There are two online quizzes that will be held at pre-specified times and delivered via the Moodle platform.

• Quiz 1 in Week 5 Friday 9th April (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 1-4 inclusive of all lectures, practicals, and required readings. The quiz will open at 8am and close at 11am.

• Quiz 2 in Week 11 Thursday 27th May (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 5-10 inclusive of all lectures, practicals, and required readings. The quiz will open at 8am and close at 11am.

Each quiz will consist of up to 20 questions, and will have a time limit of 50 minutes. Due to the online nature of the quiz, the questions will be randomly generated from a bank of questions so that each student's quiz will look slightly different.

Each quiz will consist of some or all of these categories:

• Multiple choice questions.
• Fill in the missing word(s) questions.
• Questions relating to multimedia material (e.g. images, videos).
• Short answer questions

The average grade for both quizzes will be used in the Gradebook.

All questions will be marked numerically and an overall percentage mark will be awarded.

You will work in a group of three (3) or four (4) students to develop a formal oral presentation appraising the effectiveness of one (1) assessment technique relevant to a musculoskeletal condition taught in MSK1. The presentation must include a background to the clinical condition and technique, an appraisal of the literature investigating the technique (i.e. diagnostic utility), and a clinical take home message (see Moodle for specific details). The presentation will be a maximum of 12 minutes with 3 minutes of questions. All group members must participate in the oral presentation.  A detailed timetable for the presentations will be released by the end of break week. You are required to wear your clinical uniform and you must be present for all students presentations. 

The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy, the Accreditation Standard set by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, and The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice Instrument. These quality frameworks are mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and are intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task. 

Detailed marking criteria will be available on the unit Moodle site, and will be based on the following rubric categories:

• Overall presentation (15%)
• Background (25%)
• Critical evaluation of the technique (30%)
• Take home message (25%)
• Students will be given an individual mark for their personal communications skills (5%)

Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your  overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item.

A minimum attendance rate of 85% for all scheduled tutorial and practical sessions is required to PASS this unit. This minimum attendance requirement is recommended by the Australian Physiotherapy Council. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence, such as those outlined in the CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) document, and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement.

Your attendance at each scheduled practical session will be recorded by the tutor using an attendance spreadsheet. 

The Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) is intended to assess your theoretical knowledge and practical application of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and clinical reasoning. The OSCE will be held in either Exam Week 1 or Exam Week 2. A timetable for the OSCE will be published on Moodle during term.

The OSCE will be based on two (2) written clinical scenarios (simulated patients) and will last 60 minutes (i.e. 30 min preparation time and 30 min examination time). You will be given 30 minutes before the formal OSCE to prepare for both clinical scenarios. When the OSCE commences you will be given 15 minutes to complete each clinical scenario. Your performance on each clinical scenario will be assessed separately. For each scenario you will be required to plan, discuss and perform relevant aspects of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and overall management.

You may be requested to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the presenting condition, including relevant pathophysiology, pathoanatomy and symptomatology.
• Identify and act upon any precautions and/or contraindications to assessment and/or treatment.
• Demonstrate knowledge and clinical reasoning in the selection of assessment, treatment and/or overall management.
• Demonstrate clear, effective and thorough communication.
• Demonstrate safe and effective application of clinical assessment, treatment and/or overall management.
• Explain and interpret the findings of a clinical assessment and/or treatment, including progression and regression of selected treatment techniques.

All material relevant to musculoskeletal physiotherapy assessment and treatment covered in the following pre-requisite and co-requisite units is also examinable in the OSCE: Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 1 (PSIO11004), Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2 (PSIO11003), Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics (ALLH12008), Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 (BMSC11007), and Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 (BMSC11008).

During your examination you need to be attired in your full clinical uniform. It is highly likely you will be required to be a 'simulated patient' for a fellow students. If you are required to be a 'simulated patient' for another student's examination please bring additional clothes suitable for a clinical assessment.

The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy, the Accreditation Standard set by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, and The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice Instrument. These quality frameworks are mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and are intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task.

Detailed marking criteria will be available on the unit Moodle site, and will be based on the following rubric categories:

• Professional Behaviour (5%)
• Communication (15%)
• Clinical reasoning and selection, application, and interpretation of assessment (50%)
• Selection, application, and interpretation of treatment/management (30%)
  
• Risk management/safety (PASS/FAIL)

In order to PASS the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) you must:

1) achieve a PASS result for the PASS/FAIL component of Risk Management/Safety and Professional Behaviour for each of the two clinical scenarios (i.e. PASS for clinical scenario one and PASS for clinical scenario two).

AND

2) achieve 50% or higher in the graded component for each of the two clinical scenarios (i.e. a minimum of 50% for clinical scenario one and a minimum of 50% for clinical scenario two).

If you do not meet the above criteria for each clinical scenario, you will be eligible for one opportunity to re-sit the entire OSCE assessment task, provided you have achieved an overall grade equal to, or higher than 44.5% for your original OSCE.

OSCE re-sit conditions:

1) If you meet the eligibility criteria for a re-sit, you will be given only one re-sit opportunity.

2) The re-sit will be conducted during the Term 1 University Vacation period.

3) The re-sit will be assessed by up to two examiners and will be of an equivalent format to the original assessment task.

4) The assessment criteria of the re-sit will be identical to the original OSCE.

5) If you pass the re-sit you will receive a mark of exactly 50% for the OSCE (i.e. 25% of the Total Unit mark), irrespective of your achievement for the graded component of the re-sit. This is to ensure equity to those students who only had one attempt.

If you do not meet the requirements for a re-sit, you will receive a mark equal to your original OSCE mark, and may be offered a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.

If you do not meet the requirements to PASS the re-sit, you will receive a mark equal to your re-sit OSCE grade, and may be offered a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.

Late Arrivals: You should aim to arrive at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time (i.e. when your preparation time starts). In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the official assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e. arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a score of zero percent (0%) for your assessment item and will not be eligible for a re-sit, but may be eligible for a supplementary assessment in line with CQU policy.