This is a PASS/FAIL assessment. The assessment challenges students' ability to perform routine sonographic scanning techniques and image optimisation & acquisition of the abdomen (male and female), in a reasonable time period to advanced beginner level.

In summary, this is an assessment of the pre-scan, scanning and post-scan skills that are further discussed and emphasised in the unit lab manual, instructed labs, lectures, and tutorials. Students will be assessed using the ‘Assessment of Readiness for Clinical’ (ARC tool).

To achieve a pass, each assessment must be passed individually as these indicate the required standard to progress to the first clinical placement. The following lists the sub-assessment items:

Professional (pre-scan 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:

• Students are required to perform routine sonographic techniques and image optimisation of the abdomen (male and female) in a reasonable time period, to advanced beginner level.
• Abdominal ultrasound skills test is marked as per the ARC tool – scanning time limit is 45 minutes.

The professional and technical components must each be graded as a 'pass' in order to pass the assessment. The components are graded separately so that if one is passed and the other is not, only the failed component must be repeated. All of the bolded items in the professional assessment must receive full marks to pass the professional assessment. 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.

There is only ONE (1) opportunity to re-sit the technical and/or professional components of the assessment item in Week 12.

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

SKILLS TEST ABDOMEN

• A pass rate of 65% of available marks in EACH component of the practical and professional behaviour must be achieved to pass the assessment.
• As per Assessment of Coursework Procedures (Section 3 Assessment Extensions), item 3.2.5, 'these scanning tests are considered professional assessment tasks and have an absolute submission date. Accordingly, these assessments must be completed by/on the specified date. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the task after this date, and there will be no opportunity to apply a late penalty'.
• 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 Assessment of Readiness for Clinical (ARC) tool. The ARC tool and supporting details can be found on the unit Moodle site.
• 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.

Please be aware that ALL practical skills tests will be video recorded for moderation purposes.

Re-evaluations:

• The minimum pass rate on the skills test is 65%. All students who achieve marginal and failing grades will have their images and/or video cross-marked (moderated) by a second on-campus assessor and one of the unit facilitators. There will also be random on- and off-campus moderation of passing grades to ensure assessor accuracy. Grades are only finalised once the moderation process is complete.
• In the event that a student does not achieve a minimum of 65% or higher during the week 8 skills test, they will be given ONE (1) opportunity to re-sit the technical and/or professional components of the assessment item in Week 12. This practical test will be conducted by a different assessor to that of the first test with a different patient.
• All students who achieve marginal and failing grades will have their images and/or video cross-marked (moderated) by a second on-campus assessor and one of the unit facilitators. There will also be random on- and off-campus moderation of passing grades to ensure assessor accuracy. Provisional grades will be released once the moderation process is complete. These are not formally certified until just before the start of Term 3, so will only be provisional until that time.
• Please be aware that all re-sits will be video recorded for moderation purposes.
• Re-sit results will be released within 10 working days to ensure thorough and accurate moderation.

"Students who fail a pass/fail component of a graded unit will be deemed to have failed that unit". Therefore EACH of the two (2) components must be passed individually to pass the unit.

This is a PASS/FAIL assessment. This assessment requires students to be competent to perform a full transabdominal female pelvic and left kidney exam, including professional (pre-scan and post-scan) and technical (scanning) requirements that are further discussed and emphasised in the unit lab manual, instructed labs, lectures, and tutorials, and are outlined as follows:

Professional (pre-scan 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:

• Students are required to be competent to perform routine sonographic scanning techniques and image optimisation & acquisition of the transabdominal female pelvis and left kidney, in a reasonable time period, to beginner level.
• Prior to the assessment, students will draw a random number that represents one of the four components in the female pelvis - uterus, endometrium, right ovary, or left ovary.
• A scanning time limit of 14 mins is applied to this assessment when the randomly drawn component is uterus, right ovary, or left ovary
• A scanning time limit of 12 mins is applied to this assessment when the randomly drawn component is endometrium.
• All assessments include surveying and imaging the left kidney, which was omitted from the abdominal ultrasound examination in the earlier assessment.

Students will be assessed using the ‘Assessment of Readiness for Clinical’ (ARC) tool, as per randomly drawn component.

