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 - 2021
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 verbal feedback during term.
Different invited guest speakers kept the unit interesting and allowed for diverse unit content.
It is recommended that a range of guest speakers continue to be engaged in this unit to provide a range of paediatric specialist content.
Feedback from Student verbal feedback during term.
Some students found the presentation assessment task daunting, but were able to learn from other student presentations.
It is recommended that this assessment task remain within the unit, as students are allocated different topics which facilitates important discussion and peer learning. It is important that students are comfortable with presentation skills, as after graduation they may be engaged in educating certain groups regarding foot health.
- 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam - 50% | ||||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Pocket Podiatry: Paediatrics
Edition: First (2010)
Authors: Angela Evans
Churchill Livingstone
ISBN: 9780702030314
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.wilczek@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Prenatal development and foot & ankle development
Working with children in the clinical setting and gross motor milestones
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Knee, hip, pelvis and spine development
Gait development, toe walking and in-toeing
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Neurology and paediatric syndromes
Paediatric pain and sensory processing
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Osteochondroses of the lower limb
Podopaediatric conditions
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Podopaediatric conditions (continued)
Complex pathologies
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VACATION WEEK
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NO LECTURE
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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT DUE (20%)
Written Assessment Due: Week 6 Friday (27 Aug 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
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NO LECTURE
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PRESENTATION DUE
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ORAL PRESENTATION (30%)
Oral Presentation Due: Week 8 Friday (10 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
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Review session
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TAKE HOME EXAM (50%)
Take Home Exam Due: Week 10 Friday (24 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
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NO LECTURE
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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 or of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course, that you attend all scheduled learning activities to support your learning.
Uniform: 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 details. The uniform shirt is to be worn with either black or navy shorts or pants.
1 Written Assessment
You will be required to complete a written assessment regarding a condition commonly encountered in podopaediatrics. Further information regarding this assessment task will be provided during term in Moodle.
Week 6 Friday (27 Aug 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (10 Sept 2021)
Results and feedback will be provided via Moodle
A detailed assessment criteria and marking rubric will be made available during term in Moodle. This will include content knowledge, academic writing and referencing information.
- 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 Presentation
You have been asked to present to a community parent's group about a variety of paediatric foot conditions. Each student will be delegated a chosen topic early in the term.
You will be required to give a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation, with 5 minutes for Questions and Answers.
Week 8 Friday (10 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Students must upload their PowerPoint presentation to Moodle by 9:00am on the morning of your presentation. You will present during class time, beginning from 9:00am.
Week 10 Friday (24 Sept 2021)
Results and feedback will be provided following the presentation as well as via Moodle
Detailed rubric and assessment criteria will be made available in Moodle and will include factors such as: presentation skills, content knowledge, ability to answer questions and adhere to time limit.
- 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
3 Take Home Exam
The Take Home Exam will cover all content taught during the term. Further information regarding the examination will be provided during term in Moodle.
Week 10 Friday (24 Sept 2021) 9:00 am AEST
Take Home Exam is an open book exam lasting 120 minutes (with 30 minutes downloading and uploading time). It will be conducted during the usual lecture time.
Week 12 Friday (8 Oct 2021)
You will be marked according to a purpose made marking sheet for this assessment task.
No submission method provided.
- 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.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- 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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
