OSCE Format: 

• The OSCE will include a mix of written, verbal and practical stations, with each station being up to 30 minutes in length.
• The OSCE will last for up to a total of a 100 minutes.

OSCE examines the following:

• The OSCE will assess your clinical knowledge, practical and assessment skills and clinical reasoning.
• The OSCE assess all clinical skills and knowledge content covered over the past three years. 
• Based on clinical scenarios you will be required to discuss (either verbally and/or written) and/or perform aspects of relevant history taking, diagnosis, assessment, treatment and overall management of the condition and/or clinical scenario presented and complete relevant patient documentation.

Additional important information:

• All assessments may be video and/or audio-recorded for moderation purposes.
• You are expected to arrive at least 15 minutes before the allocated start time for the OSCE and to wear full clinical uniform with enclosed shoes.
• The OSCE is closed book.

In order to be eligible to PASS the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) you must achieve a minimum overall grade of 50% for the OSCE.

If you do not meet the above criterion of a minimum overall grade of 50%, you may be eligible for a supplementary assessment providing you meet the requirements as stipulated in the CQUniversity Grades and Results Procedure and this will be determined by the Unit Coordinator. If you are granted a supplementary assessment then the maximum grade that you can receive is a pass (P) irrespective of how well you performed in the supplementary exam. 

This project will form part of your thesis and will follow on from the research initiated in Podiatry Clinical Practice 3 (PODI13011).

• This assessment task is made up of an oral presentation (5%), a written assessment (25%) and a supervisor mark (10%).
• You will present a Powerpoint presentation (Week 10) and submit a written assessment (Week 13).
• The topic of the oral presentation will cover a summary of the key components of your research to date with emphasis on your findings and clinical implications.
• The PowerPoint presentation should be no longer than 10 minutes, there will be some time (approximately 5 minutes) set aside for questions and answers. 
• The written assessment will be in the form of a manuscript and should not exceed 4, 000 words (excluding references, figures and tables).
• For further information please see the Unit Moodle site for the marking rubric and the assessment outline. 

Other formatting / referencing requirements:

• Cover page 
• Referencing (if any) should follow APA format.
• Please also ensure that each page has a page number and your student number.
• The text should be in Size 12 Arial font, 1.5 cm spacing with 2 cm page margins.
• All tables and figures must be labelled and referenced appropriately in the text.

This assessment task is worth 40% of your overall grade. Each component of the assessment task will be weighted as such:

• 25% written task,
• 5% presentation,
• 10% Supervisor mark.  

Word count: 

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 (greater than 10% of 4000 word limit). If the content exceeds 10% of the 4,000 word limit, then any additional content that is over the word limit will not be assessed by the examiner (this excludes tables, appendices and the reference list where applicable).

Time allocation for presentation:

The presentation must not exceed the time allocation (greater than 10 minutes). If the presentation exceeds the 10 minute time limit, then any additional content that is over the time limit will not be assessed by the examiner.

Late submission: 

If you are late submitting your assessment, penalties will be applied according to the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedures (Higher Education Coursework).

Plagiarism:

Any demonstrated plagiarism by an individual student will be managed in the following manner:

• According to the CQUniversity Academic Misconduct Procedure policy.

Clinic format:

• You will complete an internal clinical placement at the relevant CQU health clinic.
• The internal clinical placement is two days each week for 12 weeks.
• You will provide podiatric care to a diverse range of patients.
• Internal Clinical Placement (192 hours / 2 days per week for 12 weeks)
• Clinic will be every Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm over the 12 week term period.

Attendance:

• Clinical placement is compulsory requiring 100% attendance rate.
• You are required to wear the approved CQUniversity podiatry clinical uniform and to project a professional image at all times.
• Please refer to the Clinical Placement Handbooks (available on the Moodle site) for further information related to placement.
• If you are more than 10 minutes late to clinic without a valid reason then you will not be allowed to attend clinical placement for that day. You will be required to attend a make-up clinic day assigned to you at the end of the term.
• If you are unwell or if your supervisor deems you unfit for practice, you will not be allowed to attend clinic for that day. You will be required to attend a make-up clinic day assigned to you at the end of the term.  

Internal placement information:

• The internal clinical placement is pass / fail and each student's grade is assessed using the criteria outlined in the Clinical Placement Handbook (available on the Moodle site).
• You are required to pass part A, part B and part C of the clinical placement handbook.
• In part A, there are manual skills, you must be assessed as 'achieved' in all tasks in order to pass part A of your clinical handbook.
• In part B, there are assessment two assessment forms: a mid-term and end of term assessment, you must be assessed as 'competent' in all criteria on the end-term assessment form in order to pass part B of your clinical handbook.
• In part C, there are eight reflective tasks, you must satisfactorily complete all eight tasks to pass part C of your clinical handbook.  

Failure to meet all the competency tasks will result in the following:

You will be required to attend make-up sessions (organised in vacation/ review time) in order to address the missing competencies (there will be no rescheduling of these make-up sessions).

If you fail to attend these sessions OR fail to achieve the necessary competencies then:

• You will be assessed as "Not competent" and will fail this assessment task. Failure of this assessment task will result in a Fail grade for this unit.

Practical classes and orthotic manufacturing:

• In all practical classes and when working in the orthotic laboratory, students are required to wear the nominated uniform.
• Please refer to the Clinical Placement Handbook for further detail (available on the Moodle site).

Please pay attention to the following information:

• Students who are absent from clinical placement must follow the sick leave procedure provided to them during orientation (available on the Moodle site).
• Students must alert the relevant supervisors regarding their absenteeism prior to the commencement of the allocated clinical learning experience for that day
• Students are to provide the Unit Coordinator or the Clinical Placement Coordinator with, either a medical certificate or statutory declaration explaining their absence within five (5) working days.
• All absence days will need to be made up. Make up sessions will be assigned to you in the case of absence(s).
• The student should be aware that the allocation of clinical placement takes precedence over any personal commitments.
• Students who do not adhere to the policies regarding their absence, and who fail to notify the relevant people regarding their absences and who do not attend an allocated placement may receive a fail grade.

Note: If you miss clinical placement you should review the Clinical Placement Handbook, and CQUniversity Work-Integrated Learning / Student Placement Policy and Procedure.

• You will be expected to complete compulsory competency tasks.
• Each competency task will be completed during teaching and your attendance is compulsory.
• You will be required to present a case study to the rest of the class.
• You will be required to reflect on a case study (either a simulated or real patient) using one of the reflective frameworks.  
• You will be expected to use evidence to support your patient assessment and treatment.  
• You will have a maximum of 15 minutes to present your case study, followed by up to 15 minutes of group discussion. 

• The on-campus activities in this unit consist of competency tasks relating to professional podiatry skills, which are inherent requirements to meet the professional standards.
• Satisfactory completion of these activities on campus are integral to your achievement of learning outcomes and assessment of this unit and other units within the course.
• Participation in all competency tasks is required for you to satisfactorily PASS this unit.
• Please review the rubric and assessment outline on the Moodle page. 

If you are absent: 

• If you are unable to attend campus, you must notify the Unit Coordinator (in writing/by e-mail) as soon as possible.
• Provide a medical certificate or statutory declaration supporting any absence within five (5) working days.
• If the required documentation is not provided to the Unit Coordinator within the stipulated time frame, you will be marked as ‘absent’ for the session. This could result in a fail grade.
• Failure to maintain a satisfactory competency record for on-campus activities will result in a ‘Fail’ grade.