Performing simulated radiography techniques in the x-ray lab environment allows you to apply your learned skills, by positioning your peers as patients for simulated x-ray examinations and modifying technical factors. Attending the supervised and independent practice lab sessions is crucial to your learning success and preparation for your clinical placements.

This Practical Assessment is an individual 15 minute practical assessment in the x-ray suite. You will perform two simulated conventional radiography projections on one assigned region of the spine using a peer as your patient. Feedback provided from this assessment will enable you to structure your learning and make improvements to your performance in preparation for your summative practical assessments.

This practical assessment will evaluate your performance of patient care and communication, examination justification, patient positioning, imaging technique, safe practice and management of the radiographic process.

Please note:

• This is a timed examination. You will have 15 minutes to complete the practical elements of the task. If the practical element of the examination is not completed within the allocated 15 minutes, the practical element will be stopped and you will be marked based on your performance up to that point.
• You must present for your individual practical assessment dressed as you would present to the clinical environment. Any student not adhering to the dress code may be excluded from the assessment.
• This assessment task will be recorded using a video camera to enable moderation.
• As this is a simulation of a clinical procedure, you must carry this out without referring to any guidance resources (e.g. notes, texts, electronic devices) – this is a closed book assessment.
• If you do not achieve the minimum score you will be given only one additional opportunity to perform this test. The re-attempt will be scheduled within one week of your initial attempt.

This is a pass/fail assessment item that must be completed by the specified due date. If you have extenuating circumstances that cause you to be unable to submit your assessment at the due date and time, you must apply for an assessment extension. See Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding assessment management, specifically around assessment extension.

If your request for an extension is approved, you will be assigned a new due date/time. It is your responsibility to be available at that assigned time. In the absence of an approved extension, you will not be able to submit this task at a later date and would thus receive a Fail grade for the assessment, which would result in a Fail grade for the unit.

Areas assessed:

• Interpretation and justification of the clinical request
• Preparation of the x-ray room and ancillary equipment
• Positive identification of patient and introduction
• Verification of anatomical area and relevant clinical history
• Determination of pregnancy status
• Gaining informed consent
• Projections performed effectively
• Projections performed in a timely manner
• Use of primary anatomical markers
• Safe use of equipment
• Appropriate debrief and dismiss of patient
• Infection control
• Communication skills
• Professionalism

Each main category has one or more tasks. Each task has a minimum score required for a pass. Some tasks are of a more critical nature than others, therefore require a higher level of performance.

Please note:

• Each performance criterion has a specified target score of 3, 4 or 5 out of 5.
• Specified critical criteria requires achieving a score of 5 out of 5, allowing for no errors or omissions.
• For the remaining non-critical criteria, to pass the assessment, you must achieve the minimum specified targeted score in all assessment criteria.
• Detailed performance and assessment criteria and a scoring rubric will be available on the unit Moodle site.

To achieve a Pass for this assessment, you must:

• attain a score of 5 for ALL critical criteria, and
• attain the minimum specified score in ALL non-critical criteria. 

By the end of this unit, your radiographic skills should be at the level of advanced beginner for general radiography on non-complex patients. This ensures your technical readiness for your next clinical placement unit.

This summative assessment is in two parts. Assessment A measures your skill in performing radiographic examinations of body regions covered in this unit. Assessment B measures the currency of your skill in performing radiographic examinations of body regions covered in the prerequisite unit MEDI12003 Imaging Procedures 1.

Each Assessment A and B is an individual 15 minute practical assessment in the x-ray suite. You will perform two simulated conventional radiography projections on one anatomical region using a peer as your patient.

This assessment will assess your patient care and communication, examination justification, patient positioning, imaging technique, safe practice and management of the radiographic process.

The following apply for each assessment:

• This is a timed examination. You will have 15 minutes to complete the practical elements of the task. If the practical element of the examination is not completed within the allocated 15 minutes, the practical element will be stopped and you will be marked based on your performance up to that point.
• You must present for your individual practical assessment dressed as you would present to the clinical environment. Any student not adhering to the dress code may be excluded from the assessment.
• This assessment task will be recorded using a video camera to enable moderation.
• As this is a simulation of a clinical procedure, you must carry this out without referring to any guidance resources (e.g. notes, texts, electronic devices) – this is a closed book assessment.
• If you do not achieve the minimum score you will be given only one additional opportunity to be re-assessed. The re-attempt will be scheduled within one week of your initial attempt.

