Overview
This unit advances your preparation for the clinical workplace through the development of ultrasound scanning skills in lower extremity venous, carotid artery and transvaginal female pelvis. Psychomotor skills and professional behaviour techniques gained in previous scanning skills units and during clinical placement will be built upon, with an emphasis on problem solving techniques required to produce appropriate clinical outcomes. You are required to demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and professional behaviours needed to work in a clinical setting, and will be assessed within a simulated environment.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1 AND MEDS12006 Ultrasound of Obstetrics and Gynaecology AND MEDS13008 Vascular Sonography
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2021
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student feedback, forums, emails, tutor feedback
Due to rescheduling of this unit (COVID-19), there was no useful student evaluation data able to be obtained.
The unit coordinator is unable to provide any useful recommendations for the improvement of this unit at the time of writing this report as there are still ongoing delays due to COVID-19, and the unit is effectively postponed.
- Complete sonographic examinations of the lower extremity veins, carotid arteries, and transvaginal female pelvis
- Critically reflect and improve upon own professional practice and sonographic psychomotor skills
- Display professional behaviour, teamwork, and communication skills consistent with safe sonographic practice and industry expectation
- Formulate problem-solving and critical-thinking strategies to appropriately address patient presentation
Australasian Sonography Association Competency Standards for the Entry Level Sonographer
Units- 1,2,4,5,9,10 & 13
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 0% | ||||
2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 0% | ||||
4 - On-campus Activity - 0% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Communication | ||||
2 - Problem Solving | ||||
3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
4 - Information Literacy | ||||
5 - Team Work | ||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
8 - Ethical practice | ||||
9 - Social Innovation | ||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 0% | ||||||||||
2 - Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 0% | ||||||||||
4 - On-campus Activity - 0% |
Textbooks
Clinical Doppler Ultrasound 3rd (2014)
Edition: 3rd (2014)
Authors: Pozniak, M & Allan, P
Elsevier Health Sciences
London London , UK
ISBN: 9780702050152
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
This textbook was previously used for MEDS13008 so should not need purchasing this term.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Access card to CQUniversity campus (Melbourne students)
- Access card to the Ultrasound Imaging Lab (Mackay students)
- Access to Philips iSite PACS
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
d.chester@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - DVT examination
- Anatomy revision
- Sonographic techniques
Chapter
Prescribed text:
- Pozniak (2014): Chapter 1 pg. 1-24; Chapter 5 pg. 94-102
Supplementary text:
- Curry & Tempkin (2011): Chapter 29 pg. 589-593
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 27 pg. 1023-1026
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 2 Part A - INDUCTION DOCUMENTS
- WHS compulsory Lab Safety Induction online quiz must be completed prior to access to any lab activity. 100% pass mark required.
- Lab Agreement and Consent Form must be uploaded prior to access to any lab activity.
Students failing to complete either event will incur one Lapse in Professionalism point for each event missed, and will not be allowed in the sonography lab until both are correctly completed.
Due MONDAY 8 MAR 2021 5PM AEST/ 6PM AEDT/ 3PM AWST
COMPULSORY Zoom tutorial
This zoom session covers requirements for the Professional Behaviour Assessment, as well as important information about the term, and it is compulsory that all students attend.
(Other non-compulsory Zoom tutorials will be held on most Thursdays through the term, please see the unit Moodle site for this schedule)
Held MONDAY 8 MAR 2021 10.30AM AEST / 11.30AM AEDT / 8.30AM AWST
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - DVT examination
- Pathology revision
- Trouble shooting - sonographic techniques
Chapter
Prescribed text:
- Pozniak (2014): Chapter 5 pg. 103-114
Supplementary text:
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 27 pg. 1027-1033
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 3 - ONLINE QUIZZES
Quiz 1 opens TUESDAY 9AM AEST / 10AM AEDT / 7AM AWST
Quiz 1 closes WEDNESDAY 5PM AEST / 6PM AEDT / 3PM AWST
*The mock assessment for the LEV skills test will be held in this week's lab
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - DVT examination
- Extending the examination
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART A, MODULE 1
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY 23 MAR 2021 from 8.30AM local time
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Anatomy revision
- Doppler revision
- Sonographic techniques
Chapter
Prescribed text:
- Pozniak (2014): Chapter 2 pg. 26-37; Chapter 3 pg. 39-50
Supplementary text:
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 25 pg. 957-991
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Pathology revision
- Trouble shooting - sonographic techniques
Chapter
Prescribed text:
- Pozniak (2014): Chapter 3 pg. 50-66
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
ENJOY YOUR BREAK!
