As a sonographer, it is necessary to record the result of the ultrasound examination accurately and within a timely manner. This includes commenting on the sonographic appearance of both normal and abnormal organs, including appropriate measurements and diagrams as necessary.

This task will assess your ability to record the results of a modified thyroid sonographic examination, during Week 7 labs. This will also provide formative feedback for the practical skills test on the thyroid in Week 9.

Schedule of Written Assignment:

• You will review your images from your thyroid mock assessment on the ultrasound machine. In the event that you did not get all measurements, your tutor will provide some so you can complete your worksheet.

• You will be given five minutes to complete the ultrasound worksheet.

This is a PASS/FAIL assessment. In order for a student to achieve a pass in this assessment:

• You must achieve a mark of 65% or higher.

• In the event that a student fails to reach this standard, an opportunity will be given for the student to resit the assessment test once.

• A repeat of the assessment will be done at a suitable time, on campus, using images provided by the unit coordinator.

• The week 7 worksheet assessment is a summative assessment.

Pass/Fail Assessment Items:

As per the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) item 5.54: For some assessments, it may not be appropriate to apply a late penalty. Such assessments will receive a mark of zero if not completed by or on the specified date. Examples are: e) pass/fail assessment tasks.

This is a PASS/FAIL assessment.

This assessment challenges your ability to perform routine sonographic scanning techniques and image optimisation / acquisition of the thyroid in a reasonable time period to advanced beginner level. It will be assessed using the Assessment of Readiness for Clinical (ARC) Tool or eARC (electronic version of the ARC Tool), including professional (pre-scan, during, and post-scan) and technical (scanning) requirements that are discussed in the unit lab manual, instructed labs, lectures, and tutorials. These are outlined as follows:

Professional (pre-scan, during, and post-scan) requirements:

• Apply patient care techniques and effective communication to obtain relevant patient history, informed consent, and to direct ‘patients’ accordingly

• Apply professionalism in dealing with equipment and the scanning setting

Technical (scanning) requirements for a modified Thyroid examination:

• You are required to perform routine sonographic scanning techniques, image optimisation, and acquisition, in a reasonable time period to advanced beginner level. A scanning time limit of 15 mins is applied to this assessment

• You will be assessed using the ARC tool, which is available on the unit Moodle site. Your assessors may use the eARC (electronic version of the ARC tool) to assess you on the day.

To pass this assessment, both the professional and technical components must be graded as a ‘pass’. The components are graded separately so that if one is passed and the other is not, only the failed component must be repeated to pass. If you have failed only the professional component, the full assessment will be repeated, but you will only be marked on the professional component. There is only ONE opportunity to re-sit either component of the assessment item.

Please bring in a hard copy of the ARC tool to your Mock Assessment (week 7) should your assessor required to use it on the day. If you do not bring (or forget to bring) in a paper (hard copy) of the ARC tool on the day of your Mock Assessment day, this may warrant a LiP point.

Please carefully review the assessment information and ARC tool posted on the unit Moodle site.

All assessments will be marked by at least one assessor, and will include your assessor on the day and one co-coordinator from another campus. One grade will be allocated at the completion of all marking and moderating and one feedback page given to you from the back of the ARC tool.

The criteria to receive a ‘Pass’ are as follows:

• A pass rate of 65% of available marks in both the technical and professional components and all bolded points in the professional component must be achieved in order to pass the assessment.

• The skills test will assess scanning technique, image optimisation, demonstration of required anatomy on images obtained, and adherence to scan protocols. The non-scanning component will assess communication, professional behaviour, patient care, infection control, and ergonomics.

• The sonography tutor will observe the student's performance of the full scanning procedure and assess each task relative to the stated standards of the ARC tool. The ARC tool and supporting details can be found on the unit Moodle site.

Re-evaluation options:

In the event that a student does not achieve a minimum of 65% or higher or fails one of the bolded items in the professional component of the ARC tool, they will be given ONE opportunity to re-sit the technical and/or professional components in week 12. These will be conducted by a different assessor to that of the first assessment for this module. If the student has failed only the professional component, the full assessment will be repeated, but the student will only be marked on the professional component.

Please be aware that all practical skills assessments will be video recorded. Videos may be viewed by CQU sonography staff and tutors for the purposes of marking and moderation of assessments, and may be required to be viewed by other CQU staff in the event of a student requesting either a Review of Grade or an Appeal of Grade. The videos will not be released to students for review.