The professional and technical components must each be graded as a ‘pass’ to pass the assessment. The components are graded separately so that if one is passed and the other is not, only the failed component must be repeated. All of the bolded items in the professional assessment must receive full marks to pass the professional assessment. 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.

There is only ONE (1) opportunity to re-sit the technical and/or professional components of the assessment item in Week 12. Students repeating the technical component will again draw a random number that represents one of the four components in the female pelvis, and are required to perform routine sonographic scanning techniques and image optimisation & acquisition of the left kidney and the above mentioned randomly drawn component to beginner level.

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

SKILLS TEST: TRANSABDOMINAL FEMALE PELVIS

• A pass rate of 65% of available marks in EACH component of the technical and professional behaviour must be achieved to pass the assessment.
• As per Assessment of Coursework Procedures (Section 3 Assessment Extensions), item 3.2.5, 'these scanning tests are considered professional assessment tasks and have an absolute submission date. Accordingly, these assessments must be completed by/on the specified date. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the task after this date, and there will be no opportunity to apply a late penalty'.
• The sonography tutor will observe the student's performance of the scanning procedure of the left kidney and randomly drawn component, and assess each task relative to the stated standards of the Assessment of Readiness for Clinical (ARC) tool. The ARC tool and supporting details can be found on the unit Moodle site.
• The competency test will assess scanning technique, image optimisation, demonstration of required anatomy on images obtained, and adherence to scan protocols of the left kidney and one of the components of the female pelvis - uterus, endometrium, right ovary, or left ovary. The non-scanning component will assess communication, professional behaviour, patient care, infection control, and ergonomics.

Please be aware that ALL practical skills tests will be video recorded for moderation purposes.

Re-evaluations:

• The minimum pass rate on the skills test is 65%. All students who achieve marginal and failing grades will have their images and/or video cross-marked (moderated) by a second on-campus assessor and one of the unit facilitators. There will also be random on- and off-campus moderation of passing grades to ensure assessor accuracy. Grades are only finalised once the moderation process is complete.
• In the event that a student does not achieve a minimum of 65% or higher during the week 11 competency test, they will be given ONE (1) opportunity to re-sit the technical and/or professional components of the competency test in week 12. This competency test will be conducted by a different assessor to that of the first test with a different patient, and students will again draw a random number that represents one of the four components in the female pelvis.
• All students who achieve marginal and failing grades will have their images and/or video cross-marked (moderated) by a second on-campus assessor and one of the unit facilitators. There will also be random on- and off-campus moderation of passing grades to ensure assessor accuracy. Provisional grades will be released once the moderation process is complete. These are not formally certified until just before the start of Term 3, so will only be provisional until that time.
• Please be aware that all re-sits will be video recorded for moderation purposes.
• Re-sit results will be released within 10 working days to ensure thorough and accurate moderation.

"Students who fail a pass/fail component of a graded unit, will be deemed to have failed that unit". Therefore EACH of the two (2) components must be passed individually to pass the unit.

There will be 2 online quizzes which will be held in weeks 4 and 9. Once available, quizzes are open for 32 hours (i.e. open at 10am on Tuesday and close Wednesday at 6pm AEST). The content of these quizzes will be anatomy and organ specific aspects of an ultrasound examination. The purpose of these quizzes is to ensure adequate review of theory from term 1, and that sufficient preparation of protocol and procedures has been undertaken prior to labs. Once the quiz has commenced, approximately 1 minute per question will be given, for example, a 10 question quiz would be given a time limit of 10 minutes to complete. This is subject to change at the discretion of the unit coordinator based on the content of the pool of questions.

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

No attempts are permitted after the quiz has closed, so ensure adequate time for completion.

Students must achieve a cumulative pass rate of 70% across the TWO (2) quizzes to pass this component.

Answers will be either correct or incorrect, and tabulated by the Moodle online unit system.

Pass/fail units

• As per Assessment of Coursework Procedures (Section 3 Assessment Extensions), item 3.2.5, 'these tests are considered professional assessment tasks and have an absolute submission date. Accordingly, these assessments must be completed by/on the specified date. In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete the task after this date, and there will be no opportunity to apply a late penalty'.

