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 - 2023
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 Unit Coordinator reflection
Some students found hypothesis generation from patient history and presentation to be quite challenging, even though this was discussed in tutorials and expected to be predominantly revision from previous theory units.
Consider introducing a formal clinical decision making model to assist with student's hypothesis generation.
Feedback from SUTE Unit Comment Report & Unit Coordinator reflection
Some students ran out of time in Quiz 4. It was noted some students wrote much more information than was required which may have contributed to this.
Consider modifying question style and/or timing for Quiz 4.
Feedback from SUTE Unit Comment Report
Students found the introduction of the narrative to the practical assessments to be very beneficial.
Maintain narrative and provide further exemplars of this for students, such as in demonstration videos.
- 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 Ulrasound
Edition: 3rd (2014)
Authors: Pozniak M & Allan P
Elsevier Health Sciences
London London , UK
ISBN: 9780702050152
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Students should already have this book from a prior unit.
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)
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 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Compulsory lab activities Tuesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Tuesday/Wednesday
Chapter
Prescribed text:
- Pozniak (2014): Chapter 2 pg. 26-37; Chapter 3 pg. 39-50; Chapter 3 pg. 50-66
Supplementary text:
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 25 pg. 957-991
Events and Submissions/Topic
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 6 MAR 2023 10.30AM AEST / 11.30AM AEDT / 8.30AM AWST
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 will not be permitted entry to the sonography lab until both are correctly completed.
Due MONDAY 6 MAR 2023 4PM AEST/ 5PM AEDT/ 2PM AWST
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Compulsory lab activities Tuesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday (Saturday in MEL)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Compulsory lab activities Tuesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Compulsory lab activities Tuesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Monday/Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Saturday
Chapter
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 carotid skills test will be held in this week's lab
Module/Topic
MODULE 1 - Carotid Doppler examination
- Compulsory lab assessment Tuesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART A, MODULE 1
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY 4 APRIL 2023 from 8.30AM local time
Module/Topic
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Tuesday
-
Peer-assisted practice Wednesday
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - DVT examination
- Compulsory lab activities Tuesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday/Tuesday/Saturday
Chapter
Prescribed text:
- Pozniak (2014): Chapter 1 pg. 1-24; Chapter 2 pg. 26-37; Chapter 3 pg. 39-66; Chapter 5 pg. 94-114
Supplementary text:
- Curry & Tempkin (2011): Chapter 29 pg. 589-593
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 25 pg. 957-991; Chapter 27 pg. 1023-1033
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - DVT examination
- Compulsory lab activities Monday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday/Wednesday (Saturday in BNE/MKY)
Chapter
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 DVT skills test will be held in this week's lab
Module/Topic
MODULE 2 - DVT examination
- Compulsory lab assessment Tuesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday (SYD/MEL/PER)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART A, MODULE 2
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY 2 MAY 2023 from 8.30AM local time
Module/Topic
MODULE 3 - Transvaginal female pelvis examination
- Peer-assisted practice Monday/Saturday
Chapter
Supplementary text:
- Curry & Tempkin (2011): Chapter 19 pg. 372-373
- Rumack et al. (2011): Chapter 15 pg. 552-571, 576-595
Events and Submissions/Topic
NO LAB THIS WEEK - 1st Year Residential School
Module/Topic
MODULE 3 - Transvaginal female pelvis examination
- Compulsory lab activities Tuesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Monday/Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday
Chapter
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
- Compulsory lab assessment Tuesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Wednesday
- Peer-assisted practice Monday/Saturday
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART A, MODULE 3
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY 23 MAY 2023 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
FINAL WEEK - OSCE
- Compulsory lab assessment Tuesday/Wednesday
- Tutor-assisted (supervised) practice Monday
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1 - PART B, OSCE
- All students are required on campus all day
Held TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 30 & 31 MAY 2023 from 8.30AM local time
Assessment 2 - PART B - REFLECTION DOCUMENTS
See Lab Manual:
- Formative feedback forms from each lab session
- Mock and Part A ARC tools for each module
- Self reflection for each module
Due FRIDAY 2 JUN 2023 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
Assessment 4 - Professional Behaviour Assessment
Due FRIDAY 2 JUN 2023 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST
Practical Assessment Due: Week 12 Wednesday (31 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Professional Behaviour Assessment Due: Week 12 Friday (2 June 2023) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Each Module (Carotid artery Doppler, Lower Extremity Veins for DVT, and Transvaginal female pelvis) will have skills tests associated with it as follows:
- Part A, Module 1 TUESDAY week 5
- Part A, Module 2 TUESDAY week 8
- 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 5, 8 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), technical (scanning) and clinical (knowledge) 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 competency level 2 (or advanced beginner as defined by ASA) level. A scanning time limit of 30 minutes is applied to Modules 1 & 2, and 25 minutes to Module 3 assessments.
Clinical (knowledge) requirements:
- Students are to narrate and justify their actions during the sonographic examination to demonstrate underlying knowledge and thought processes of the skills being performed 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. The ARC tool assesses the three components holistically.
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:
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 then 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 moderators' comments as feedback.
Please carefully review the assessment information and ARC tools 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, and 1 hour for the entire assessment.
All assessments will initially be marked live, and consensus moderation will be used for any result that is not a clear pass. 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.