This is a pass/fail assessment item that must be completed by the specified due date. If you have extenuating circumstances that cause you to be unable to submit your assessment at the due date and time, you must apply for an assessment extension. See Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding assessment management, specifically around assessment extension.

If your request for an extension is approved, you will be assigned a new due date/time. In the absence of an approved extension, you will not be able to submit this task at a later date and would thus receive a Fail grade for the assessment, which would result in a Fail grade for the unit.

Areas assessed:

• Interpretation and justification of the clinical request
• Preparation of the x-ray room and ancillary equipment
• Positive identification of patient and introduction
• Verification of anatomical area and relevant clinical history
• Determination of pregnancy status
• Gaining informed consent
• Projections performed effectively
• Projections performed in a timely manner
• Use of primary anatomical markers
• Safe use of equipment
• Appropriate debrief and dismiss of patient
• Infection control
• Communication skills
• Professionalism

Each main category has one or more tasks. Each task has a minimum score required for a pass. Some tasks are of a more critical nature than others, therefore require a higher level of performance.

The following apply to each of Assessment A and B:

• Each performance criterion has a specified target score of 4 or 5 out of 5.
• Specified critical criteria requires achieving a score of 5 out of 5, allowing for no errors or omissions.
• For the remaining non-critical criteria, to pass the assessment, you must achieve the minimum specified targeted score in all assessment criteria

To achieve a Pass for this assessment, you must:

• attain a score of 5 for ALL critical criteria, and
• attain the minimum specified score in ALL non-critical criteria.
• you must achieve a pass score in BOTH of Assessments A and B.

The purpose of this assessment is to prepare you for the clinical environment and the professional responsibilities required of a radiographer, including accurate image evaluation.

This assessment consists of two parts to complete and upload:

• Image Portfolio & Evaluation

• Professional Behaviours

Image Portfolio and Evaluation

It is important that Radiographers have the necessary skills and knowledge to safely and effectively image patients. This involves patient positioning, equipment set-up and appropriate technical factor selection. Another important aspect is the ability to evaluate resultant images for technical sufficiency. This portfolio documents your hands-on developmental experience in radiographic technique and in your image assessment skill.

In Weeks 6-9, using the Skilitics Virtual Reality (VR) system, you must produce two (2) images from these anatomical regions:

• Cervical Spine

• Thoracic Spine

• Lumbar Spine

• Facial Bones

You must use your own unique Skilitics Virtual Reality login to produce these images. Your image portfolio and evaluations must be your own work. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

You must evaluate these images using the proforma provided on the Moodle site. The images and evaluations must be submitted via the Moodle site by the end of term. In total you must produce eight (8) images and associated image evaluations. The format of the submission will be posted on the unit Moodle site.

Professional Behaviours

Professional behaviour is a vital component of competency as a health care professional. As such you will be expected to demonstrate this consistently whilst working in the simulated clinical environment of the imaging labs. The Professional Behaviours Assessment Form is available on the unit Moodle site. You must bring it with you to each of your scheduled supervised practical lab classes. This form details the behaviours required. Your lab supervisor will assess your performance relative to the stated standards. Your lab supervisor will complete and sign the form every session.

Once completed this form must be uploaded via the unit Moodle site for review by the unit coordinator.

Please ensure you check due dates and times for all submissions, and that paperwork is completed correctly and accurately. Failure to do so will result in a fail mark for that assessment item.

This is a pass/fail assessment item that must be completed by the specified due date. If you have extenuating circumstances that cause you to be unable to submit your assessment at the due date and time, you must apply for an assessment extension. See Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding assessment management, specifically around assessment extension. If your request for an extension is approved, you will be assigned a new due date/time.

In the absence of an approved extension, you will not be able to submit this task at a later date and would thus receive a Fail grade for the assessment, which would result in a Fail grade for the unit.

