Overview
In this capstone unit you will integrate your knowledge, skills and professional experience in a range of environments in preparation for employment as an oral health therapist. In addition to treating children and adolescents, this course is approved by the National Board to train and educate you to treat adults of all ages. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate safety and competence in total patient care over a range of preventive and operative clinical procedures with patients including medically compromised patients, people with special needs and the elderly. You will also consolidate your clinical judgment skills in identifying patients who require referral for complex care outside your scope of practice. You will improve your clinical reasoning skills in a supportive environment aimed to increase your confidence through reflective and self-directed learning. On successful completion of this unit you will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal and team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: ORAL13001 Oral Health Clinical Placement 1 and HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology or with approval from the Head of Course for Oral Health.
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 2 - 2020
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 18-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 37.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 450 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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 evaluation, emails from students and staff feedback
Moodle Navigation for this unit was not well organised and up-to-date.
The Unit Coordinator needs to dedicate time to maintaining, updating and improving the Moodle site.
Feedback from Feedback from employers in-person, by telephone and by email
Graduates from the course are sought after by employers for their good communication skills and team fit.
The summative assessment of communication skills, teamwork and professionalism should be continued in 2020.
- Integrate and apply knowledge, skills and clinical judgement of assessment, preventive and operative procedures with child, adolescent and adult patients in a range of environments
- Provide safe and competent oral health clinical care for patients including identifying patients who require referral pathways for complex care outside your scope of practice
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas.
All unit profiles in the Bachelor of Oral Health are made available to the Australian Dental Council and the Dental Board of Australia for on-going accreditation purposes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 0% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | ||||
| 4 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 0% | ||||||||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 60% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Clinical Textbook of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Edition: 2nd edn Revised (2012)
Authors: Suzanne L. Noble (Editor)
John Wiley and Sons
Chichester Chichester , United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780470658376
Binding: Paperback
Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene
Edition: 5th (2020)
Authors: Denise M. Bowen, RDH, MS and Jennifer A Pieren, RDH, MS
Saunders, Evolve
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , United States of America
ISBN: 9780323477192
Binding: Hardcover
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry
Edition: Third (2017)
Authors: Stephan J Stefanac and Samuel P Nesbit
Elsevier Saunders
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: 9780323287302
Binding: Paperback
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist
Edition: Fourth (2015)
Authors: Jill S. Gehrig and Donald E. Willmann
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Philadelphia Philadelphia , Pennsylvan , USA
ISBN: 9781451194159
Binding: Paperback
Modern Dental Assisting
Edition: 12th (2018)
Authors: Bird, D.L. and Robinson, D.S.
Elsevier
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , United States of America
ISBN: 9780323430302
Binding: Hardcover
Mosby's Dental Drug Reference
Edition: 12th (2017)
Authors: Arthur Jeske
Elsevier Saunders
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: 9780323481113
Binding: Paperback
Therapeutic Guidelines Oral and Dental
Edition: Version 3 (2019)
Authors: Oral and Dental Expert Group
Therapeutic Guidelines Limited
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 9780980825312
Binding: Paperback
Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure
Edition: Third (2016)
Authors: Graham J Mount, Wyatt R Hume, Hien Ngo and Mark S Wolff
Wiley Blackwell
Chichester Chichester , United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781118766590
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Two of the textbooks are available via our Library as eTextbooks - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning and Modern Dental Assisting
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Webcam and headset for on-line sessions.
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
l.m.short@cqu.edu.au
k.smart@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Periodontics for an Oral Health Therapist
Periodontal Disease
Before you go......
Chapter
Noble, S. (2012). Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, Chapter 5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ms Rena Delly, Colgate Oral Care
Module/Topic
Orthodontics for an Oral Health Therapist
Chapter
Liu, Z., McGrath, C. and Hägg, U. (2011). Changes in oral health-related quality of life during fixed orthodontic appliance therapy: An 18-month prospective longitudinal study. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 139(2), pp.214-219.
