Overview
This unit will provide the student with the advanced understanding of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and sports related injuries of the lower limb. Evidence based practice will be central to this theme. Students will investigate the best practice management techniques for common acute and chronic injuries including strapping, electrophysical agents, exercise prescription, training regimes, orthoses and footwear. Students will also develop understanding of the role of psychology in sport related patient management.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: PODI12010 Advanced Anatomy and Podiatric Biomechanics.
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.
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 Student feedback
Ensure there is a clear distinction between Sports in Podiatry and Clinical Biomechanics in the practical sessions.
Ensure there are practical sessions seperate for both courses through timetabling.
- Select appropriate examination techniques required to determine a sports related injury.
- Interpret the aetiology, clinical presentation, and treatment strategies for common sports related injuries.
- Implement a safe and effective management plan, including self-management education for the sports injury patient.
- Work in partnership with other health care professionals and health care teams to effectively manage the patient with a sports injury in podiatric practice.
- Review literature from a range of sources relevant to the field of musculoskeletal and sports related injury and apply an evidence-based approach to podiatric practice.
Per NPC1321
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 30% | |||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | |||||
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 and Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Bruckner & Kahn's Clinical Sports Medicine
4th Edition (2011)
Authors: Peter Brukner and Karim Khan
McGraw-Hill Education
Australia
ISBN: 9780070998131
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
You should be able to source this text at a lower cost through an online retailer.
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
Interdisciplinary teamwork, history taking, assessment and ethics in sports injury management
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
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Principles of injury prevention, rehabilitation and return to sport
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Psychology in sport
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Foot injuries in sport
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Ankle injuries in sport
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Leg injuries in sport
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Knee injuries in sport
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Thigh and groin injuries in sport
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Hip, buttock and low back injuries in sport
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Footwear and orthoses
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Conditions masquerading as sports injuries
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Review
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1 Presentation and Written Assessment
You will be required to give a 10 minute power point oral presentation regarding a podiatric related pathology which is commonly seen in sport. You will also need to compile your oral presentation into a correctly referenced written report (maximum two pages excluding references). The written report will be made available to all students in the unit as a learning resource. The aim of the assignment is to succinctly present the most relevant and current information regarding your topic. Specific areas to be covered and a list of pathology topic areas will be provided at the beginning of term.
Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2017) 8:00 am AEST
Presentations will be held in the tutorial and practical class times on Friday of week 6. Your written report is also due at this time and must be submitted via Moodle.
Week 9 Friday (12 May 2017)
Assessment criteria and a marking rubric will be made available to students at the beginning of term.
- Select appropriate examination techniques required to determine a sports related injury.
- Interpret the aetiology, clinical presentation, and treatment strategies for common sports related injuries.
- Implement a safe and effective management plan, including self-management education for the sports injury patient.
- Work in partnership with other health care professionals and health care teams to effectively manage the patient with a sports injury in podiatric practice.
- Review literature from a range of sources relevant to the field of musculoskeletal and sports related injury and apply an evidence-based approach to podiatric practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
This assessment is an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). There will be a number of OSCE stations each designed to assess your knowledge and practical skills acquired during this course. A mix of station types and competencies will be tested in this assessment. There will be a combination of written answer stations and observer assessed stations.
Week 11. Date and time to be advised.
Exam Week Friday (16 June 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Select appropriate examination techniques required to determine a sports related injury.
- Interpret the aetiology, clinical presentation, and treatment strategies for common sports related injuries.
- Implement a safe and effective management plan, including self-management education for the sports injury patient.
- Work in partnership with other health care professionals and health care teams to effectively manage the patient with a sports injury in podiatric practice.
- 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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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?