• As per section 3.2.6 of the assessment of coursework procedures: In a non-graded pass/fail unit, all assessment items must be submitted by the due date, as there is no opportunity to apply a five percent penalty, due to the pass fail nature of each assessment task. Students who fail a single assessment task in a pass-fail unit, or who fail a pass-fail component of a graded unit, will be deemed to have failed that unit.

This is an open book quiz, so you have the opportunity to consult your notes, lecture slides, text books, and Moodle page. However, this assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As with all university examinations, colluding with other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and this may lead to action being taken by the Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching HMAS.

This assessment will require you to correctly complete and upload the documentation set forth in your MEDS12004 Skills Lab Manual. This includes:

• A signed Scan Lab Record & Formative Feedback Agreement uploaded in week 1 – Friday 14th July 2017 at 5pm AEST.
• A signed Consent Form - Sonographic Examination for Teaching Purposes in week 1 – Friday 14th July 2017 at 5pm AEST.
• 15 Completed Formative Feedback Forms uploaded in week 12 – Friday Oct 6 2017 at 5pm AEST.
• Completed Scan Lab Attendance Record uploaded in week 12 – Friday Oct 6 2017 at 5pm AEST.

Please note, documentation is to be submitted in pdf format as the only acceptable format, and needs to be accurately filled out.

The purpose of this assessment is to prepare you for documentation responsibilities in clinical placement and as a sonographer, as well as to develop self-reflection skills by setting weekly goals and following up on progress. There is an example of a completed Formative Feedback Form in your Skills Lab Manual. You are required to complete your Formative Feedback Forms BEFORE leaving at the end of each lab (as you would be required to complete documentation for each case before the end of a clinical shift) and to have it signed by your instructor. Working clinically, patients and physicians rely on quick, efficient, accurate, and complete documentation to issue treatment.

This assessment ties in with the on-campus Professional Behaviour Assessment - failure to have your Formative Feedback Form signed at the end of a lab will result in a demerit point being issued. If you do not have all lab days signed off on your Lab Attendance, you will need to write in the reason for this (i.e. sick, didn’t get signed – demerit issued, etc.). However, all forms in this assessment must be completed and either signed off or an explanation given to pass this assessment.

Please ensure you check times and deadlines for submissions, and that all paperwork is completed correctly and accurately, including uploading in the required format. Failure to do so will result in a fail mark for that assessment component.

This is a pass/fail assessment task – a fail grade for any component of a pass/fail assessment task will result in a fail grade for the whole assessment task. As this is a pass/fail unit, all assessment tasks need to be passed to pass this unit.

In a non-graded pass/fail unit, all assessment items must be correctly and accurately submitted by the due date, as there is no opportunity to apply a five percent penalty, due to the pass/fail nature of each assessment task. Students who fail a single assessment task in a pass-fail unit, or who fail a pass-fail component of a graded unit, will be deemed to have failed that unit.

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 clinical placement. 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. 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 scored using a demerit point system - to pass this unit, a student can receive a MAXIMUM of three demerit points i.e. if a fourth demerit point is issued, the assessment will be graded as a fail. As this is a pass/fail unit, all assessment items must be graded as a pass to pass this unit.

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. Demerit points can be issued in three different categories:

1. Professional behaviour towards colleagues
2. Professional behaviour towards patients.
3. Professional behaviour in professional settings and equipment.

Expected behaviour and its relevance to the clinical environment is listed under the Professional Behaviour Assessment Outline on the unit Moodle site. You must review this information and be aware of what is expected of you for this unit. Please be aware that not having your Formative Feedback Forms signed on your lab day would have consequences in a clinical setting and will warrant a demerit point. You will be required to fill out a Formative Feedback Form for each of your labs, but not for the dates of your practical skills and competency tests as outlined in the lab manual. It is very important that you familiarise yourself with the CODE OF CONDUCT in the Lab Manual as well as the 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 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 demerit point may be issued.

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

Pass/fail assessment.

When a demerit point is issued, it will be discussed between the student, the on-site lecturer, and/or the unit coordinator. Written documentation explaining the reason for the demerit point will be provided to the student, signed by the on-site lecturer or the unit coordinator.

Accruing FOUR or more demerit points in the unit will result in the assessment being graded as a FAIL. As this is a pass/fail unit, all assessment items must be graded as a pass to successfully pass the unit.