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MEDS13011 Sonographic Skills Development 2
Sonographic Skills Development 2
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General Information

Overview

This unit advances your preparation for the clinical workplace through the development of ultrasound scanning skills in the areas of lower extremity veins, 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

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 12
Student Contribution Band: 9
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.25

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 - 2025

Brisbane
Mackay
Melbourne
Sydney

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).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
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Previous Student Feedback

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 SUTE comments

Feedback

Tutorial engagement was high although some students found it hard to keep up with bi-weekly delivery in this double credit point unit.

Recommendation

Consider a reduction to weekly regular tutorials, but keeping several additional ones at key points through the term.

Feedback from SUTE comments

Feedback

Some of the new demonstration video resources did not have good audio quality.

Recommendation

Assess which videos are affected and replace with new videos.

Feedback from Student emails

Feedback

Assessment 2 Part B (end of term) submissions were problematic for some students when using different types of electronic devices.

Recommendation

Explore alternate possibilities for students to submit their reflections from the term, peer feedback and speed round images.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 13 January 2025
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

Information for Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes has not been released yet.

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 17 February 2025
Academic Integrity Statement

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