Image Portfolio & Evaluation

Once submitted, two image evaluation proformas will be chosen randomly for assessment. You will not be informed in advance which examinations will be assessed.

This portfolio is assessed on the following aspects:

• Completeness relative to the requirements stated in the Task Description regarding the number and type of images and their evaluations
• Correctness and completeness of image evaluations. Two (2) of your submitted image evaluation proformas will be selected at random for detailed scoring. Each scored image evaluation requires 24 information items, each of which is worth 1 mark, for a total of 48 possible marks for the two evaluations.

To attain a clear pass in this assessment task, your portfolio must:

• Be complete in content

• Score a minimum of 38 out of 48 on the two scored image evaluation proformas.

If your initial submission is complete but your evaluation score is between 24 – 37, you will be afforded one further opportunity to achieve a pass grade for this assignment. You will then be required to produce two additional images (of projections not already submitted) and their evaluations. You must score at least 38/48 on this second submission. If your initial submission is not complete in content and/or your image evaluation score is below 24/48, you will not be allowed any further submission and your score on this assessment task will be a Fail.

Professional Behaviours

Assessed upon:

• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Professional attire
• Preparedness
• Productivity
• Teamwork
• Professional decorum
• Feedback

Detailed assessment criteria and a marking rubric are available on the unit Moodle site.

You will receive 8 points per lab class if all assessment criteria are met. Points will be deducted for any criteria, including attendance, where you have not demonstrated the behaviour to the required standard.

To attain a 'Pass' for this assessment, you must:

• Receive 80% of available points for the professional behaviours evaluation

• Complete and upload the professional behaviours evaluation form by the due date.

You will write an online Moodle test to demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts and use the terminology from Weeks 6-9 of the unit. All questions will be based on the posted weekly learning goals for those weeks. Question tasks will be of the same types that you will practice in tutorials. These question tasks may include analysis of diagrams, explanations of concepts, application of concepts to specific scenarios, definitions and discussions. The weekly tutorials will provide you practice in analysing questions, formulating responses and assessing the quality of your responses.

This online test includes the use of images in the form of photographs, radiographic images, and line drawings. The images may be in the form of photographs, radiographic images, line drawings and referrals. These images are used as a basis for a series of questions related to each image. Subjects covered include amongst others, patient positioning, image quality and improvement, anatomy, radiographic pathology, and patient care. You are required to review the included images and to answer all questions related to each image.

The radiographic images offered may be of the following examination categories:

• Cervical spine
• Thoracic spine
• Lumbar spine
• Skull and Facial Bones

This test is of 75 minutes duration. This time factors in perusal, planning time and writing time. The time allowed will provide adequate time to plan and type your answers, plus any potential lag of internet services. The stated due date/time listed below is when the test availability will close in Moodle, so plan to start your test 75 minutes before that time.

To complete the test, ensure that you have arranged to use a computer in good working order with adequate power/charged battery and a reliable internet connection.

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. You may use that content in formulating your responses. Because this is an open-book test we are not assessing your recall of facts. The weekly learning goals tell you the specific ways that you are expected to integrate and apply concepts from the weekly content. We have practiced many of these learning goal tasks in the weekly tutorials.

Your test responses must be your own work. The rules of academic integrity still apply. You cannot seek assistance or make use of assistance from another person during this test. You may not communicate with any other person during the test (whether verbally, electronically or in writing) for any purpose relating to the test questions or your responses.

You may not share the test content with any other person for any reason. At the start of the test you will need to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

This test must be written at the timetabled date and time. There is no provision for a late submission and no late penalty can be applied. In the absence of an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later time, and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time.

If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at that new assigned date/time. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

Question responses will be scored on the following criteria

• Correct use of scientific terminology
• Correct selection and application of core concepts to the specific content of the question
• Clarity, correctness, relevance and completeness of the response in addressing the question that was asked.

The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the test paper.

You will write an online Moodle test to demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts and use the terminology from Weeks 10-12 of the unit. All questions will be based on the posted weekly learning goals for those weeks. Question tasks will be of the same types that you will practice in tutorials. These question tasks may include analysis of diagrams, explanations of concepts, application of concepts to specific scenarios, definitions and discussions. The weekly tutorials will provide you practice in analysing questions, formulating responses and assessing the quality of your responses.

