You will write two online quizzes. Each assesses your ability to apply the concepts and use the terminology for specific weeks of content of this unit. Questions will be of a range of types, including multiple choice, matching and short response. These question tasks may include explanations of concepts, application of concepts to specific scenarios, analysis of diagrams, definitions of key terms and correct use of terminology.

The weekly tutorials will provide you practice in using technical terminology and applying concepts as well as practicing some types of test questions. The emphasis of these quizzes is not on recall of facts but instead application of facts and concepts. The weekly learning goals tell you the specific ways that you are expected to integrate and apply concepts.

Each quiz will be of 15 minutes duration. Each quiz will be available on the stated due date between 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEST. Once you access the quiz, you will have 15 minutes to complete it. You will have a single attempt, which means you cannot re-open the quiz once you have closed it. The stated due date/time listed below is when the test availability will close in Moodle, so plan to start your test at least 20 minutes before that time. If you start your test less than 20 minutes prior to the due date/time, your test will still close at 8:00 p.m.

• Quiz 1: Thursday of Week 5 (5 December 2024) - covers material from Weeks 1 - 4
• Quiz 2: Thursday of Week 8 (9 January 2025) - covers material from Weeks 6 - 7

Each quiz counts 10% towards your unit total.

This is an open book assessment. It means that during the quizzes you may access your study notes, textbook, the unit Moodle site and/or any website. However, the time allocated for completing the questions assumes you will have been engaging with the unit and are reasonably familiar with the unit material. You should not expect to have the time to look up answers to every question.

To undertake the quizzes, ensure that you have use of a computer (PC or Mac) in good working order with adequate power/charged battery and reliable high speed internet access. Use of a tablet or phone device is not recommended as you will not be able to see all available information on the Moodle quiz screen.

Your quiz responses must be your own work. The rules of academic integrity still apply. During each quiz you may not consult with any other person via any means (whether verbally, electronically or in writing) or accept any input or assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) source regarding the test questions and your responses. You may not record or share the quiz content with any other person for any reason, both during and after the quiz.

At the start of each quiz you will need to make a declaration that you understand these standards of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified cases of potential collusion or cheating will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

Each quiz must be completed by the above-listed due date and time. Please see Section 5: Assessment Management of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details around assessment extension. If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new due date and time as soon as possible after the original quiz date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are available at that new assigned date/time. In the absence of an approved extension, if you have not submitted your test attempt by the due date and time, you cannot attempt it at a later time and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment.

Question responses will be scored based on:

• factual correctness
• correct use of terminology
• completeness relative to what the question asked

As student radiographers you will need to be able to make reasoned selections of technical parameters to control the x-ray beam’s production and its attenuation as it passes through matter and to predict what will occur when changes are made to imaging conditions. This written assignment enables you to demonstrate your knowledge of core concepts and ability to apply them to clinical radiography.

During the term you will be provided a series of videos of experiments carried out in the Medical Imaging clinical simulation labs which you used in your prerequisite study. The experiments investigate the impacts of various factors on the useful x-ray beam, on the attenuation of a beam passing through matter and on the resultant digital radiographs. You will be provided the experimental data and associated radiographs. These virtual labs are sequenced through the unit to build on the theory you are learning from week to week.

Your assessment task is to answer a series of questions relating the experiments and results obtained. A Word template will be provided on the unit Moodle site to help you structure your workbook. The specific questions you must address will be posted on the unit Moodle site.  You are encouraged to use the posted information sheet and scoring guide to assist in completing your responses to the assigned questions.

In addressing the required areas of discussion, you may choose to use external resources to support your responses. These may include the e-readings provided on the unit Moodle site as well as other authoritative information sources. (Note that lecture slides are visual accompaniment to a spoken presentation, so the slides are not appropriate to use as a standalone resource for this assessment but you may draw on the spoken lecture itself.)