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
NOTE:
Third year Peer-assisted practises will be scheduled on MONDAY, TUESDAY, and WEDNESDAY this week. You will be allocated 60 minutes scanning and 60 minutes as a patient per day. If you'd prefer to rearrange your times you may organise with another student to swap sessions. This has to be by mutual agreement ONLY - please comment on Googledocs who you have swapped your scanning session with. If you are not planning to attend, you must notify the person you are allocated to be a patient for with sufficient time for them to make other arrangements for their patient.
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Extending the examination
Chapter
Supplementary text:
- Oates, CP, Naylor, AR, Hartshorne, T, Charles, SM, Fail, T, Humphries, K, Aslam, M, Khodabakhsh P 2009, ‘Joint Recommendations for Reporting Carotid Ultrasound Investigations in the United Kingdom’, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 3 - ONLINE QUIZZES
Quiz 2 opens TUESDAY 9AM AEST / 7AM AWST
Quiz 2 closes WEDNESDAY 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
*The mock assessment for the carotid skills test will be held in this week's lab
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Review previous content
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART A, MODULE 2
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY 27 APR 2021 from 8.30AM local time
Module/Topic
MODULE 3 - Transvaginal female pelvis examination
- Anatomy revision
- Obtaining consent
- Sonographic techniques
Chapter
Supplementary text:
- Curry & Tempkin (2011): Chapter 19 pg. 325-349
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 15 pg. 547-548, 550-552
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
MODULE 3 - Transvaginal female pelvis examination
- Pathology revision
- Trouble shooting - sonographic techniques
Chapter
Supplementary text:
- Curry & Tempkin (2011): Chapter 19 pg. 372-373
Events and Submissions/Topic
NO LAB THIS WEEK - 1st Year Residential School
Module/Topic
MODULE 3 - Transvaginal female pelvis examination
- Extending the examination
Chapter
Supplementary text:
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 15 pg. 552-571, 576-595
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 3 - ONLINE QUIZZES
Quiz 3 opens TUESDAY 9AM AEST / 7AM AWST
Quiz 3 closes WEDNESDAY 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
*The mock assessment for the TV pelvis skills test will be held in this week's lab
Module/Topic
MODULE 3 - Transvaginal female pelvis examination
- Review previous content
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART A, MODULE 3
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY 27 APR 2021 from 8.30AM local time
Assessment 3 - ONLINE QUIZZES
Quiz 4 opens THURSDAY 9AM AEST / 7AM AWST
Quiz 4 closes FRIDAY 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
Module/Topic
Review content from the term in preparation for Quiz 4
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART B, OSCE
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 1&2 JUN 2021 from 8.30AM local time
Assessment 2 - PART B - REFLECTION DOCUMENTS
- Formative feedback forms from each lab session (5 documents)
- Mock and Part A ARC tools for each module (6 documents)
- Self reflection for each module
- Lab Attendance Record
Due FRIDAY 4 JUN 2021 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
Assessment 4 - Professional Behaviour Assessment
Due FRIDAY 4 JUN 2021 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Good luck in your O&B and MSK exams!
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Each Module (Lower Extremity Veins for DVT, Carotid artery Doppler, and Transvaginal female pelvis) will have skills tests associated with it as follows:
- Part A, Module 1 TUESDAY week 3
- Part A, Module 2 TUESDAY week 7
- Part A, Module 3 TUESDAY week 11
- Part B, OSCE (all Modules) TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY week 12
PART A
The purpose of the Part A skills tests in weeks 3, 7 and 11 is to provide you an opportunity to experience full testing conditions. In addition, your interim skill level will be assessed to determine whether you are performing at the required interim skill level, and feedback will be provided throughout the term at each test, which can allow you to reflect and improve along the way. You will be required to complete sonographic examinations under an appropriate time limit, as per the respective imaging protocol, 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 'patients', colleagues, equipment, and the scanning setting
Technical (scanning) requirements:
- Students 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 30 minutes is applied to Modules 1 & 2, and 25 minutes to Module 3 assessments.
