CQUniversity Unit Profile.

This task requires you to:

• Reproduce a sonographic image of a specific musculoskeletal region
• Reflect on the process of your planning and image acquiring.
• Provide feedback to two of your peer’s submission

One of the sonographic musculoskeletal images listed below will be assigned to you: 

• Shoulder tendon – Short axis image 
• Wrist tendon – Short axis image 

Detailed Steps

1. Plan and acquire one sonographic image of musculoskeletal region as listed above.

• Labelling all the anatomical structures and orientations on the example sonographic image assigned to you and listing the important anatomical landmarks demonstrated in the image.
• Selecting the gross and cross-sectional anatomy diagram(s) correlating to the example image from the sources approved by your unit coordinator and justifying why they can be used to inform the image acquisition.
• Proposing a logical and actionable plan to reproduce the example image with adequate details to execute, including the patient positioning of body and structure of interest, transducer placement, sonographic landmarks and scanning technique to be used to locate and confirm the structure of interest in the region.

• From a healthy volunteer at your clinical placement site. 
• Directly exported from ultrasound machine or PACS system at your placement site (raw image).
• With your name, your date of birth, date of image acquisition and location (your clinical placement site) originally recorded on the image title, unedited.
• Including scanning parameters and appropriate annotation such as axis of imaging, structure and region demonstrated. 

2. Review and reflect on your practical technique used and the subsequent sonographic image acquired.

• Label all the anatomical structures and orientations on your acquired sonographic image.
  
• Compare the static sonographic image you acquired to the example image provided. 
• Reflect on 
  • How the plan was executed and the image was acquired, if any expected and unexpected technical difficulties encountered, and if the process could have been improved to allow enhanced demonstration of the structures of interest with a justification.
  • What you would incorporate into your technique to sonographically assess this musculoskeletal region in the future. 
  • What general musculoskeletal sonographic principles you would use to apply to other musculoskeletal regions of the body.

3. Propose a scanning protocol of the assigned musculoskeletal region.

• Select a common pathology in your assigned musculoskeletal region and a corresponding differential diagnosis, both of which are readily identifiable via ultrasound.
• Propose a systematic scanning protocol for this region which can confirm the provisional diagnosis and exclude the differential diagnosis, including a rationale for the proposal.
• Submit your work in a single WORD document as Part A.

4. Participate in anonymous feedback via the Feedback Fruits platform.

• Submit your de-identified Part A to the Feedback Fruits platform, after removing your name, date of birth and clinical site on your image, your name and student ID in the word document and in the file name. 
• Provide your feedback based on the marking criteria to two peers assigned to you. Comment on their entire Part A submission, identify their strengths and offer actionable suggestions for improvement.

5. Obtain and submit the feedback document including:

• The two peer images (de-identified) and feedback you provided
• Your own image (the raw image without the add-on labels and not de-identified) with the feedback you received from two other peers
• Submit all information in a single WORD document as Part B.

The detailed assessment criteria can be found from the unit Moodle site within the Assessment tile.

Overall, you will be assessed on:

• All sonographic images and anatomical diagrams are labelled accurately. Anatomical diagrams used are from the reference sources approved by your unit coordinator.
• The relevant information provided is reflective of a good understanding of the content.
• Reflection identifies areas for improvement if required and allows for future practice to be enhanced.
• Peer review feedback is relevant, specific, constructive and topic focused.
• In-text citation of sources are used to verify information with appropriate reference list at the end.
• Adherence to the word limit (±10%) for each section to allow adequate reflection to be discussed. Excess words will not be assessed.
  • Part A – Own image and reflection: 1100 words including at least 350 words in Overall Reflection section.
  • Part B – Peer review: minimal 350 words for each peer feedback.

An exemplar of Part A of this task is available for you to use as a guide, which can be found on the unit Moodle site within the Assessment tile.

Please Note:

• A signed declaration form (available on unit Moodle) must be submitted for this assessment, stating the submitted image was obtained by yourself at your clinical placement site.
• Images submitted in this assessment must be originally exported from PACS or the ultrasound machine. Screen photography of images will not be accepted as your own work. Modifying images or changing information on images will be treated as falsifying or fabricating data.
• Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1.  Large Language Models (LLMs), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) such as Chat GPT do not necessarily provide accurate, current or correctly referenced information and are not considered reliable to use for academic work. You must not use Al at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. 
• The 72-hour grace period does not apply to peer-review step (step 3) of this assessment.
• To avoid late penalty, all required documents must be submitted in correct format on time. Total overdue calendar days are calculated based on late submissions across all submission steps.  For late submission, a late penalty of 5% per day or part thereof will be applied. This is 5% of the total available marks, not marks achieved.

This task requires you to:

• Present live via Zoom – Deliver your presentation on the selected topic of musculoskeletal (MSK) abnormality during the scheduled session.
• Submit revised materials – Upload a recorded video and updated PowerPoint slides that incorporate feedback from your peers.
• Provide peer feedback – Attend live Zoom sessions and offer constructive feedback to your peers.

Detailed Steps

1.  Select your presentation date and one of the topics assigned for that day.

• Choose a scheduled presentation date from week 5 onward, then select one of the topics of MSK abnormality assigned for that day.
• Each weekly Zoom session will focus on a different MSK region, with all topics for that week drawn from the same area.

