Overview
This unit will focus on childhood development, with specific focus on paediatric disorders related to the lower extremity. Students will develop history taking and physical examination skills specific to the paediatric podiatry patient. Students will also be exposed to psycho-social issues affecting children, which may affect the management of paediatric lower limb conditions. 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 - 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 enjoyed the lectures, and thought they were set out clearly, however lectures were very content heavy.
It is recommended that staff continue to streamline content in order to identify any duplication of content across other units in the course.
Feedback from "Have your say"
Students enjoyed the content and found the lecturer to be very engaging, and made herself available to students when extra assistance required.
It is recommended to continue to engage the sessional lecturers who have paediatric content expertise.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator and Sessional Lecturer reflection
Students paired up and practiced paediatric assessments on each other (adults) during the practical sessions. It will be good to be able to practice these assessments on children to provide a more authentic learning experience.
It is recommended that during future practical sessions, where feasible, paediatric volunteers be engaged so that students can practice their paediatric assessments.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator and Sessional Lecturer reflection
Due to COVID restrictions this year, the exam was an open book assessment. Although the learning outcomes were still adequately assessed, it may be better to have a closed book assessment so that recall items can be assessed fully as well.
It is recommended that alternative assessments, such as oral examination via zoom, to assess recall items be used if COVID restricts the implementation of closed book exams.
Feedback from Student feedback (verbal)
Exam revision session was very helpful in summarising and reviewing the entire term's worth of content.
It is recommended that exam revision sessions continue to be included to help students review the entire unit content.
- Describe the developmental milestones of a child relevant to podiatry practice
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with paediatric patients and their parents/ guardians, taking into consideration possible underlying psycho-social and medical issues.
- Identify lower limb conditions seen clinically in paediatric patients, select relevant diagnostic assessments and Implement safe, effective and evidence-based management plans.
- Discuss the role of inter-professional practice within the paediatric healthcare system
Per NPC1312
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Presentation - 30% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Zoom (both microphone and webcam capability)
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.
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Module/Topic
Prenatal development and foot & ankle development
Working with children in the clinical setting and gross motor milestones
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Knee, hip, pelvis and spine development
Gait development, toe walking and in-toeing
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Osteochondroses of the lower limb
Podopaediatric conditions
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Neurology and paediatric syndromes
Paediatric pain and sensory processing
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Recorded lecture
Self directed
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Podopaediatric conditions (continued)
Complex pathologies
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VACATION WEEK
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Clinical Placement
Written Assessment Due
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WRITTEN ASSESSMENT (20%)
Written Assessment Due: Week 6 Friday (26 Aug 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
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Clinical Placement
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Presentation Due
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ORAL PRESENTATION (30%)
Oral Presentation Due: Week 8 Tuesday (6 Sept 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
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Review session
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In-class Test Due
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IN-CLASS TEST (50%)
In-class Test Due: Week 10 Tuesday (20 Sept 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
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No Lecture
Clinical Placement
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No Lecture
Clinical Placement
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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 (26 Aug 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Submission via Moodle
Week 8 Friday (9 Sept 2022)
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.
- Describe the developmental milestones of a child relevant to podiatry practice
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with paediatric patients and their parents/ guardians, taking into consideration possible underlying psycho-social and medical issues.
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 Tuesday (6 Sept 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
Students must upload their PowerPoint presentation to Moodle by 01:00 pm on the afternoon of your presentation. You will present during class time, beginning from 01:00 pm.
Week 10 Tuesday (20 Sept 2022)
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
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with paediatric patients and their parents/ guardians, taking into consideration possible underlying psycho-social and medical issues.
- Identify lower limb conditions seen clinically in paediatric patients, select relevant diagnostic assessments and Implement safe, effective and evidence-based management plans.
- Discuss the role of inter-professional practice within the paediatric healthcare system
3 In-class Test(s)
The In-class Test will cover all content taught during the term. Further information regarding the examination will be provided during term in Moodle.
Week 10 Tuesday (20 Sept 2022) 1:00 pm AEST
In-class test
Week 12 Tuesday (4 Oct 2022)
Results and feedback will be provided via Moodle
You will be marked according to a purpose made marking sheet for this assessment task.
- Identify lower limb conditions seen clinically in paediatric patients, select relevant diagnostic assessments and Implement safe, effective and evidence-based management plans.
- Discuss the role of inter-professional practice within the paediatric healthcare system
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?
