Overview
This unit introduces you to podiatric clinical practice and the fundamental concepts required in practice. You will be exposed to the standards and codes of practice of a Podiatrist. You will learn to take a patient medical history and conduct a routine dermatological, vascular and neurological examination of the foot and lower limb. You will commence practical skill development in skin and nail technique using foot models, and under a simulated clinical setting.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 and BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 To be enrolled in this unit, students must be enrolled in CB86 Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course.
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 - 2022
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 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 coordinator Student feedback
Online lectures and tutorials were successfully conducted with the lecturer in Rockhampton. Practical sessions were taught face to face in the Sydney clinic. Students reported that having the zoom lectures recorded and uploaded to Moodle in a timely manner was helpful for reviewing unit content as their own pace.
It is recommended that lectures continue to be recorded and uploaded to Moodle weekly.
Feedback from Unit coordinator reflection
One student had issues accessing ECHO360 videos and only informed the unit co-ordinator late in the term, and close to the final assessment date. The student managed to get assistance from TASAC to resolve the issue eventually.
It is recommended that at the commencement of term, students are provided with an orientation to the structure of the unit Moodle site.
- Define the scope of practice for podiatrists, and recognise standard policies, codes and guidelines for podiatry practice
- Set up the podiatry work space, based on Infection Control, Occupational Health and Safety and other standards within workplace health and safety legislations
- Conduct a basic podiatric assessment in a professional manner, demonstrating ethical, culturally sensitive and inclusive behavior
- Discuss the basic aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of common neurovascular, nail and skin disorders in general podiatry practice
- Perform manual skills using general podiatry equipment and basic chair side techniques in a safe manner.
The Learning Outcomes are linked to the professional standards set by the Podiatry Board of Australia.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 40% | |||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | |||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity - 20% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 - Presentation - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity - 20% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Merriman's Assessment of the Lower Limb
3rd Edition (2012)
Authors: Ben Yates
Elsevier Churchill Livingstone
United Kingdom
Binding: Other
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.ho@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Overview of the course
Introduction to Podiatry and the role of a Podiatrist
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Pre-clinical requirements and expectations
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Principals of Infection Control in a Podiatry Clinical Setting
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Complete handwashing and infection control module. (online and self directed.
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Neurological Conditions affecting the foot
Neurological podiatric assessments
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Vascular conditions affecting the foot
Vascular podiatric assessments
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Dermatological conditions affecting the foot
Podiatry management of skin and nail pathologies
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Footwear assessment
Foot care advice
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Medical record keeping
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Prepare for Presentation (40%) due Week 10
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Review and prepare for practical block in Week 12
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All pre-clinical requirements must be submitted on SONIA by Friday 20th May 2022, 5 pm AEST.
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Practical block
Wednesday and Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Attendance: As per the University’s recommendation that "All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes,” you should be aware that there is clear evidence to show that attendance rates are directly related to academic progress. It is therefore in your best interest and strongly recommended in the Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course, that you attend all scheduled learning activities to support your learning.
Uniform: In all practical classes, you are required to wear the nominated uniform. You must purchase your uniform from the bookshop. This uniform is separate to the mandatory clinical uniform. Please refer to the Clinical Placement Handbook 2022 for further details.
1 In-class Test(s)
The in-class test will be in the form of a closed book test covering content from Weeks 1-5. There will be a combination of multiple choice and short answer questions. The in-class test will be 90 minutes long.
If you are not able to complete this in-class test on-campus, please inform your unit co-ordinator as soon as possible. If the reason is valid (e.g. isolation requirements due to being a close contact of a COVID positive person), accommodations can be made to facilitate taking this test supervised off-campus. If a feasible alternative cannot be found/ agreed upon, you will be required to apply for an extension for this assessment task on your Moodle site.
Week 6 Thursday (21 Apr 2022) 10:30 am AEST
The in-class test will start at 9:00 am sharp. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time.
Week 8 Thursday (5 May 2022)
The in-class test scripts will be returned to students for review and collected back after the review session.
You will be marked according to an answer sheet specific to this test.
- Define the scope of practice for podiatrists, and recognise standard policies, codes and guidelines for podiatry practice
- Discuss the basic aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of common neurovascular, nail and skin disorders in general podiatry practice
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Presentation
You will be required to provide a PowerPoint oral presentation worth 40% covering content covered from weeks 1-8. All students will be required to select a topic/scenario of choice from a list of topics, which will be made available at the beginning of term. The topic will be discussed and finalised with your lecturer at the beginning the term. The oral presentation will be up to 15 minutes long with a Question and Answer session of 5 minutes . Students can choose to present 'live' or play a pre-recorded video presentation. The student must be present to answer questions during the Question and Answer session. This is an individual assessment task. Referencing (if any) should follow APA format.
Week 10 Thursday (19 May 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
After your presentation, you are required to upload your PowerPoint Presentation in Moodle, as proof of submission and completion.
Week 11 Thursday (26 May 2022)
You will be marked according to a purpose made marking rubric which will be able available on Moodle.
- Define the scope of practice for podiatrists, and recognise standard policies, codes and guidelines for podiatry practice
- Set up the podiatry work space, based on Infection Control, Occupational Health and Safety and other standards within workplace health and safety legislations
- Conduct a basic podiatric assessment in a professional manner, demonstrating ethical, culturally sensitive and inclusive behavior
- Perform manual skills using general podiatry equipment and basic chair side techniques in a safe manner.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 On-campus Activity
During the 2 day practical session, you will be required to complete a series of tasks as set out in your PODI12006 Practical Manual. The Practical Manual will be made available on Moodle at the start of the term.
Week 12 Friday (3 June 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Please ensure that your practical facilitator awards marks, signs and dates all the tasks you complete in your Practical Manual, Scan and upload Page 15 of your PODI12006 Practical Manual on Moodle as proof of completion of this assessment task.
Attendance of the 2 day practical sessions and obtaining a pass mark on your on-campus activity is required to successfully pass this unit. You will be required to complete seven (7) tasks.
For activity 1-3, you will receive marks for attempting and completing the tasks satisfactorily.
For activity 4-7, you can practice the task multiple times during the day. Once you feel confident and ready, let your clinical supervisor know and they will assess you conducting the task.
You will be allowed a maximum of 2 attempts. You will need to achieve at least 2 marks for each task.
Marking criteria
4 – able to complete the task competently without assistance
3 – able to complete the task with some guidance from clinical supervisor
2- able to complete the task with considerable guidance from clinical supervisor
0-1 – unable to complete the task satisfactorily.
- Set up the podiatry work space, based on Infection Control, Occupational Health and Safety and other standards within workplace health and safety legislations
- Conduct a basic podiatric assessment in a professional manner, demonstrating ethical, culturally sensitive and inclusive behavior
- Discuss the basic aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment of common neurovascular, nail and skin disorders in general podiatry practice
- Perform manual skills using general podiatry equipment and basic chair side techniques in a safe manner.
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- 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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