Clinical (knowledge) requirements:
- Assessors will ask questions of the students during the sonographic examination as needed to clarify any technical aspects of the examination or to test anatomical or pathological knowledge as relevant to the examination.
Students will be assessed using the ‘assessment of readiness for clinical’ (ARC) tool, which is available on the unit Moodle site.
Part A assessments fulfill experiential and feedback purposes, as well as being recorded and used for summative purposes in the event that you do not successfully pass Part B, OSCE (all Modules) in week 12, which is discussed further below. If Part B is successfully passed, the results of Part A will not be required.
If, after the Part B assessment, one or more of the Part A assessments are required to determine your final grade, the following information will apply:
To pass Part A assessment/s, the clinical, professional and technical components must be graded as a ‘pass’. All critical requirements (bolded items) in the professional section must receive full marks.
All Part A assessments will initially be marked live, and feedback provided to students. In the event that a final grade rests on Part A results, consensus moderation will be used to formally mark the Part A assessment following week 12. Moderators will be allocated from another campus and will use video recordings of your performance which provides a more robust marking process than the live assessment. One grade will be allocated at the completion of all marking and moderating and you will receive the final ARC tool including the additional moderator's comments as feedback.
Please carefully review the assessment information and ARC tool posted on the unit Moodle site.
PART B
The purpose of Part B OSCE assessment in week 12 is to determine your final grade with a targeted assessment covering all Modules. You will be assessed on professional, technical and clinical requirements as per Part A. The assessor will instruct you to perform targeted portions of examinations in Part B, rather than complete examinations. You will be required to perform THREE targeted portions per Module with a time limit of 15 minutes per Module.
All assessments will initially be marked live, and consensus moderation will be used for any result that is not a clear pass (>85%) or a clear fail (<50%). Moderators will be allocated from another campus and will use video recordings of your performance which provides a more robust marking process than the live assessment. One grade will be allocated at the completion of all marking and moderating and you will receive the final ARC tool as feedback.
Part A Module 1 due TUESDAY week 3. Part A Module 2 due TUESDAY week 7. Part A Module 3 due TUESDAY week 11. Part B OSCE (all Modules) due WEDNESDAY week 12.
Part A interim results and feedback will be emailed to students on the following MONDAY of the respective weeks. Part B final results and feedback will be made available to students on Certification of Grades.
This is a pass/fail assessment.
The criteria to receive a ‘Pass’ in Part B (and the entire assessment item) are as follows:
You must achieve at least 70% of available marks in the clinical, technical and professional components and all critical requirements (bolded points) in the professional component must be achieved in EACH Module component in order to pass the assessment. There is only ONE attempt per student.
If Part B is passed outright, Part A interim results will not be moderated or kept on permanent record, and you will pass the assessment item.
Re-evaluation options:
In the event that, following consensus moderation, a student does not achieve the minimum required to pass one or more Modules in Part B, the Part A performance of that Module will be taken into consideration. If, after consensus moderation of the relevant Part A assessment, the student achieved at least 70% of available marks in the clinical, technical and professional components and all critical requirements (bolded points) in the professional component, the student will pass that Module. If the Part A assessment is graded as a fail, the Module, assessment item, and subsequently the unit, will be failed.
Please be aware that all 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.