You may be required to answer questions relating to the theory of:

• Mammography & Breast U/S imaging
• Dental Imaging
• Bone Densitometry
• Mobiles & Theatre Imaging

This test is of 60 minutes duration. This time factors in perusal, planning time and writing time. The time allowed will provide adequate time to plan and type your answers, plus any potential lag of internet services. The stated due date/time listed below is when the test availability will close in Moodle, so plan to start your test 60 minutes before that time.

To complete the test, ensure that you have arranged to use a computer in good working order with adequate power/charged battery and a reliable internet connection.

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. You may use that content in formulating your responses. Because this is an open-book test we are not assessing your recall of facts. The weekly learning goals tell you the specific ways that you are expected to integrate and apply concepts from the weekly content. We have practiced many of these learning goal tasks in the weekly tutorials.

Your test responses must be your own work. The rules of academic integrity still apply. You cannot seek assistance or make use of assistance from another person during this test. You may not communicate with any other person during the test (whether verbally, electronically or in writing) for any purpose relating to the test questions or your responses.

You may not share the test content with any other person for any reason. At the start of the test you will need to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

This test must be written at the timetabled date and time. There is no provision for a late submission and no late penalty can be applied. In the absence of an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later time, and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time.

If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at that new assigned date/time. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

Question responses will be scored on the following criteria

• Correct use of scientific terminology
• Correct selection and application of core concepts to the specific content of the question
• Clarity, correctness, relevance and completeness of the response in addressing the question that was asked.

The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the test paper.

You will write an online Moodle test to demonstrate your ability to apply the concepts and use the terminology from Imaging Procedures 1 and 2. Question tasks will be of the same types that you will practice in tutorials. These question tasks may include analysis of diagrams, explanations of concepts, application of concepts to specific scenarios, definitions and discussions. The weekly tutorials will provide you practice in analysing questions, formulating responses and assessing the quality of your responses.

This online test includes the use of images in the form of photographs, radiographic images, and line drawings. The images may be in the form of photographs, radiographic images, line drawings and referrals. These images are used as a basis for a series of questions related to each image. Subjects covered include amongst others, patient positioning, image quality and improvement, anatomy, radiographic pathology, and patient care. You are required to review the included images and to answer all questions related to each image. The radiographic images offered may be from any examination category covered in Imaging Procedures 1 or 2.

This test is of 120 minutes duration. This time factors in perusal, planning time and writing time. The time allowed will provide adequate time to plan and type your answers, plus any potential lag of internet services. The stated due date/time listed below is when the test availability will close in Moodle, so plan to start your test 120 minutes before that time.

To complete the test, ensure that you have arranged to use a computer in good working order with adequate power/charged battery and a reliable internet connection.

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. You may use that content in formulating your responses. Because this is an open-book test we are not assessing your recall of facts. The weekly learning goals tell you the specific ways that you are expected to integrate and apply concepts from the weekly content. We have practiced many of these learning goal tasks in the weekly tutorials.

Your test responses must be your own work. The rules of academic integrity still apply. You cannot seek assistance or make use of assistance from another person during this test. You may not communicate with any other person during the test (whether verbally, electronically or in writing) for any purpose relating to the test questions or your responses.

You may not share the test content with any other person for any reason. At the start of the test you will need to make a declaration that you understand these rules of academic integrity and that you agree to abide by them. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

This test must be written at the timetabled date and time. There is no provision for a late submission and no late penalty can be applied. In the absence of an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later time, and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment if you have not completed it by the scheduled date and time.

If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original test date. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at that new assigned date/time. Please see Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details regarding Assessment Management, specifically around assessment extension.

Question responses will be scored on the following criteria

• Correct use of scientific terminology
• Correct selection and application of core concepts to the specific content of the question
• Clarity, correctness, relevance and completeness of the response in addressing the question that was asked.

The number of marks for each question are allocated based on the depth and breadth of the required response, and will be indicated on the test paper.