Please be aware as this is a PASS/FAIL unit the total mark on the ARC tool will not be available for students to review however a feedback page with additional comments will be provided to all students.

There will be two separate online tests (quizzes) to assess your knowledge of the unit material. These are open book, and will be held in weeks 5 and 12. Once available, the quiz will be open for 32 hours (ie opens at 10:00 Monday and close Tuesday 18:00 AEST).

• The content of these quizzes will be anatomy, scanning planes, image optimisation, pathology, patient care, medico-legal aspects, communication, ergonomics, sonographic terminology, and infection control. Each quiz will have 20 questions. You will be allowed ONE attempt at each quiz.

• Once the quiz has commenced, approximately 1 minute per question will be given, for example, a 20 question quiz would be given a time limit of 20 minutes to complete.

• Quiz dates and topics are available on the unit Moodle site.

• In the event that you are unable to complete the quiz in the allocated time and have suitable medical documentation for exceptional circumstances as discussed under Term Specific Information in this Unit Profile, you need to notify the unit coordinator by phone before the end of the quiz (Tuesday 6pm AEST time) to be granted an extension to the quiz time.

• In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete a quiz after it has closed.

PLEASE NOTE: Students must achieve a cumulative score of 70% across the two quizzes to pass this assessment - failure to complete one quiz means a maximum possible cumulative score of 50% = a FAIL for the quiz assessment and a fail grade for MEDS12003.

Answers will either be correct or incorrect and tabulated by the unit's online Moodle system. Students will receive their score for each quiz once all students have completed that quiz.

Students must achieve a cumulative pass rate of 70% across the two quizzes to pass this assessment.

As per Assessment of Coursework Procedures (Section 3 Assessment Extensions), item 5.5, "For some assessments, it may not be appropriate to apply a late penalty. Such assessments will receive a mark of zero if not completed by or on the specified date. Examples are: b) online quizzes where answers are released to students on completion."

PLEASE NOTE: Failure to complete one quiz means a maximum possible cumulative score of 50% = a FAIL grade for this assessment item and a fail grade for MEDS12003.

This is an open book quiz, so you have the opportunity to consult your notes, lecture slides, text books, and unit Moodle page. However, this assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As per the Academic Misconduct Procedure document, section 5.1, cheating is defined as "fraud, dishonesty or deceit of any kind in relation to an academic assessment. Examples include: a) contract cheating, such as paying a company or person or asking a friend to write a paper or attend an exam, whether for payment or not (see contract cheating), b) copying or attempting to copy from other students in either an examination or assessment; g) colluding with other students in individual assessments; h) allowing others to provide you with any material that give you an unfair advantage in an assessment, including contract cheating; and j) completing an assessment for another person or having another person assisting in the completion of your assessment." Colluding with other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and will be reported to the Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching (HMAS).

Professional behaviour is a critical part of any medical imaging profession, and encompasses the manner in which we treat our colleagues, patients, and the professional settings and equipment provided to us. The purpose of this assessment is to ensure that students from the medical sonography course are well-equipped to embody the high standards of professionalism that are expected from CQUniversity students while on their upcoming clinical placements. This assessment will require you to treat each of your lab sessions as a scheduled "work shift" and to exhibit high quality professional attributes to ensure you are prepared to enter the work force with the skills required to provide safe patient care and professional behaviour. As such, this assessment is based on continuous and ongoing assessment of student application and attendance during labs. Note: this extends to all behaviour exhibited by you during your time studying this unit, up until the end of exam week. This includes participation in forums and online tutorials, labs, social media etiquette, phone calls, attitude towards peers and staff, and all official correspondence with university staff, peers, and community.

This is a PASS/FAIL assessment. This assessment is marked using the Professional Behaviour Assessment (PBA) rubric and incorporates LiPs (lapses in professionalism) - to pass this unit, you need to get 12/15 for your PBA and can receive a maximum of three LiPs across all descriptors. i.e. if a fourth LiP is issued, the maximum mark would be 11/15 and the assessment will be graded as a fail. As this is a pass/fail unit, a pass in all assessment items is required to pass this unit. The rubric will be issued by the Unit Coordinator in the event of a student receiving more than 3 LiP points. Students who have passed this assessment may request their PBA rubric in exam week if they would like their own copy.