- Complete sonographic examinations of the lower extremity veins, carotid arteries, and transvaginal female pelvis
- Display professional behaviour, teamwork, and communication skills consistent with safe sonographic practice and industry expectation
- Formulate problem-solving and critical-thinking strategies to appropriately address patient presentation
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
This assessment will require you to complete the documentation set forth in your Lab Manual. This includes documents forming Part A - Lab Induction, and documents forming Part B - Reflection on feedback through the term, as follows:
PART A - INDUCTION
- Workplace Health and Safety Induction
- Lab Agreement
- Consent Form - Sonographic Examination for Teaching Purposes
PART B - REFLECTION
- Formative feedback forms from each lab session (5 documents)
- Mock and Part A ARC tools for each module (6 documents)
- Self reflection for each module
- Lab Attendance Record
Uploaded documentation is in pdf format. Please ensure your surname, first name, student number, and name of what you are uploading is used in that order in the title of the document, separated by either underscores or single spaces. Any other order variation or information is incorrect so please take note of this.
i.e. Chester_Deanne_s0123456_lab_agreement.pdf or Chester Deanne s0123456 lab agreement.pdf.
The purpose of this assessment is to prepare you for the professionalism and documentation responsibilities you will have on clinical placement, as well as to develop self-reflection skills by setting weekly goals and following-up on your progress. When working clinically, patients and physicians rely on quick, efficient, and complete documentation to issue treatment. Failure to complete paperwork correctly in the clinical environment may have dire consequences to patient management. Hence, in the lab, non-completed or incorrectly completed paperwork will attract a LiP point, and one opportunity to correct the error. Repeated errors will incur a fail of the assessment item.
This assessment also ties in with Assessment 4 - Professional Behaviour Assessment. 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 patient's scan before the end of a clinical shift), and to have it signed off by your tutor. You must upload all required documentation for this assessment by the due date and time to obtain a 'pass'. If you do not have all lab days signed off on your Lab Attendance, you will need to write in the reason. Note that a LiP point may apply if documentation has not been signed off correctly.
PART A - Induction documents due Monday 8 MAR 2021 5PM AEST / 6PM AEDT / 3PM AWST. PART B - Reflection documents due Friday 4 JUN 2021 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST.
Documents will be graded within 10 working days of due date
This is a pass/fail assessment task in a pass/fail unit - a fail grade for any component of a pass/fail assessment task will result in a fail grade for the assessment task, and subsequently the entire unit.
To pass this assessment item you must:
- complete all paperwork accurately and on time
- save and upload in the format specified
- submit by the due date and time specified
Documentation in the clinical environment must be correctly issued, otherwise there can be dire consequences for patient and legal ramifications for the sonographer. Hence, in the lab, non-completed or incorrectly completed paperwork will attract a LiP point (per instance), and repeated errors will incur a fail of the assessment item. As sonographers, it is important for you to both understand and comply with requirements regarding paperwork and documentation.
- Critically reflect and improve upon own professional practice and sonographic psychomotor skills
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
3 Online Quiz(zes)
- There are FOUR quizzes for this unit which are each available to you for 32 hours.
- The content of quizzes 1-3 will be sonographic anatomy, protocol and technique for the respective module, and may include expected prior knowledge relevant to that module, asked in a multiple choice format. The purpose of these quizzes is to ensure preparation prior to Assessment 1 - Part A in each scanning module. Quizzes 1-3 are each worth 20% of this assessment task grade.
- Quiz 4 is an end of term quiz and covers all modules, asked in a short answer format, designed to test your critical thinking and clinical judgement. Quiz 4 is worth 40% of this assessment task grade.
- Students must achieve a cumulative score of 70% across the four quizzes to pass this assessment
- 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.
- You are allowed ONE attempt at each quiz and once you have started the quiz, it cannot be paused or restarted.
- Time limit for Quizzes 1-3 is 20 minutes. Once the time limit is reached any open questions will be automatically submitted.
- Time limit for Quiz 4 is 40 minutes. Once the time limit is reached any open questions will be automatically submitted.
- These assessment tasks must be completed on or before the due dates listed.
- No late submissions are permitted after each quiz has closed so please ensure adequate time for completion, with additional time for computer mishaps. If you have computer / quiz access difficulties, you need to contact TaSAC as soon as possible for assistance, and the unit coordinator (after you've contacted TaSAC) if you cannot complete the quiz in the allocated time before the end of the quiz (5PM AEST / 3PM AWST).
