Overview
This unit will focus on the study of childhood disorders related to the lower extremity and will include the expectations and variations in regards to development. Students will incorporate the psychosocial issues impacting in treating children and learn to develop history taking, physical examination and diagnosis specific to the paediatric patient. An evidence-based approach to clinical management of the paediatric patient in podiatry practice will be central to this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
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 2 - 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 evaluations and student consultation.
Overall, very positive feedback for this course. "Great informative course with relevant assessments."
Continue with the current format, assessment and engagement within this course. Give assessment feedback within two weeks of submission. Continue to allow some specific assessment discussion/consultation during time in class.
Feedback from Student feedback and staff reflection.
It was noted that on every weekday preceding the exam for this course, at the end of the student review week (week13), clinical and practical requirement exams for other courses occurred.
It is suggested that in future, that alternate timing of some of the specific program clinical exams be considered by staff, in relation to university timetabled exams if at all possible. This will allow students to better prepare for exams.
- Describe the developmental milestones of a child relevant to podiatry practice.
- Evaluate factors that can influence the paediatric consultation.
- Communicate effectively with the paediatric patient and parent/guardian in podiatric practice.
- Describe the common lower limb conditions seen in the paediatric patient.
- Analyse the varied clinical assessment and/or tests and interpret the results specific to the paediatric patient.
- Implement a safe and effective management plan in conjunction with evidence based practice for the paediatric patient.
- Discuss the role of interprofessional practice in regards to effective management of the paediatric patient.
- Apply an evidence based approach to podopaediatric practice.
Per NPC1312
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 30% | ||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 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 - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
Additional Textbook Information
No textbook required.
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
Anatomical development and milestones related to podopaediatrics
Chapter
Appropriate resources relevant to each week will be discussed during term and posted in Moodle.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Working with children in the podopaediatric setting
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Paediatric syndromes and hypermobility
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Biomechanical development in podopaediatrics: spine, pelvis, hip and knee
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Biomechanical development in podopaediatrics: ankle and foot
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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In-class test
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Development of gait
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Assessment of foot posture in the podopaediatric population
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Osteochondroses of the lower limb
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Common presenting complaints and related management in podopaediatrics
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Complex pathologies relevant to podopaediatrics
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Footwear and orthoses in podopaediatrics
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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. Attendance will be recorded.
In all practical classes, students are required to wear the nominated uniform. Students must purchase their uniform from the bookshop. This uniform is separate to the mandatory clinical uniform. Please refer to the Podiatry Course Handbook for further detail.
1 Written Assessment
You will be required to complete two separate clinical patterns regarding two different pathologies commonly seen in podopaediatrics. The aim of the assessment is to succinctly present the most relevant and current information regarding your topics. Further information, including topics and specific areas to be covered will be provided at the beginning of term. The word count for each clinical pattern is 1500 words.
Note: The APA referencing system is used for all written assessments. In-text citations are counted as part of the word count for assessment purposes. Penalties will be applied where those strict word limits are exceeded (+/- 10%). If the assessment item exceeds 10%, the content will not be assessed by the marker (excludes tables, appendices and references where applicable). If you are late submitting your assignment - each day incurs a 5% penalty.
Week 11 Friday (29 Sept 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2017)
Assessment criteria and a marking rubric will be made available to students at the beginning of term.
- Describe the common lower limb conditions seen in the paediatric patient.
- Analyse the varied clinical assessment and/or tests and interpret the results specific to the paediatric patient.
- Implement a safe and effective management plan in conjunction with evidence based practice for the paediatric patient.
- Discuss the role of interprofessional practice in regards to effective management of the paediatric patient.
- Apply an evidence based approach to podopaediatric practice.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 In-class Test(s)
The in-class test will assess content from weeks 1-5. Information from lectures, tutorials and practical classes may be assessed.
The in class test will be conducted during week 6.
Week 9 Friday (15 Sept 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Describe the developmental milestones of a child relevant to podiatry practice.
- Evaluate factors that can influence the paediatric consultation.
- Communicate effectively with the paediatric patient and parent/guardian in podiatric practice.
- Describe the common lower limb conditions seen in the paediatric patient.
- Analyse the varied clinical assessment and/or tests and interpret the results specific to the paediatric patient.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
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.
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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?
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