Zhang,
M., McGrath, C. and Hägg, U. (2008). Changes in oral health-related quality of
life during fixed orthodontic appliance therapy. American Journal of
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 133(1), pp.25-29.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Mrs Stacey Billinghurst
Module/Topic
Paediatric Dentistry for an Oral Health Therapist
Dental Trauma
Hypomineralised First Molars
Chapter
Noble, S. (2012). Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, Chapter 12.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assoc Prof Leonie Short
Module/Topic
Adult Restorative Dentistry for an Oral Health Therapist
Prosthodontics
Gerodontology
Cancer Care
Chapter
Noble, S. (2012). Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, Chapters 13 and 15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Cancer Care Team, CQH&HS
Module/Topic
The Dental Profession
Interprofessional Practice
Voluntary Clinical placement to Emerald, Gemfields, Springsure and Clermont
Chapter
Holden, A., Shaban, R.Z. and Spallek, H. 2020 COVID-19 and the Dental Profession: Professional Tensions and Ethical Quandaries, A COVID-19 Sydney Policy Paper In Depth Sydney: The University of Sydney
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assoc Prof Leonie Short
Ms Jenni-Lee Rees, Speech Pathologist,
CQH&HS and CQUniversity
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Dental Research
Chapter
Nathe, C.N. (2011) Dental Public Health and Research, Contemporary Practice for the Dental Hygienist. 3rd ed. Boston: Pearson
Events and Submissions/Topic
Associate Professor Leonie M. Short
Module/Topic
Professional Indemnity Insurance
Litigation
Notifications
Purchasing and Managing a Dental Practice
Resilience and Leadership
Living Stories
Chapter
Noble, S. (2012). Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, Chapter 20
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ms Kristin Trafford-Wiezel, Dental Protection Ltd
Dr Padma Gadiyar, Professional Practice Sales
Dr Becky Chen, Lucas, Victoria
Mrs Julie-Ann Gleeson, Brisbane, Qld
Module/Topic
Maintenance of Handpieces and Dental Plant Equipment
Events and Submissions/Topic
Mr Grant Suthers and Mr Kim Asher, CQTec Service
Module/Topic
Oral Pathology for an Oral Health Therapist
Chapter
Noble, S. (2012). Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, Chapters 2 and 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Associate Professor Neil Savage, Specialist Oral Pathologist
Module/Topic
Forensic Dentistry
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Mrs Ronak Shah
Module/Topic
Professional Responsibilities including Occupational Health and Safety at Work
Infection Control
Chapter
Noble, S. (2012). Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. 2nd ed. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, Chapter 17
Events and Submissions/Topic
Mr Julian Harden, NSK Oceania
Module/Topic
Dental Practice Management
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ms Donna Hamilton, CQUniversity Health Clinic, Dental
Practice Manager
Module/Topic
Revision and Examination Preparation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Open University Personal Blog - Daily Self Reflection Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (12 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Professional Practice Placement Due: Review/Exam Week Monday (12 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Final Written Examination and Case Presentations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
COVID-19: The Vice-Chancellor has approved exemptions for practical and clinical sessions for specific courses at CQUniversity. Students in the Bachelor of Oral Health course will be required to resume their studies on campus for practical classes on Monday 13 July for Term 2 (break week from 17 August to 23 August) and Term 3 (9 November to 18 December with no break week) 2020. Lectures and tutorials will continue to be provided by videoconferencing. Clinical sessions in our Oral Health Clinics will also be extended from 4 days per week to 5 days per week. 4 out of 6 Hospital and Health Services (H&HS) have agreed to place our Year 3 BOralHlth students. Moreover, 3 of these 4 Services are extending their placement times into Term 3 and 2 of these 4 Services are extending their placement days from 4 days per week to 5 days per week. We are most grateful for the good relations and support from these Services in Queensland Health. These clinical placements on campus and in 4 Services are more than sufficient to provide placement opportunities for our 19 final year students. The 6 extra weeks in Term 3 and 1 extra clinical day each week will ensure that all practical and clinical sessions are provided for students in order for each student to demonstrate safe and competent clinical practice within the units for those terms. This extra time-on-task will be commensurate with the 8 weeks lost to the COVID-19 shutdown period. Provisions for social distancing will be implemented in all practical and clinical learning spaces for oral health students. All staff, students and patients will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and risk factors. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be worn as required. The re-commencement of practical and clinical sessions comes with the proviso that it will be subject to State and Federal health regulations if the situation with COVID-19 should deteriorate.