2.  Prepare for your presentation slides.

• Create a maximum 5-slide PowerPoint (Title, normal sonographic appearance of this MSK structure with corresponding anatomical diagram(s),  key sonographic features of the MSK abnormality, clinical presentation and management pathway of the MSK abnormality, and references).  Sonographic images need to be either from your clinical placement site or peer-reviewed journals.
• Submit the draft PowerPoint presentation demonstrating a reasonable attempt on Moodle at least 24 hours before your presentation session.

3.  Present via Zoom on your scheduled date

• Deliver a professional 3-minute presentation, strictly adhering to the time limit.
• Respond to peer questions and feedback during the discussion period.

4.  Submit a recording of your revised presentation and updated slides

• Submission includes:
  • On Moodle, your updated PowerPoint slides with adequate and accurate references, with a screenshot of your received written feedback as an appendix slide.
  • On Echo360, a recorded video of your revised presentation that incorporates all peer feedback and addresses the questions you received. Submit your Echo360 video link within your PowerPoint appendix slide. This video link must remain functional from your due date.
• Submission is due within 14 calendar days after your live presentation date.

5.  Provide constructive feedback to your peers.

• Attend at least three Zoom presentation sessions in the entire term (excluding your own presenting session), and provide feedback to at least one of your peers in each session you attend. 
• Provide your feedback in two formats as the peer-reviewer: 
• Verbal feedback – Share your thoughts during the live Zoom session
• Written feedback – Submit a written version of your verbal feedback via the Feedback Fruits platform within 24 hours of your attended session.  Written feedback submission will only be accessible if you provide verbal feedback during the live Zoom session.

The detailed assessment criteria can be found on the unit Moodle site within the Assessment tile. To receive a grade, you must complete all required submission steps. Incomplete submissions will not be assessed.

Overall, you will be assessed on whether:

• All sonographic images and anatomical diagrams are accurately labelled. Anatomical diagrams used are from the reference sources approved by your unit coordinator.
• The relevant information provided is reflective of a good understanding of the content.
• You have effectively delivered your 'take-home message' to your audience.
• You have adhere to the time limit (3 minutes) for your final video. A reference must be included, but it is not included in the 3-minute time limit.  Any content of the video delivered after the 3-minute limit will not be reviewed or marked.
• Peer feedback has been incorporated, and the peer questions have been addressed.
• Accurate in-text citation of sources used for all diagrams, sonographic images and factual information.
• The in-text citations applied to support the information are appropriate.
• An accurate reference list is included at the end of the task in the current CQU Vancouver referencing style. 

Please Note:

• Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1. Large Language Models (LLMs), a type of artificial intelligence (AI) such as Chat GPT do not necessarily provide accurate, current or correctly referenced information and are not considered reliable to use for academic work. You must not use Al at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
• The 72-hour grace period does not apply to any steps relevant to the Zoom presentation. This includes draft submission and written peer-review feedback.
• To avoid a late penalty, all required documents must be submitted in the correct format on time. Total overdue calendar days are calculated based on late submissions across all submission steps. For late submission, a late penalty of 5% per day or part thereof will be applied. This is 5% of the total available marks, not marks achieved.
  

You need to complete two online quizzes which assess you on material covered in lectures, prescribed readings, tutorials and any additional resources supplied during the term.    

•  Quiz 1 weighting is 14% of unit total and covers content from week 1 to week 5.
•  Quiz 2 weighting is 26% of unit total and covers content in the entire unit from week 1 to week 12.

The quizzes involve a variety of question type, which may include short and long answer questions which require typed answers, drag and drop questions and combined questions. Detailed information and exemplars can be accessed from the unit Moodle site.

The quiz cannot be paused once started, nor reattempted once finished. 

These online quizzes must be completed by you alone, without assistance or collusion with others. You must ensure you are abiding by the CQU Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are aware of and familiar with this policy and procedure. Any evidence of breaches of academic integrity (particularly collusion or academic misconduct) will be dealt with via this policy and procedure.

Please be aware:

• The quizzes are open book but time limited so familiarity with the content is required.
• If you experience any technical difficulties accessing or during the quiz, please ring TaSAC and notify your Unit Coordinator as soon as physically possible (same day) with details of the technical issue.

The quizzes involve a variety question type including the following ones.

• For drag and drop questions, you will be required to drag the most appropriate answer from a selection of possible answers and drop into the correct area. 
• For combined questions including true or false, structure labelling, and gap filling questions, you will be asked either to decide whether the given statement is correct, or to fill in the words as required. 

Typed response answers will be assessed according to: 

• Use of appropriate medical and sonographic terminology and descriptors and directional terms. 
• Correct spelling of the terms, including introducing the synonyms in full before using them.
• Relevance of response to the question asked. 
• Irrelevant or incorrect information excluded. 
• Adequate detail provided in the answer.

Practice questions can be accessed from the unit Moodle site.

Please Note:

• Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1. You must not use Al at any point during this assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
• Resources used in answers other than material provided by the unit coordinator need to be referenced. 
• The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.