Overview
This unit will focus on the commonly presented primary structural and functional abnormalities of the foot as seen in podiatry practice. The students will examine the aetiology, clinical diagnosis and management of common orthopaedic foot and ankle problems. Clinical gait analysis will be used to assess and diagnose dysfunction of the foot. Students will develop a treatment plan following assessment of lower limb mechanics. This unit will also examine the use of various lower extremity foot devices in the treatment of biomechanical abnormalities.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: PODI12010 Advanced Anatomy and Podiatric Biomechanics. Co-requisite: PODI13007 Podiatry Clinical Practice 2.
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 - 2017
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.
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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
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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 Student feedback and self evaluation
Seperate sessions for Clinical biomechanics and Sports Podiatry requested.
Ensure this is possible through timetabling.
- Analyse how variations from the ‘norm’ play a role in the development of lower limb pathological conditions.
- Identify pathological conditions associated with gait disorders.
- Apply advanced biomechanical testing of the foot and lower limb, including neuromuscular examination and gait analysis.
- Select appropriate podiatric interventions in the management of common pathological foot conditions.
- Evaluate best practice evidence to support learning and decision making in the clinical context.
Per NPC1304
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 50% | |||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | |||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 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 - Written Assessment - 50% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Whittle's Gait Analysis
5th edition (2012)
Authors: David Levine; Jim Richards; Michael W. Whittle
Churchill Livingstone
United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780702042652
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
Currently in print and available to order online at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
l.hutchison@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Review of 'normal' gait during walking and introduction to running gait
Chapter
Appropriate reading chapters and other resources relevant to each week will be discussed during term time and posted in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Gait analysis techniques
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Pathological gait
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Forefoot pathologies in podiatric biomechanics
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Midfoot pathologies in podiatric biomechanics
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Rearfoot pathologies in podiatric biomechanics
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Ankle pathologies in podiatric biomechanics
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Knee and hip pathologies in podiatric biomechanics
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Traditional and contemporary theories in podiatric biomechanics
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Clinical placement for Clinical Biomechanics
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Clinical placement for Clinical Biomechanics
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Review
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Placement:
Clinical placement (16 hours total). Placements have been provisionally scheduled to run in weeks 10 and 11. Please note that these clinical weeks may be subject to change. Notice will be provided by the Unit Coordinator.
Clinical placement is compulsory requiring 100 % attendance rate. Students must show evidence that they have met all the pre-clinical placement requirements prior to commencing placement. All students are required to wear during clinical placement the approved CQUniversity podiatry uniform and to project a professional image at all times. Please refer to the Podiatry Course Handbooks for further information related to placement.
Additional Lecture:
An additional lecture for this unit will be scheduled during week 8 of term. Specific information regarding date, time and location will be provided at the beginning of term.
1 Written Assessment
You will be required to undertake a review of the literature (2000 words) in order to establish the current knowledge of a particular topic specific to the field of podiatric biomechanics. The topic will be made available in Moode at the beginning of term. Your literature review must be structured like an academic essay and include an introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction should identify the topic and its significance and the objective of your literature review. The body of your review should be broken into key themes found in relation to the topic rather than addressing each source separately. It should also address certain trends and areas of agreement or disagreement between sources. You should be aware of the quality of your sources and provide comment regarding this. The conclusion should provide a summary of your findings and suggestions for future research if appropriate.
Week 8 Friday (5 May 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Friday (26 May 2017)
The marking sheet and rubric will be made available under the 'assessment' link in Moodle.
- Analyse how variations from the ‘norm’ play a role in the development of lower limb pathological conditions.
- Identify pathological conditions associated with gait disorders.
- Apply advanced biomechanical testing of the foot and lower limb, including neuromuscular examination and gait analysis.
- Select appropriate podiatric interventions in the management of common pathological foot conditions.
- Evaluate best practice evidence to support learning and decision making in the clinical context.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Professional Practice Placement
This course has a mandatory 16 hours of clinical placement. Placements have been provisionally scheduled to run in weeks 10 and 11. Please note that these clinical weeks may be subject to change. Notice will be provided by the Unit Coordinator. This is a separate clinical placement requirement specific to this course only and does not replace or substitute the clinical hours required as part of PODI13007 Podiatry Clinical Practice 2.
Placement documents to be completed and submitted at the end of placement.
Placement documents will be returned to the student once completed and marked by the Unit Coordinator.
Students will be required to demonstrate competence in podiatric clinical assessment and management associated with biomechanics for this 16 hour internal clinical placement. It will be a requisite for each student to meet the criteria for all clinical activities outlined in the associated log book specific to this placement. The log book must be handed in to the Course Coordinator on the last day of the allocated placement.
- Analyse how variations from the ‘norm’ play a role in the development of lower limb pathological conditions.
- Identify pathological conditions associated with gait disorders.
- Apply advanced biomechanical testing of the foot and lower limb, including neuromuscular examination and gait analysis.
- Select appropriate podiatric interventions in the management of common pathological foot conditions.
- Evaluate best practice evidence to support learning and decision making in the clinical context.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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