Attendance: All clinical placements for this unit are compulsory - failure to attend clinical placement opportunities will lead to failure in the unit. All absences must be covered with a medical certificate which should be sent to the Unit Coordinator within one week of each absence. Moreover, you need to seek approval by the Unit Coordinator prior to any planned absence from any on- or off-campus clinical, community or educational placement. Furthermore, all absences must be made up at operational convenience before the end of the term.
Clinical Attire in the Oral Health Clinics and Residential and Aged Care Facilities: All students are required to wear their oral health polo plus an outer protective garment - theatre gowns are required for this purpose. The theatre gown is also a requirement of Queensland Health. The outer protective garment (theatre gown) must be placed in a plastic bag after the session or day and washed appropriately. All garments must be freshly laundered and ironed. The outer protective garment (theatre gown) cannot be worn in the Oral Health Prosthetic Laboratory or Simulation Laboratory. All students must wear trousers and low-heeled closed-in shoes, wear their protective eyewear, have their hair tied back and wear no jewellery on their hands or arms except for a simple wedding ring. A student can be sent home if the clinical attire is not adequate.
Laboratory Attire in the Oral Health Simulation and Prosthetic Laboratories: All students are required to wear their oral health polo plus an outer protective garment - short laboratory tops or jackets are required for this purpose. The outer protective garment (short laboratory top or jacket) must be placed in a plastic bag after the session or day and washed appropriately. All garments must be freshly laundered and ironed. The outer protective garment (short laboratory top or jacket) cannot be worn in the Oral Health Oral Health Clinics. All students must wear trousers and low-heeled closed-in shoes, wear their protective eyewear, have their hair tied back and wear no jewellery on their hands or arms except for a simple wedding ring. A student can be sent home if the laboratory attire is not adequate.
Workplace Health and Safety: Students must abide by infection control policies, guidelines and procedures at each clinical placement. All mandatory requirements for clinical practice must be met before and during the term. Failure to comply will lead to withdrawal from the clinical placements and failure in the Unit. Clinical Practical Component: Clinical Practical Component: In each clinical and laboratory session, you are required to complete all the clinical oral health practice and laboratory exercises. These practical components are designed to consolidate, apply and extend the theory learnt in lectures into clinical practice. All activities are graded by the supervisor using criterion-referenced assessment rubrics.
1 In-class Test(s)
You are required to present an in-depth case study to a small (3) panel of examiners for up to 15 minutes (+/- 1 minute) from 9am to 5pm over 2 days within the examination period. You are required to present a case presentation to a panel of examiners of or up to 15 minutes with a variation of 1-minute more. The panel will consist of one internal CQUniversity academic and two external examiners. All presentations will be recorded via ZOOM. The Chair, Assoc Prof Leonie Short, will admit you into the ZOOM meeting when the panel is ready for your presentation. We could be running late – please be patient.
At completion of your oral presentation, the examiners will clarify issues raised in your presentation and question you on the clinical and theoretical aspects of oral health therapy practice.
Review/Exam Week Wednesday (14 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Students will submit a copy of their PowerPoint slides to Moodle as well as to Google Drive. Marks will be deducted at a penalty of 5% or equivalent of the total available marks for the assessment for each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue.
Friday 6 November 2020
The assessment criteria for your case presentation is included on the marking sheet. The assessment criteria for the case presentation will be the similar to that utilised in Term 1 in ORAL13001 Oral Health Clinical Placement 1.
