Overview
This unit encompasses a clinical component and a research component. In the clinical component, you will continue to assess, diagnose, manage and treat a range of patients with different lower limb pathologies; including patients with dermatological, vascular, neurological and nail pathologies. In addition, opportunities will be provided to you to advance your podiatric skills and treat patients with sports injuries and other biomechanical concerns. During clinic, you are required to clearly present patient cases and explain the related underlying pathophysiology to your clinical supervisor; including demonstrating your clinical reasoning skills with respect to assessment, diagnosis and management. This unit is the first of the formal requirements of the research project component of the Honours degree. In the research component you will complete a research proposal and identify a research project through your analysis of the literature that will be carried out in the fourth year of the course.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: PODI13007 Podiatry Clinical Practice 2, PODI13008 Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Limb, PODI13009 Neurovascular Medicine in Podiatry Practice, PODI13010 Sports in Podiatry Practice. Co-requisite: PODI13015 Advanced Pharmacology in Podiatry Practice.
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 - 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 External clinical supervisor
Students were reported to be confident and competent while on clinical placement.
It is recommended that all students be provided with a briefing on professional behaviour before going on external clinical placement to ensure that a positive image of CQUniversity is projected.
Feedback from Informal student feedback
Students enjoyed their 3 week internal clinical placement blocks where they were exposed to a wide range of sports and biomechanical podiatry cases.
It is recommended that internal clinical placements continue to enable students to apply their theoretical knowledge in a clinical setting.
- Critically appraise a range of literature focused on a specified topic
- Conduct an appropriate analysis and draw reasoned conclusions to make future recommendations for research and practice
- Identify and analyse key clinical problems by planning and completing assessments, including taking patient history, conducting objective tests and investigations with moderate supervision
- Select and correctly apply therapeutic and/or preventative interventions based on patient assessment findings
- Communicate effectively and efficiently with patients and within multi-disciplinary environments
- Demonstrate competency at an entry level standard of practice in clinical reasoning, execution of techniques, and delivery of programs to manage specific clinical problems.
The Learning Outcomes are linked to the Podiatry Board of Australia (AHPRA) Professional Capabilities for Podiatrists.
https://www.podiatryboard.gov.au/Registration-Endorsement/Podiatry-professional-capabilities.aspx
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||||
| 2 - Practical Assessment - 50% | ||||||
| 3 - Project (research) - 50% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 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 | ||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.peterson@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Scoping research questions
Conducting a literature review
Chapter
Pre-lesson:
Watch “What is research and Intro to research questions”, “Research design and surveys” and “What are Systematic Reviews”
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
How to write an ethics application? (Part 1)
Foundation of Statistics
Chapter
Pre-lesson: Watch “Ethics and research protocols” and “Foundation of Statistics”
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
How to write an ethics application? (Part 2)
Preparation for Presentation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Presentation (25%)
Ethics application submission due (25%)
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ethics application draft by 11:59pm Friday of Week 5 (August 12th, 2022)
Research Project (50%) Due: Week 5 Friday (12 Aug 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Internal clinical placement
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Internal clinical placement
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Mid-term clinical assessment 2 Sept 2022
Module/Topic
No lecture
Ethics application revision and amendment
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No lecture
Ethics application revision and amendment
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
No lecture
Ethics application revision and amendment
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Internal clinical placement
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Internal Clinical Placement
Monday - Thursday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
End-term clinical assessment 12 Oct 2022, Practical Assessment 13 October 2022
Practical Assessment (50%) Due: Review/Exam Week Thursday (13 Oct 2022) 8:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Target dates (7th November - 25th November)
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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 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 clinical placement sessions, students are required to wear their clinical uniform. Please refer to the Clinical Placement Handbook for further details.
1 Project (research)
This project will form part of your thesis. In this unit, you will formulate a research question and protocol. This assessment task consist of two components.
1) Based on your research project, you will present a live presentation of your research proposal (25%) during the scheduled lecture time (week 5, August 8th). This presentation will be 15 minutes long, with 5 minutes for Q & A.
2) Ethics application: You will complete and submit an ethics application draft (25%). The ethics application draft must be submitted by Friday Week 5 11:59pm (August 12th).
Week 5 Friday (12 Aug 2022) 11:59 pm AEST
Your presentation will take place during the week 5 lecture time (9am August 8th), and the presentation slides must be submitted on the same day by 11:59pm. You must submit your Ethics application draft by 11:59pm Friday of Week 5 (August 12th)
Week 7 Friday (2 Sept 2022)
You will be marked based on a specific marking rubric which will be made available at the start of the term.
