It is important that you understand the underlying principles of radiographic imaging to enable you to image patients safely and effectively. The in-class test will assess your understanding prior to you applying the principles in skills labs.

You will sit an in-class test which will assess your knowledge and understanding of concepts covered in weeks 1 to 3 of term. The test will have a range of question formats, including true/false with explanations and longer form answers. Question tasks will be similar to the type that you will practice in weekly tutorials and formative quizzes. Diagrams may be used to explain concepts. Some answers may require diagrams to be labelled or to be drawn and labelled. Calculations may be required.

This is a closed-book assessment and no notes, texts or electronic devices are allowed into the class during this assessment task. You will have a five minute perusal time prior to the allotted writing time. The test will last for one (1) hour. You will submit your test paper and rough paper at the end of the test period.

This test must be written at the timetabled date and time. There is no opportunity to apply a late penalty. If you arrive late, you may enter the test room up to 30 minutes after the start of the test, however, you will still be required to submit your test at the standard test end time. You will not be allowed entry more than 30 minutes after the test starts. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity for you to complete this assessment at a later time, and you will receive a mark of zero for the assessment.

Your in-class test will be marked on the following criteria:

• correct use of terminology
• factual correctness of presented material
• relevance of stated content to the question asked
• application of foundation concepts to the question asked
• clarity, thoroughness and completeness of explanations

The regular skills labs will give you the opportunity to practice positioning a person for the projections taught in this unit, as well as learning to manipulate the imaging equipment safely and effectively. It is important to attend these labs to develop your imaging skills and prepare for your assessment in the objective structured clinical exam (OSCE). 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.

This task requires you to attend scheduled skills labs and meet minimum levels of engagment, preparedness and professionalism.

The lab performance 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 by Week 12 Friday.

You will be provided with a lab performance form via the unit Moodle site, which you must have signed by the lab tutor at the end of each attended skills lab. This must be uploaded via the unit Moodle site by Friday of week 12. You will be marked as absent if you do not attend scheduled labs without approval and documentation for the absence, or if you attend a scheduled lab but are more than fifteen (15) minutes late. If you are unable to attend a scheduled lab you must seek approval for your absence and supply verifiable documentation to justify your absence. Work committments or other expected situations are not justifiable reasons for absence. No 'make-up' labs will be offered for an absence, but if an absence is approved, you will not be penalised for that absence.

As per the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education): "Students who fail a single assessment in a pass/fail unit or a pass/fail component of a graded unit will be deemed to have failed that unit, unless the unit profile includes provision for students to re-attempt a failed assessment task and the student passes the re-attempted assessment". This assessment item is based on attendance and as such there is no possibility of re-attempting the task. Therefore, should you not meet the minimum  requirements as detailed for this task, you will recieve a fail grade for the unit.

You will receive 5 points per lab class if all assessment criteria are met. One point will be deducted for each behaviour not demonstrated to the required standard during the lab session. If you ar absent from a lab class without justification (as detailed in the Task Description), all five points will be deducted. The total number of available points for the term will be calculated on a pro-rata basis where scheduled lab sessions could not be held due to unforeseen circumstances.

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

• Attendance
• Preparedness for the lab session
• Safe and effective use of equipment
  
• Patient care
  
• Participation and teamwork

To obtain a grade of 'Pass' for this assessment task you must:

• Achieve a mark of 80% or above on the criteria on the lab performance form.
• Submit the form into teh Moodle assessment task by the due date and time.

Radiographic imaging requires application of both cognitive and psycho-motor skills. The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) will assess these domains. The OSCE is in two (2) parts, one part will take place in the simulation lab and one in a computer room.

Part 1:

In the simulation lab, you will be presented with an imaging referral, which will require a projection of the spine and of an extremity. You must position a person and the x-ray tube correctly for the given projections. The projections to be conducted will be chosen randomly from all of the projections practiced during the term. You will position a peer as your patient and act as a patient for your peer. You must select correct technical factors for each projection.

Please note:

• This is a timed assessment. You will have 10 minutes to complete the practical tasks. If you have not completed the tasks within 10 minutes, the assessment will be stopped and you will be marked based on your performance to that point.
• This assessment task will be recorded using a video camera to enable moderation.
• You must complete the tasks without reference to any guidance resourses such as notes, texts or electronic devices.
• If you do not achieve the minimum score you will be given one (1) additional opportunity to be re-assessed on the practical aspects of the OSCE. The re-assessment will be timed to occur within 7 calendar days of receiving the scores and feedback of the first attempt.
• A detailed marking rubric demonstrating the requirements of the practical aspects of the assessment are posted on the unit Moodle site.
  
  

Part 2:

In the computer room you will be given a series of radiographic images and/or photographs with associated questions. The questions may include naming anatomy on the image, critiquing the image in terms of technical sufficiency, suggesting ways to improve the technical sufficiency of the image, critiquing the patient position relative to a stated projection or explaining why a stated projection is completed as it is. You will have a maximum of thirty (30) minutes to complete the tasks. If you have not completed all of the questions in the time allotted, the assessment will be stopped and you will be marked on your performance to that point.

You will be marked on the following criteria:

• Correct postion of the person or limb relative to the required projection
• Correct position and centring of the x-ray tube relative to the required projection
• Correct use of terminology
• Factual correctness of answers