Aspects of the presentation that will attract marks includes:
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Format (2 marks)
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Oral Health Therapy Practice (12 marks)
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Content (8 marks)
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Critical Analysis and Reflection (12 marks)
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Timing (3 marks)
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Communication of Content (8 marks)
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Referencing (3 marks)
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PowerPoint Presentation (2 marks)
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section in order to pass the unit overall.
- Integrate and apply knowledge, skills and clinical judgement of assessment, preventive and operative procedures with child, adolescent and adult patients in a range of environments
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
2 Reflective Practice Assignment
Students will be required to complete an online Open University Personal Blog of daily or weekly self reflections. The personal blog will cover all twelve (12) weeks of the term.
Review/Exam Week Monday (12 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Please compete the online Open University Personal Blog on Moodle by COB on Monday 12 October 2020.
Friday 6 November 2020
The assessment criteria for the Reflective Journal (Open University Personal Blog) will be consistent with Gibbs' 6 stages of the reflective cycle. An assessment rubric by Jones (and modified by Plath and Short) for your Reflective Journal is included in your Clinical Workbook:
· Clarity,
· Relevance,
· Analysis,
· Self-criticism, and
· Strategies for improvement
The Reflective Journal must be completed for each clinical placement day and uploaded on Moodle at least once per week. It must include your reflection on the feedback from the Supervisor from a procedure or placement in which you failed, performed poorly or in which your performance could be improved.
· Include a brief summary of procedures OR a brief summary of placement
· Which procedures were performed well? OR Expectation of learning on the placement.
· What procedures could be improved? OR What did you learn today on placement?
· Strategies for improvement OR Strategies to enhance learning on placement.
· What did I learn today?
- Provide safe and competent oral health clinical care for patients including identifying patients who require referral pathways for complex care outside your scope of practice
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
3 In-class Test(s)
Your online exam is to be your own individual work and not a result of collaboration with other students. Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.
As it is an open book exam, you may refer to your notes, textbooks, the Moodle site and resources online.
The quiz will be opened at 9am on Monday 19 October 2020 and will close at 12 noon on Monday 19 October 2020. Within this time frame you will be allowed 180 minutes to complete the assessment.
You are allowed one attempt only. The exam must be completed within the allocated timeframe.
Open attempts are submitted automatically. This means that if you have technical difficulties, it will save any questions you have already answered.
Questions are a combination of a case study and short answer. I am happy with dot points for short answer questions. A new line for each point/thought would be another alternative (like I have done here).
Exam Week Monday (19 Oct 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Online Examination via Moodle
Friday 6 November 2020
No Assessment Criteria
- Integrate and apply knowledge, skills and clinical judgement of assessment, preventive and operative procedures with child, adolescent and adult patients in a range of environments
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
4 Professional Practice Placement
You must attend every on- and off-campus clinical, community or educational placement. If you are absent, you must obtain a Medical Certificate and hand or email this to the Unit Coordinator. Alternatively, you need to seek approval by the Unit Coordinator prior to any planned absence from any on- or off-campus clinical, community or educational placement. Furthermore, all absences must be made up at operational convenience before the end of term.
Review/Exam Week Monday (12 Oct 2020) 5:00 pm AEST
Completed via the Online Real-time Assessment System.
Friday 6 November 2020
Clinical Supervisors will assess student performance, and provide feedback and strategies for improvement in your Clinical Workbooks via the Via the Online Real-time Assessment System.
The assessment criteria will take into account all time (hours or days) lost during the term - this includes sick leave with a medical certificate, leave negotiated with the Unit Coordinator in advance and leave with no supporting evidence.
All absences must be made up at operational convenience before the end of term.
A Pass for satisfactory attendance is defined as maintaining as fulfilling the 100% attendance record.
- Provide safe and competent oral health clinical care for patients including identifying patients who require referral pathways for complex care outside your scope of practice
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