Week 12 Wednesday (31 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Part A Module 1 due TUESDAY week 5. Part A Module 2 due TUESDAY week 8. 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.
You must demonstrate critical skills consistently throughout the assessments. Each module covers a different examination which varies in protocol length and complexity and is thus marked accordingly. Please review the ARC tools, including listing of Correct Practice which are provided on the Moodle site for explanation of what would determine a critical or non critical error. There is no limit on non-critical skill errors, however there is a limit on critical skill errors as follows:
- Module 1 (carotid) - 7 out of 10 sections must contain no critical errors and all bolded items awarded to pass Part A.
- Module 2 (DVT) - 7 out of 10 sections must contain no critical errors and all bolded items awarded to pass Part A.
- Module 3 (TV pelvis) - 5 out of 6 sections must contain no critical errors and all bolded items awarded to pass Part A.
- OSCE (final assessment) - will contain targeted sections for each module and 70% of each module must contain no critical errors to pass Part B.
There is only ONE attempt per student per assessment.
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.
In the event that, following consensus moderation, a student does not pass one or more modules in Part B, then the Part A performance of that module will be taken into consideration. If, after consensus moderation of the relevant Part A assessment, the student demonstrated consistent critical skills (as per above for the relevant module) in the clinical, technical and professional components and all critical requirements (bolded points) in the professional component, the student will pass that module.
If one (or more) Module/s in Part B AND the corresponding Part A assessment/s are graded as a fail, the assessment item/s, module/s, 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 assessment 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 is a pass/fail assessment item.
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.
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
- Compulsory tutorial
PART B - REFLECTION
- Formative feedback forms from each lab session
- Mock and Part A ARC tools for each module
- Self reflection for each module
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
To simulate real clinical environments where correct documentation is of critical importance, non-completed or incorrectly completed paperwork will be returned to students with ONE opportunity provided to correct the error. As this is a pass/fail assessment item, repeated errors may result in a fail of the assessment item.
The compulsory tutorial covers requirements for the Professional Behaviour Assessment (Assessment 4), as well as important induction and term information. It is compulsory that all students attend on MONDAY 6 MAR 2023 10.30AM AEST / 11.30AM AEDT / 8.30AM AWST
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 Lapse in Professionalism may apply if documentation has not been signed off correctly.
PART A - Induction documents due Monday 6 MAR 2023 5PM AEST / 6PM AEDT / 3PM AWST. PART B - Reflection documents due Friday 2 JUN 2023 5PM AEST / 3PM AWST.
Documents will be graded within 10 working days of due dates
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
- 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 be returned to students, with one opportunity provided to correct the error. Repeated errors may incur a fail of the assessment item due to requirements in Assessment 4 (see below).
- 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 relevant to 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. 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 4 Module 1 Carotid Doppler examination (20%)
WEEK 7 Module 2 Deep Venous Thrombosis 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 28 MAR 9AM AEST/10AM AEDT/7AM AWST, closes WEDNESDAY 29 MAR 5PM AEST/6PM AEDT/3PM AWST. QUIZ 2 opens TUESDAY 25 APR 9AM AEST/7AM AWST, closes WEDNESDAY 26 APR 5PM AEST/3PM AWST. QUIZ 3 opens TUESDAY 16 MAY 9AM AEST/7AM AWST, closes WEDNESDAY 17 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 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. Developing your professionalism during this unit will prepare you for the next environment in which you will be expected to maintain professional behaviour whenever in your uniform and representing the university, placement site, and yourself.
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 assessment of student application and attendance during labs throughout the term.
Expected behaviour and its relevance to the clinical environment is listed in the Professional Behaviour Assessment description. Additionally, please 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 so that you have a clear understanding of the rationale for, and importance of this assessment. All of these documents are posted on the unit Moodle site for your information. Professionalism extends to colleagues, staff, patients, environment, and equipment.
This is a pass/fail assessment.
This assessment is marked against the Professional Behaviour Assessment (PBA) description and incorporates a process of warnings and feedback on expected behaviour of students when in the lab environment. This will commence in week 2 of the term, and apply to activities within the lab. A warning is known as a Lapse in Professionalism (LiP). Up to three LiPs can be received within the unit without adverse consequence. A fourth LiP however will result in the assessment being graded as a fail.
In the event that a LiP point is accrued, written documentation of the reason will be completed by the on-site lecturer or the unit coordinator, and provided to you as feedback. You will have the opportunity to seek further clarification from or discuss the circumstances of the LiP point from the unit coordinator.
If unprofessional attitude or behaviour is reported by fellow classmates and not witnessed by a staff member, an unofficial warning with formative feedback will be provided in writing detailing the allegation, and your response will be documented.
There is a COMPULSORY Zoom session on MONDAY 6 MAR 2023 10.30AM AEST / 11.30AM AEDT / 8.30AM AWST regarding requirements for this assessment task.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2023) 5:00 pm AEST
Professional behaviour is to be demonstrated when in the lab environment across the term.
Documents will be graded within 10 working days of due date
This is a pass/fail assessment.
The LiP system is designed to provide a warning to students when they exhibit unprofessional behaviour, and hence up to three LiPs (official warnings) can be issued within the unit without adverse consequence. A fourth LiP however will result in the assessment being graded as a fail.
A maximum of three LiP points can be accrued to pass this assessment. As this is a pass/fail unit, a pass in all assessment items is required to pass this unit.
- 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.