CQUniversity Unit Profile.

Currently there is much debate in the profession about sonographer reporting and not if, but rather when this will eventuate. Sonographers can learn a lot from current radiologist reports in terms of formatting, descriptions and utilising correct evidence. 

This assessment is going to future proof you as the new generation of sonographers and perhaps sonographer practitioners. 

Part A: Verification

You will be given a real patient scenario that includes a referral, ultrasound images and sonographer worksheet. You will be supplied a GenAI prompt for creation of a radiologist report based on this scenario. Your job is to critique the report generated and assess its accuracy as well as reflect on the use of AI in the field of sonography. 

This assessment is designed to test your critical thinking and ability to verify the information provided by AI through information collation, image review, crosscheck of literature and academic writing and referencing pertaining to the condition. The purpose of this assessment is for you to explore how AI can be utilised (where appropriate and directed) and what limitations it may have.

You will verify whether AI has

• Made an accurate diagnosis based off the patient information, ultrasound images and information you have learnt in this unit. No marks are associated with the exact diagnosis of this case; however, marks are allocated to justification and critical thinking processes with associated sonographic features and patient history.
• Correctly provided the relevant information pertaining to this topic for the following categories:
  • Important clinical information (e.g. relevant patient history and/or clinical tests),
  • Characteristic sonographic features,
  • Compared with at least one differential diagnosis, and
  • Further investigations and clinical management options.
• Written in the format of a radiologist report.
• Provided accurate and verifiable references that are relevant to the topic with an accurate reference list in Vancouver referencing style.

Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 4 – Full AI. You may use AI extensively throughout your work as specifically directed in your assessment.

Part B: Reflection

Your task is to reflect on the impact of AI in ultrasound diagnoses and the repercussions this could have on sonographic practice. In Part A, you have explored what limitations AI may have on its ability to diagnose, critically evaluate and provide literature-based evidence in an education setting. Increasingly AI is becoming a part of our world and infiltrating every day uses in medical imaging. For example, in MRI, it is now used for improving image quality, mapping out cardiac anatomy for workups, and speeding up scan times. 

The Part B reflection is designed to generate critical thinking about the integration and use of AI in medical imaging and how this may affect your practice as a student sonographer working in the field. For this reason, your reflection is free form (meaning you may structure it how you wish), however the small word count means that you must be critical in your reflection. 

Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1 – No AI. You must not use AI at any point during your reflection.

Part A: Verification

You must use the Copilot LLM platform for the purposes of this assessment using your CQU credentials to log in. You will be given a prompt to copy and paste into Copilot to produce the report. You have permission to provide additional prompts to Copilot to refine its work. Export your entire chat with Copilot and submit as an appendix that won’t be marked. This is to show your conversation with Copilot and further prompt refinements.

Please see the Moodle site for detailed information on how to provide commentary on the report and how to upload your submission. 

Assessment Criteria Part A:

• Evaluate current information and clinical consensus around the given topic by demonstrating thorough, relevant, and up to date literature searches to support the information that Copilot provided.
• Describe the sonographic appearance and highlight the relevance of the sonographers' role in the diagnosis and management of this condition. 
• Critiqued the references provided by Copilot. Referencing should be done using CQU Vancouver style with a minimum of 10 scientific peer reviewed references. 
• Critically evaluate and verify the information produced by Copilot using the comments function on Word.
• Font Style & Size: Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12
• Line Spacing: 1.5 (body), single (references)

Part B: Reflection 

Assessment Criteria Part B:

• Font Style & Size: Arial 11 or Times New Roman 12
• Line Spacing: 1.5 (body)
• Word count: 500 words
• Your reflection should be submitted in the same document as Part A. Please see the exemplar for layout.
• You are required to reference your justification where appropriate using CQU Vancouver style (minimum five references). 

For more detailed marking criteria please see the marking rubric under the Assessment tile on the unit Moodle site.

Each health profession possesses a body of knowledge, the fundamentals of which must be learnt and understood. The sonography profession has selected these concepts as relevant to your future scope of practice and you will build upon them in your future clinical capacity.

You will complete 2 online tests to assess your understanding of the concepts delivered in MEDS13009. The tests can be accessed through the assessment tab on the unit Moodle site.

Online Test 1 (Late Obs): Break Week Monday 24th August 2026 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM AEST

Online Test 2 (Paediatrics): Week 12 Friday 9th October 2026 8:30 AM to 4:30PM AEST

Each test will comprise 5 questions which will require written answers. Students will need to note opening and closing times to complete the exam during this time period.

Each test will be open for 50 mins (allowing 10 minutes per question) and only ONE attempt is allowed. Once started, the test cannot be paused or restarted.

All unit content may be examined.

Questions will be drawn from a pool of questions to allow tests to be different for each student.

Level of GenAI use allowed:

Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge

This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As with all other university assessment, colluding with other students on non group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and may lead to action being taken. Inserting answers from other websites at the time of the online test without referencing the source is considered plagiarism.

In order for a student to achieve a pass mark in this assessment, the student must achieve a minimum score of 50% or higher averaged over both online tests. Students must demonstrate a reasonable attempt to complete both tests within this assessment item by set due date and time. 

You will be allocated a 50 minute time period for each online test.  

Students will need to provide medium length typed responses to 5 online questions within the time period.

Film viewing questions may be included and you are required to be familiar with normal and pathological sonographic imaging of the areas discussed in MEDS13009.

Each question is worth 10 marks (giving a max total of 50 marks per online test)

If extensions are required these must be applied for before the online test has closed and answers have been released to students. The 72 hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Responses will be assessed according to:

• Use of appropriate terminology and descriptors as well as grammar, spelling of technical terms, relevance of response and competence to correctly address all elements of the question.
• The students ability to correctly interpret sonographic images/graphs/tables and then to succinctly compose an appropriate response based on their learning from the unit.