Assessment criteria will include the quality of the research question and design, the methodology and the statistical tools used.
- Critically appraise a range of literature focused on a specified topic
- Conduct an appropriate analysis and draw reasoned conclusions to make future recommendations for research and practice
2 Practical Assessment
Review/Exam Week Thursday (13 Oct 2022) 8:00 am AEST
You will be assigned an assessment time according to a schedule made available during the term.
You will be assessed according to an assessment rubric made availble to you via moodle during the term.
- Identify and analyse key clinical problems by planning and completing assessments, including taking patient history, conducting objective tests and investigations with moderate supervision
- Select and correctly apply therapeutic and/or preventative interventions based on patient assessment findings
- Communicate effectively and efficiently with patients and within multi-disciplinary environments
3 Professional Practice Placement
Internal clinical placement
You will complete an internal clinical placement at the relevant CQUniversity health clinic, where you will provide a range of podiatric care to patients. The internal clinical placement will occur in Weeks 6-7, 11, and 13.
Internal Clinical Placement will be Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
You will be required to complete Part A (Clinical Manual Skills), Part B (Mid term and End of Term clinical assessment) and C (Reflective Practice) of the Podiatry Practical Skills Logbook. Your completed logbook needs to be uploaded on by the 14th Oct 2022, 11:59pm via Moodle.
External clinical placement
You will also complete an external clinical placement.
The target dates for External Clinical Placement are the 7th - 25th November 2022 inclusive.
The placements occur Mondays to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Please note that these dates are subject to change. In addition, external placement dates and location are dependent on the site's availability therefore placement dates may vary slightly for each student. Details of individual placement locations and dates will be provided to you during the term. External clinical placement may be located either in a metropolitan area or in a rural or remote area. Please note that you may need to travel at your own expense for your external placement.
You will be required to complete and submit your External Clinical Documentation by the 2nd Dec 2022, 11:59pm, via SONIA.
Professional Practice Placement (Pass/Fail) Due Friday 2nd December 2022, 5pm.
Formative feedback will be provided at the time of your mid-term and end-term assessment.
Internal Clinical Placement: You must show evidence that you have met all the pre-clinical placement requirements (available on SONIA) prior to commencing placement. Failure to provide the required documentation will mean that you will be unable to attend any placement until the missing documentation has been supplied. You are required to wear the approved CQUniversity podiatry clinical uniform and to project a professional image at all times. Clinical placement is compulsory requiring 100% attendance rate. If you are absent, you will have to follow the "Absentee policy" set out in the internal Clinical Placement handbook.
The Mid and End of Term Assessment Criteria can be found in your Internal Clinical Placement Handbook that will be available on the Moodle site.
You will be required to be assessed as "Competent" for all criteria in the End of Term Assessment. Failure to achieve this will result in a "Fail" grade for this assessment task and a "Fail" grade for this unit.
External Clinical Placement:
Before placement: The Learning Contract must be submitted 2 weeks (10 working days) prior to the allocated placement commencement. The student must submit this to the Clinical Placement Officer for review and sign-off at least two weeks prior to placement commencement.
After placement: The following documentation must be completed and submitted within 1 week after the placement has been completed: Learning Contract, Log Book Reflections, Time Sheet, Student Evaluation of the Clinical Placement and Clinical Supervisor Report . Students will be required to fill in their Learning Contract, Log Book Reflections, Time Sheet, and Student Evaluation of the Clinical Placement. External supervisors and other relevant academic staff will assess whether students have satisfactorily met the Podiatry Board of Australia's Professional Capabilities for Podiatrists during their external placement. This will be recorded in the Clinical Supervisor Report.
External placement has a pass/fail requirement. Timely submission of ALL above documents are mandatory. Failure to submit any documents and failure to meet the competency standards will result in a "Fail" grade for this assessment task and a "Fail" grade for this unit.
- Identify and analyse key clinical problems by planning and completing assessments, including taking patient history, conducting objective tests and investigations with moderate supervision
- Select and correctly apply therapeutic and/or preventative interventions based on patient assessment findings
- Communicate effectively and efficiently with patients and within multi-disciplinary environments
- Demonstrate competency at an entry level standard of practice in clinical reasoning, execution of techniques, and delivery of programs to manage specific clinical problems.
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?
