Overview
In this unit, you will gain an understanding of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of chronic and acute sports related injuries of the lower limb. You will develop practical skills regarding the assessment and management of common podiatric sporting injuries using patient-centered evidence-based practice. You will also develop an understanding of the role of podiatry in a multi-disciplinary sports management team.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: PODI12010 Advanced Anatomy and Podiatric Biomechanics. To be enrolled in this unit, students must be enrolled in CB86 Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course. Co-requisite: PODI13008 Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Limb
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 Have your say
Students found that the lectures were organised and structured well to make learning content fun and easy. Students were thus able to actively engage with the unit content. The content matched and progressed in-line with the co-requisite unit PODI13008, which supported student learning of both units.
It is recommended that the structure of the content remain the similar. Content of this unit and co-requisite unit should continue to progress in tandem, to support student learning of both units.
Feedback from Have your say, unit coordinator reflection
Students felt anxious about not receiving the last assessment task results and feedback. This was due to an oversight on the part of the unit-coordinator who completed all marking on time, but did not 'unhide' the marks on the Grades set up page after all student marks were uploaded.
It is recommended that the unit-coordinator remembers to click on the 'unhide marks' feature on the Grades page once all marking is complete. Students may also have to provide timely feedback to the unit-coordinator if they do not see their marks within the assessment return time frame set out on their unit profile.
- Describe and interpret the aetiology and clinical presentation and apply appropriate examination techniques required to determine a common sports related injury in podiatric practice
- Design and implement safe and effective management plans, including appropriate referral, for common sports injuries in podiatric practice
- Critique published literature to apply an evidence based approach to the assessment and management of common sports injuries in podiatric practice
- Demonstrate continuous professional development of skills relevant to common sports injuries in podiatric practice.
Per NPC1321
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
1 - Presentation - 30% | ||||
2 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||
3 - On-campus Activity - 20% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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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 | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||||||
2 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||||||||
3 - On-campus Activity - 20% |
Textbooks
Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries, Volume 1
Edition: 5th (2017)
Authors: Peter Brukner & Karim Khan
McGraw-Hill Australia
Sydney Sydney , NSW , Australia
ISBN: 9781743761380
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- ZOOM
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.peterson@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Overview of unit
Role of the Sports Podiatrist
Principals of Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Return to Sports
Tutorial:
Intro to ultrasound machine and shockwave machine
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Rearfoot Injuries in Sport
Tutorial:
In-class practice presentation - rearfoot injuries
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Midfoot Injuries in Sport
Tutorial:
In-class practice presentation - midfoot injuries
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Forefoot Injuries in Sport
Tutorial:
In-class practice presentation - forefoot injuries
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Tutorial:
Week 1-4 review and Q&A session
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Clinical Placement
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Clinical Placement
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Clinical Placement
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Ankle and Leg Injuries in Sport
Sports Footwear
Tutorial:
Case studies
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Knee, and lower thigh Injuries in Sports
Tutorial:
Case studies
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Upper thigh and hip Injuries in Sports
Tutorial:
Case studies
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Mock in-class test
Term review
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Attendance: As per the University’s recommendation that "All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes,” students should also be aware that there is clear evidence to show that attendance rates are directly related to academic progress. It is therefore in the students best interest and strongly recommended in the Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course, that students attend all scheduled learning activities to support their learning.
Uniform: In all clinical placement sessions, students are required to wear their clinical uniform. Please refer to the Clinical Placement Handbook for further details.
1 Presentation
Students will be required to provide a PowerPoint oral presentation worth 30% covering content covered from Weeks 1-4.
All students will be required to select a topic of their choice from a list of provided foot injuries and sports. The topic of the oral presentation will be discussed and finalised with the lecturer at the beginning of the term. The oral presentation will be 10 minutes long with a Question and Answer session of 3 minutes. This is an individual assessment task so although students are allowed to work with a partner to prepare for the presentation, the final submission must be an individual effort.
This presentation is to be submitted to Moodle by 12pm AEST and will be presented during the tutorial time.
Referencing (if any) should follow Vancouver format.
Week 5 Friday (8 Apr 2022) 12:00 pm AEST
Students are required to upload their power point slides on Moodle by 12pm and present during the 2pm AEST tutorial time.
Week 6 Friday (22 Apr 2022)
The assessment will be marked according to a marking rubric designed specifically for this assessment task. The assessment rubric will be made available to students at the beginning of the term.
If the presentation exceeds the 10 minute time limit, students may opt to complete the presentation but any additional content that is over the time limit will not be assessed by the examiner
- Describe and interpret the aetiology and clinical presentation and apply appropriate examination techniques required to determine a common sports related injury in podiatric practice
- Critique published literature to apply an evidence based approach to the assessment and management of common sports injuries in podiatric practice
- Demonstrate continuous professional development of skills relevant to common sports injuries in podiatric practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 On-campus Activity
Students will be expected to complete a series of tasks found in the Sports Practical Manual.
The manual will be made available to students at the start of term. Each task will be completed during clinical placement sessions and students will be awarded marks accordingly for each completed task. More details and information regarding the on campus activities will be made available at the start of term.
Week 8 Friday (6 May 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Students are to submit evidence of their successful completion of on-campus activities on your Moodle site
Students will be required to complete a check list of tasks from the Sport in Podiatry Practice practical manual.
This assessment task will occur during clinical placement sessions during the term. Marks will be awarded accordingly for successful completion of the tasks.
- Design and implement safe and effective management plans, including appropriate referral, for common sports injuries in podiatric practice
- Demonstrate continuous professional development of skills relevant to common sports injuries in podiatric practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 In-class Test(s)
The in-class test will be in the form of a closed book test covering content from Weeks 1-11. There will be a combination of multiple choice, short answer and essay questions. The in-class test will be 120 minutes long.
If a student is not able to complete this test on-campus, they must inform the 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, students will be required to apply for an extension for this assessment task via the Moodle site.
Review/Exam Week Friday (10 June 2022) 12:00 pm AEST
The in-class test will start at 12:00pm AEST sharp. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time.
Exam Week Friday (17 June 2022)
Students will be marked according to an answer sheet specific to this test.
No submission method provided.
- Describe and interpret the aetiology and clinical presentation and apply appropriate examination techniques required to determine a common sports related injury in podiatric practice
- Design and implement safe and effective management plans, including appropriate referral, for common sports injuries in podiatric practice
- Critique published literature to apply an evidence based approach to the assessment and management of common sports injuries in podiatric practice
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- 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.