All interactions with staff and peers pertaining to this unit will be treated as a replica of the clinical work environment. You will be expected to demonstrate all of the professional behaviour that will be expected of you in a formal work environment. LiPs can be issued in three different categories:

1. Professional behaviour towards colleagues and staff,

2. Professional behaviour towards patients, and

3. Professional behaviour towards professional settings and equipment.

Expected behaviour and its relevance to the clinical environment is listed under the Assessment 4: Professional Behaviour Assessment Description on the unit Moodle site. You must review this information and be aware of what is expected of you for this unit. It is very important that you familiarise yourself with the CODE OF CONDUCT in the Lab Manual as well as ASAR CODE OF CONDUCT and the CQU CODE OF CONDUCT. All of these documents are posted on the unit Moodle site for your information.

If unprofessional attitude or behaviour is reported by fellow classmates and not witnessed by a staff member, a written warning detailing the allegations will be issued to the student, and the student's response documented. If further evidence of an on-going unprofessional behaviour surfaces, then a LiP may be issued. This includes lack of professionalism displayed in the use of the Googledocs practise system, where the unit coordinator is able to access details of when practises are booked or changed.

Up to THREE LiPs can be issued before the assessment is graded as a FAIL. However, if any exhibited attitude or behaviour is deemed as unsafe or inappropriate for clinical practice, the professional behaviour assessment will be graded as a FAIL at the discretion of the unit coordinator.

The Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record assess your on-campus activity and engagement throughout the term. They allows you to monitor your performance in each lab (inclusive of LiPs issued), receive formative feedback from the tutors and record participation in various Moodle activities throughout the unit. Examples of 'application' is active participation in Moodle activities such as discussions through the Case of The Week Forum. Examples of 'attendance' is recording 100% Lab attendance which is sighted and signed by the on-campus Tutor at the end of the lab session. Please be aware to bring the Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record with you to every Compulsory Lab. The Formative Feedback Forms record all tutor feedback and comments and allow you to reflect on areas of improvement. You will be required to fill out a Formative Feedback Form for each of your labs in Weeks two to six (2 - 6), but not for the dates of your Lab Orientation, Mock (pre-preparation test) and Skills Test (practical assessment) as outlined in the overview, as the Mock and the Skills Test will be assessed with the Assessment of Readiness for Clinical (ARC) tool. If you do not bring (or forget to bring) in your Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record on the day of your Compulsory Lab, this will warrant a LiP point.

Submissions for Assessment 4 includes:

1. Signed Lab Agreement Form, upload to the unit Moodle site under Lab Agreement (Assessment 4A) - Due Week 1 Friday.
2. Signed Consent Form, upload to the unit Moodle site under Consent Form (Assessment 4B) - Due Week 1 Friday.
3. Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record, upload under Assessment 4: Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance - Due Week 12 Friday.

Please submit these documents in PDF format only under the relevant Assessment Item.

This is a PASS/FAIL assessment.

Note: As a reward for demonstrating the professional behaviour we expect in our students, the names of students who receive no LiP points are given to clinical academics and clinical placement sites as students who have displayed exemplary professional behaviour throughout the term.

Professional Behaviour Assessment Rubric:

A maximum of THREE LiPs (Lapse in Professionalism) points can be obtained to pass this unit - any more than three and the Professional Behaviour Assessment Rubric is graded as a FAIL. When a LiP is felt appropriate, it will be discussed between the student and either the on-campus lecturer or the unit coordinator. Written documentation explaining the reason for the issued LiP point will be signed by the on-campus lecturer or the unit coordinator and sent to the student via email.

Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record:

Less than 100% Lab attendance (unless otherwise discussed with unit coordinator) and poor engagement with Moodle interaction is graded as a FAIL.

Inadequate Moodle interaction can be determined as students who do not log onto the MEDS12003 Moodle site frequently (minimum requirement at least once a week) and students who do not participate in at least one (1) 'Case of the Week' discussion through the 'Case of the Week Forum'. Required specification for this discussion is outlined in the Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record document. It is also highly recommended to participate in Q&A forums throughout the term to address any unit specific queries.

Submissions for Assessment 4 includes:

1. Signed Lab Agreement Form, upload to the unit Moodle site under Lab Agreement (Assessment 4A) - Due Week 1 Friday.
2. Signed Consent Form, upload to the unit Moodle site under Consent Form (Assessment 4B) - Due Week 1 Friday.
3. Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance Record, upload under Assessment 4: Formative Feedback and Lab Attendance - Due Week 12 Friday.

Please submit these documents in PDF format only under the relevant Assessment Item.

Please note this is a PASS/FAIL assessment.