In completing your responses, you may include statements that are not your intellectual property as long as you formally cite your source in your response. This includes using the exact words of others (in which case you must indicate that with quotation marks as well as citing the source) as well as paraphrased ideas of others (in which case you must cite the source). Failure to acknowledge the ideas and words of others is a breach of academic integrity. You are not required to cite your source for statements of generally recognised facts that are considered common knowledge, provided you are using your own words. However, if you copy any explanation content or diagram from ANY source, you must put that content in quotation marks and formally cite your source. 

Your report content must be your own work. The standards of academic integrity apply. In constructing your responses, you may not accept any assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) other than proofreading support unrelated to the learning outcomes of the unit. Colluding with other students on non-group work and presenting the work of others as your own work are forms of academic misconduct. Any identified cases of failure to acknowledge use of external sources, potential collusion or cheating will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

Your report will be assessed on the following criteria:

• completeness and relevance of responses relative to the posted questions and instructions
• correct application of theory concepts in explanations and discussions
• factual correctness of statements and explanations
• clarity of statements and explanations
• correct use of terminology
• correctness and completeness of referencing of external sources

You will write an online test on Wednesday of Week 12 (5 February 2025) to demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts and use the terminology from all weeks of the unit. This Moodle quiz is of 90 minutes duration.

A representative sampling of terminology, factual knowledge and concepts from across the term will be assessed. All questions will directly relate to the posted weekly learning goals, all of which relate to the six learning outcomes for this unit.

Questions will be of a range of types, including multiple choice, matching, short response and long answer. These question tasks may include explanations of concepts, application of concepts to specific scenarios, analysis of diagrams, definitions of key terms and correct use of terminology. The weekly tutorials will provide you practice in using technical terminology and applying concepts as well as analysing and building responses to test-type questions, particularly those requiring explanations.

This is an open book test. It means that during the test you may access your study notes, textbook, the unit Moodle site and/or any website. However, the time allocated for completing the questions assumes you will have been engaging with the unit and are reasonably familiar with the unit material. You should not expect to have the time to look up answers to every question.

Because this is an open-book test the emphasis is not on recall of facts but instead application of facts and concepts. The weekly learning goals tell you the specific ways that you are expected to integrate and apply concepts from the weekly content.

The test will be available from 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEST. Once you access the test, you will have 90 minutes to complete it. You will have a single attempt, which means you cannot re-open the quiz once you have closed it. The stated due date/time listed below is when the test availability will close in Moodle, so plan to start your test at least 90 minutes before that time. If you start your test less than 90 minutes prior to the due date/time, your test will still close at 8:00 p.m.

To undertake the test, ensure that you have use of a computer (PC or Mac) in good working order with adequate power/charged battery and reliable high speed internet access. Use of a tablet or phone device is not recommended as you will not be able to see all available information on the Moodle quiz screen.

Your test responses must be your own work. The rules of academic integrity still apply. During the test you may not consult with any other person via any means (whether verbally, electronically or in writing) or accept any input or assistance from any other person, group or artificial intelligence (AI) source regarding the test questions and your responses. You may not share the test content with any other person for any reason, both during and after the test.

In completing your responses to long-answer questions, you may include statements that are not your intellectual property as long as you formally cite your source in your response. This includes using the exact words of others (in which case you must indicate that with quotation marks as well as citing the source) as well as paraphrased ideas of others (in which case you must cite the source). Failure to acknowledge the ideas and words of others is a breach of academic integrity. You are not required to cite your source for statements of generally recognised facts that are considered common knowledge if you are using your own words.

At the start of the test, you will need to make a declaration that you understand these standards of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified potential academic integrity breach will be reported and investigated.

This test must be completed by the due date and time. Please see Section 5: Assessment Management of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details around assessment extension. If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new due date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are available at that new assigned date/time. In the absence of an approved extension, if you have not submitted your test attempt by the due date and time, you cannot attempt it at a later time and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment.

Marks available for each question will be indicated. For long response questions one key point (typically expressed in one to two sentences) is expected per available mark. Test question responses will be scored using the following criteria:

• factual correctness
• correct use of terminology
• clarity of explanations
• completeness in scope relative to the question that was asked
• relevance to the question that was asked