Overview
This unit is the first step in your journey as a student medical radiation practitioner. The principle aim of this unit is to provide you with an introduction to the field of Medical Imaging and associated medical radiations professions. The theoretical and laboratory content of this unit enables you to develop the knowledge and skills to perform safely and professionally within your scope of practice.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Enrolment in CG92 Bachelor of Medical Imaging course.
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 - 2026
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 SUTE Feedback
The lab workbook scores and feedback were not indicative of the students' expectations based on their interpretation of the marking rubric.
Investigate methods on how to provide more clarity to students of the expectations of the lab workbook task description and how to meet the assessment criteria requirements as detailed in the marking rubric.
Feedback from SUTE feedback and Unit Coordinator reflection
The structure of the Moodle quiz assessment questions were "jumbled" with multiple choice, short and long response questions in random order.
Review the format of the Moodle quizzes and create categories within the quiz that align similar styles of questions together. This will support student time management during the test by allowing them to access their favoured style of questions in their order of preference.
- Discuss the responsibilities, role and scope of practice of medical radiation practitioners, particularly in the contexts of professional, medico-legal and regulatory frameworks
- Discuss the Australian healthcare system and the provision of diagnostic imaging services within it
- Discuss the scientific and humanistic aspects of the various diagnostic and therapeutic branches of the medical radiation sciences
- Discuss learning strategies and professional attributes that enable student health professionals to learn and operate effectively within the culture of the clinical workplace
- Apply basic concepts of radiation science and instrumentation to radiographic imaging.
This unit maps to the following components of the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia's Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice (2026 version):
- Domain 1
- key capability 1, enabling components a-g
- key capability 3, enabling components a-c, e
- key capability 4, enabling component c
- key capability 5, enabling component a
- key capability 6, enabling components a-c
- key capability 7, enabling component a
- key capability 8, enabling component a
- key capability 9, enabling components d (iv)
- Domain 1A
- key capability 1, enabling components a-b, d-e
- Domain 2
- key capability 1, enabling components a-c, e-j, l-m
- key capability 3, enabling components a, c
- key capability 4, enabling component d
- Domain 3
- key capability 1, enabling components b-c, e-h
- key capability 2, enabling components a-c
- Domain 4
- key capability 2, enabling component a
- key capability 3, enabling components a-b
- Domain 5
- key capability 1, enabling components a-b, d-e
- key capability 2, enabling components a-b, e-g
- key capability 3, enabling component e
- key capability 4, enabling components a, c-h
- Domain 6
- key capability 1, enabling components b-e
- key capability 2, enabling component a
- key capability 3, enabling component a
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 15% | |||||
| 2 - Laboratory/Practical - 0% | |||||
| 3 - Online Test - 25% | |||||
| 4 - Online Test - 60% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
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?
