We live in a society where people look to the internet as the first point of interest when it comes to topics such as healthcare and within seconds we can find more information than we can digest. The internet has become a part of our everyday lives and it is often regarded as an informative portal for furthering our knowledge. Cardiovascular disease is frequently complex and difficult to assess and therefore multimodality imaging is often required to establish a precise diagnosis (including but not limited to echocardiographic applications). In this assessment you are asked to design a website using Wix.com online platform. The aim of your website is to educate your fellow colleagues and/or other students of a similar level about a specific cardiovascular condition and the various imaging modalities that are involved in the diagnosis.

You will be allocated to a group by your unit coordinator, ideally groups will contain maximum of 4 students from the same campus but depending on number of enrolments, this may differ slightly to accommodate all students. A revision of Belbin's team roles will be provided under the assessment overview task if you wish to use this to help with your group or even just to see how you fit into a group environment.

A copy of the draft group allocation will be available by the first week of the term (Monday 11th March), which could be subject to minor changes up until the census date of Tuesday 2nd April.

Students will be randomly allocated into groups and the group will be allocated a number. As Cardiac Physiologist’s we work within a multi-disciplinary environment and the most appropriate way to reflect a similar working environment is through the random allocations of groups.

A topic from the list below will be allocated to each group number:

1.Trans catheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

2. Trans catheter treatment of mitral regurgitation (MitraClip)

3. Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure

4. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO)

Below is a beakdown of what is required within the website. The marks allocated show the percentage toward the overall weighting for the assessment piece and will be used for the marking rubric (found on Moodle website). There are 90% of marks available from the website, 5% available from both SPA surveys and 5% available from the draft submission of the website in week 5.

The website should contain 5 tabs only.

The tabs will have the following titles:

1. Overview (10%)

2. Disease information (15%)

3. Work up and procedure (20%)

4. Recent research / blog (25%)

5. References (10%)

Tab descriptors:

Tab 1. Overview (10%)

In this tab you are required to introduce all group members, stating the name of your unit, course and the university you’re enrolled at.

Include the following:

- Describe what the website is designed for.
- Provide a guide for the reader on how to navigate the website.
- Clearly define the target audience.
- Describe the aims / objectives of the information provided in the website.
- Explain the significance of the cardiovascular condition as an important health issue.

Tab 2: Disease information (15%)

This page should contain the main overview about the disease and should reflect evidence of a wide range of readings including the most up to date and accurate information about the disease using multiple credible resources. The maximum word count for this section is 1000 words.

Include the following:

- Clearly define the background to the condition including facts / figures / statistics and identify the high risk group.
- Clearly explain the signs and symptoms of the condition.
- Discuss any differential diagnosis.

Tab 3: Work up tests and procedure (20%)

This page should explain the multimodalities involved to diagnose the condition. Discuss the different techniques involved in the procedure and also elaborate on what is involved with the actual procedure on the day.

Included the following

- Clearly describe the different imaging techniques involved in diagnosing the condition.
- Define the different grades / levels of severity for the condition and how each is assessed.
- List any other possible test or procedures that may be offered to the patient.
- Discuss the prognosis of the procedure.

Tab 4: Blog (25%) - Individual component

Each member of the group is to enter a blog in this page, with the maximum word count of 500 words per blog. One blog entry per person regardless of the group size.

The blog entry needs to contain the tittle of the entry, author’s name and a date of entry. This part of the assessment represents an individual component for this assignment. The blog entry should bring in new information about the condition and should not be elsewhere on the website. The entry should show evidence of wide range of readings and most up to date, accurate information is required.

The blog entry should:

- Provide new information on any aspect of the condition and or the treatment of the condition.
- Refer to any new media release / recent published work about the condition.
- Explain possible alternative diagnostic examination and/ or treatment options (if relevant).

Tab 5- References (10%)

This tab should contain all your end text citations and link address to any other websites / videos you have used in your website. The references should be divided under subheadings (corresponding to page / tab number) to show which references were used for each tab.

All website content needs to contain correct in-text citation using Vancouver style of referencing with superscript numbers.

When referencing use reputable websites or peer reviewed journals. Minimum of 10 references.

Website layout and creativity (10%)

This has been allocated to the creativity and the website layout.

Draft submission (5%) – due 12th April, week 5.

The minimum requirement for the draft status of your websites are as follows:

- Website title.
- Tabs / pages allocated with headings.
- Introduction of group members and purpose of the website explained in tab 1 / page 1.

Any additional information is fine to have on the website and any changes made to the website after the draft submission will not incur any penalties. This stage is to show that your group has made some progression towards the final submission.

The SPA Survey (5%)

This will be assessed in two parts, the first SPA survey to be submitted during week 5 but no later than the 12th April at 5pm AEST.

The final SPA survey to be submitted during week 10 but no later than 24th May at 5pm AEST.

The two surveys will be averaged to determine the final SPA grade.

A marking rubric is provided on the Moodle under the Assessment Overview task.

As the scope of a cardiac physiologist’s job role lends itself to multiple clinical specialities, it’s necessary to have a clear understanding of the various modalities that contribute to a patient’s pathway. Having the ability to correctly interpret information is essential. To demonstrate your understanding and knowledge from this unit, you are required to complete an online test.

The clinical scenarios will be based on concepts which students have been introduced to during the lecture and tutorial sessions. The students will be required to correctly interpret information (data and images) presented in a number of separate clinical scenarios.

Students will complete an online test to assess your understanding of the concepts delivered throughout the term. The test will be accessible via Moodle assessment tab and will be open for 48hrs during week 11 starting on Wednesday the 29th at 09:00 AEST and will automatically close on Friday the 31st May at 08:59 AEST.

Students will be provided with 5 clinical scenarios from a pool of 10 questions. This will be randomly allocated through an online program. The questions will provoke an explanatory style / short answer type of answer. The test will be on a time limit of 6 minutes per question with a total of 30 minutes for the entire test.

Once the test has been started a timer will commence and at the end of 30 minutes the test will automatically close and there will be no opportunity to pause, look back, or change any answers. During the 30 minutes students will be able to change between questions as needed. There is only one attempt at the test once commencement has begun.

It is the responsibility of the student to sit the exam in an environment where there are few distractions. Any internet problems will not be a reason for a resit unless a letter can be issued from their internet provider stating the internet domain in question was experiencing issues during the time Moodle has recorded the test was started.

- The assessment is to be completed as an individual. As with all university assessments, any student breaching the academic misconduct will lead to action being taken against them.

- This is an open book exam so it might be useful to have notes from lectures available or any other familiar information from the Unit.

- Moodle will monitor the start and finish time of each test and this will be recorded for moderation purposes.

All content from this Unit will be examinable during the online test.

You must provide short to medium length typed responses to a series of online questions.

Multiple choice and film viewing questions may be included and you are required to be familiar with both normal and pathological images.

Responses will be assessed according to:

- Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors as well as grammar, spelling, relevance of response and competence in addressing all elements of the question.
- The student’s ability to appropriately interpret images/graphs/tables and then to succinctly compose an appropriate response based on their learning from the unit.