- In the event that you are unable to complete the quiz in the allocated time and have suitable medical documentation for exceptional circumstances, you need to notify the unit coordinator or apply online for an extension before the end of the quiz to be granted an extension to the quiz time.
- In the absence of an approved extension, or documented IT issues, there will be no opportunity to complete a quiz after it has closed.
Quiz weeks, topics (weightings) are as follows:
WEEK 2 Module 1 Deep Venous Thrombosis examination (20%)
WEEK 6 Module 2 Carotid Doppler examination (20%)
WEEK 10 Module 3 Transvaginal Female Pelvis examination (20%)
WEEK 11 Modules 1-3 End of term quiz (40%)
4
Other
QUIZ 1 opens TUESDAY 16 MAR 9AM AEST/10AM AEDT/7AM AWST, closes WEDNESDAY 17 MAR 5PM AEST/6PM AEDT/3PM AWST. QUIZ 2 opens TUESDAY 20 APR 9AM AEST/7AM AWST, closes WEDNESDAY 21 APR 5PM AEST/3PM AWST. QUIZ 3 opens TUESDAY 18 MAY 9AM AEST/7AM AWST, closes WEDNESDAY 19 MAY 5PM AEST/3PM AWST. QUIZ 4 opens THURSDAY 25 MAY 9AM AEST/7AM AWST, closes FRIDAY 26 MAY 5PM AEST/3PM AWST.
QUIZ 1-3: Students will receive their scores and feedback for each quiz once all students have completed that quiz. QUIZ 4: Students will receive their result within 10 working days.
Quizzes 1-3: Multiple choice questions will either be correct or incorrect and tabulated by the unit's online Moodle system.
Quiz 4: Short answer questions will be marked by the Unit Coordinator.
Students will receive their score for each quiz once all students have completed that quiz.
Students must achieve a cumulative score of 70% across the four quizzes to pass this assessment.
As per Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework), Section 5, Procedure - Assessment Management, 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: b) online quizzes where answers are released to students on completion, .... e) pass/fail assessment tasks". In the absence of an approved extension, there will be no opportunity to complete a quiz after it has closed.
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, and is not approved as group work. As per the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure, Section 3.25 "If evidence shows that plagiarism, collusion, cheating or academic misconduct of any kind has occurred, the conduct will be considered a breach of academic integrity." Colluding with other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and will be reported to the Academic Integrity Unit.
- Complete sonographic examinations of the lower extremity veins, carotid arteries, and transvaginal female pelvis
- Formulate problem-solving and critical-thinking strategies to appropriately address patient presentation
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
4 On-campus Activity
Professionalism and professional behaviour are critical parts of any medically aligned profession, and encompass 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, and as graduate sonographers in their future careers. This assessment will require you to treat each of your lab sessions as a scheduled "work shift" and to exhibit professional attitudes to ensure you are prepared to enter the work force with the skills required to provide safe and professional patient care. As such, this assessment is based on continuous and ongoing assessment of student application and attendance during labs and throughout the term.
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, use of Google Docs, 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).
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:
- Professional behaviour towards colleagues and staff,
- Professional behaviour towards patients, and
- 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. 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 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.
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.
There is a COMPULSORY Zoom session on MONDAY 8 MAR 2021 10.30AM AEST / 11.30AM AEDT / 8.30AM AWST regarding requirements for this assessment task. Failure to attend will incur a Lapse in Professionalism point.
Professional behaviour is to be demonstrated consistently and this assessment extends over the entire term.
Documents will be graded within 10 working days of due date
This is a pass/fail assessment.
To pass this unit, the minimum mark for the BPA is 12/15 (80%) and thus you can receive a maximum of three LiPs across all descriptors. Documents must also be uploaded in the correct format by the due date specified for a pass. 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.
In the event that a LiP point is accrued, it will be discussed between the student and one of the teaching team. Written documentation explaining the reason for the issued LiP will be signed by the on-site lecturer or the unit coordinator, and sent to the student via email.
- Display professional behaviour, teamwork, and communication skills consistent with safe sonographic practice and industry expectation
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.