug 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 6 Friday (30 Aug 2019)
There are 4 sections to the practical examinations:
1. Hygiene and consent
2. Orthopedic tests
3. Motion palpation
4. Technique
You must pass each section of the examination to obtain an overall pass grade. Detailed instructions are placed on the Moodle site.
- Perform an appropriate physical examination of extraspinal joints, and determine appropriate differential diagnoses.
- Interpret changes in extra-spinal articulations and identify appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- Perform appropriate chiropractic techniques in the management of extraspinal abnormalities.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
3 Practical Assessment
This will examine motion palpation, orthopedic tests and technique skills pertinent to the knee, ankle and foot. This will be conducted in Week 12. You must pass each section of the examination to obtain an overall pass grade. Detailed instructions are placed on the Moodle site.
Exam Week Friday (25 Oct 2019) 12:00 am AEST
Review/Exam Week Friday (18 Oct 2019)
There are 4 sections to the practical examinations:
1. Hygiene and consent
2. Orthopedic tests
3. Motion palpation
4. Technique
You must pass each section of the examination to obtain an overall pass grade. Detailed instructions are placed on the Moodle site.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
Examination
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?
