There will be two Quizzes during the unit that will include a combination of question formats.

• Quiz 1 will take place in Week 6. It will account for 15% of the unit grade and will assess content covered during Weeks 1-5.
• Quiz 2 will take place in Week 12. It will account for 15% of the unit grade and will assess content covered during Weeks 1-11.

Both quizzes will consist of up to 30 questions, and will have a time limit of 60 minutes. Questions will be randomly generated from a question bank, so that the quizzes will appear differently for each student. Access to books, notes, websites (other than the quiz) and use of other electronic devices are prohibited during the quizzes. The use of mobile phones to complete the quizzes on is not permitted. Each quiz is supervised by a physiotherapy academic staff member and must be completed in person on either the Rockhampton or Bundaberg campuses at the specified time allocated below and on moodle.

The quizzes will consist of some or all of these categories:

• Multiple choice questions.
• True/False questions.
• Fill in the missing word(s) questions.
• Short answer questions.

Policies and Procedures: The CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)(for centrally timetabled examinations) applies to all assessment items in this unit.

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

Students will work in small groups and develop a presentation appraising a cardiorespiratory specific treatment technique relevant to a chosen cardiorespiratory condition.

The presentation should include the pathophysiology of the condition, explain the cardiorespiratory specific technique and an appraisal of the technique using the literature specific to the condition. Each presentation should be 15 minutes in length and will be followed by 5 minutes of question time.
Students will be allocated to groups by the end of week 3, and the presentations will be held during class time in week 8.

Policies and Procedures: The CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) applies to all assessment items in this unit.

The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Physiotherapy Practice Thresholds in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, 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 intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task. The relevant assessment rubric can be accessed through the unit Moodle site.

85% attendance requirement for tutorial and practical sessions

At least 85% attendance of tutorial sessions is required for a PASS grade. If there is a genuine reason for being absent, students need to inform the Unit Coordinator as soon as possible.

A minimum attendance requirement of 85% is recommended from the Australian Physiotherapy Council for all tutorials and practical sessions. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate reasons for absence, such as those outlined in the Assessment of Coursework Procedures (1.21.1 and 1.21.3), and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement.

Clinical observations

Students are required to conduct 5-6 hours of clinical observations relevant to cardio-respiratory physiotherapy.

E-learning modules

Students are required to complete e-learning modules relevant to Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, certificates gained at the completion of the modules are required to be submitted to moodle by 4pm Friday 21st September week 10.

Hurdle tasks are pass/fail assessment items. Students must complete and pass each hurdle task.

The Practical Assessment will be in the form of an OSCE which will be based on case scenarios (simulated patients), and students will perform and discuss aspects of relevant assessment, treatment and overall management of the condition presented.

The Practical Assessment will last for approximately 30 minutes, and may be video and audio-recorded for moderation purposes. Students should be prepared to model for other examinees after completing their own assessment and students from other year groups may also act as models during the assessment as required.

Policies and Procedures: The CQUniversity Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) (for centrally timetabled examinations) applies to all assessment items in this unit.

Each OSCE case will be marked by an examiner and students will be given an average grade of the two cases. Detailed marking criteria will be available on the unit Moodle site, and be based on the following:

• Professional Behaviour (10%)
• Preparation and Assessment (40%)
• Risk Management/Safety (Pass/Fail)
• Analysis and Interpretation (20%)
• Management and Intervention (30%)

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.

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 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:

1) achieved an overall grade equal to, or higher than 44.5% for your OSCE.

AND

2) achieved 49.5% or higher for each of the assessment items that have been completed and graded at the time of the OSCE.

OSCE re-sit conditions

If you meet the eligibility criteria for a re-sit, you will be given only one re-sit opportunity to pass the OSCE.
The re-sit will be assessed by up to two examiners and will be of an equivalent format to the original assessment task.
Where possible, the re-sit will be conducted within two weeks of the original assessment date.
The assessment criteria of the re-sit will be identical to the original OSCE.
If you pass the re-sit you will receive a grade of exactly 50% for the OSCE (i.e. 25% of the Unit grade), irrespective of your achievement for the graded component. This is to ensure equity to those students who only had one attempt.
If you do not meet the requirements to be offered a re-sit, or to PASS the re-sit, you will receive a grade equal to your original OSCE grade and may be offered a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.