CQUniversity Unit Profile.

This written in-class test has been designed to assess your knowledge of cardiorespiratory conditions, including relevant pathological processes, symptomatology, clinical course, medical and pharmacological management, and prognosis. It will also assess your ability to apply this knowledge to physiotherapy clinical reasoning and intervention planning, including consideration of biological, psychological and social factors. It will include topics covered in Weeks 1–5 and consist of multiple selection, multiple choice and short answer questions, some of which will be based on clinical case studies.

Weighting: This in-class test will contribute 20% of the total unit grade.

Conditions: This in-class test will consist of up to 45 questions worth a total 60 marks, and will have a time limit of 90-minutes.

You are required to complete this assessment to be eligible to pass the unit. No minimum grade is required to be achieved to be eligible to pass the unit.

Late Arrival to Assessment Policy: You should be prepared at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time (including preparation 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).

The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Level of GenAI use allowed: 
Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. 

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

This written in-class test has been designed to assess your knowledge of cardiorespiratory conditions, including relevant pathology, symptomatology, clinical course, medical and pharmacological management, and prognosis. It will assess your ability to interpret cardiorespiratory assessments and investigations, and to apply this information to evidence-based, biopsychosocial and patient-centred physiotherapy assessment, treatment planning and clinical reasoning across acute and chronic contexts. It will include topics covered in Weeks 1–11 and consist of multiple selection, multiple choice and short answer questions, some of which will be based on clinical case studies.

Weighting: This in-class test will contribute 40% of the total unit grade.

Conditions: This in-class test will consist of up to 60 questions worth a total 120 marks, and will have a time limit of 150-minutes.

Late Arrival to Assessment Policy: You should be prepared at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time (including preparation 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).

The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Level of GenAI use allowed: 
Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. 

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

Hurdle 1
A minimum attendance of 85% to tutorial/practical sessions is recommended by the Australian Physiotherapy Council. This has been integrated as a requirement in the CB85 Physiotherapy course, therefore a minimum of 85% attendance to tutorial/practical sessions is required for a PASS grade. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate reasons for absences, as are outlined in the Assessment Policy and Procedure. When there is a genuine reason for being absent, students must inform the Unit Coordinator as soon as possible. You will be warned by the Unit Coordinator when you reach the 85% threshold.

Please note: It is mandatory that medical certificates or other supporting documentation (e.g., funeral notices) are emailed to the unit coordinator within 5-days of missing a session. Students who fail to meet the minimum 85% attendance requirement or do not submit documentation within the required time frame will FAIL the unit.

Prolonged absences: Students who may require prolonged absences (>3 sessions) for a medical or health-related condition (e.g., serious, or debilitating illness or injury; hospitalisation; giving or recently given birth; mental health illness or condition), will require a face-to-face discussion with the Head of Course and the Unit Coordinator to discuss the most appropriate pathway for completion of the unit.

The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Hurdle 2
E-learning modules: You are required to complete e-learning modules relevant to Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy, and the certificates gained at the completion of the modules are required to be submitted to Moodle by 4pm Friday of Week 11.

Level of GenAI use allowed: 
Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during these assessments. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. 

The Hurdle Requirement is a Pass/Fail assessment task.

Policies and Procedures:

1. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate reasons for absences, as are outlined in the Assessment Policy and Procedure.

The Practical Assessment will consist of an up-to 45 minutes clinical skills assessment based on short case-scenarios and content covered during Week 1 - Week 11. You will discuss and demonstrate aspects of assessment, treatment, clinical reasoning, and overall management of the conditions presented.

You may be video recorded for moderation purposes. You 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.

Late Arrival to Assessment Policy: You should be prepared at least 15-minutes prior to the official assessment commencement time (including preparation 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 and will not be eligible for a re-sit but may be eligible for a supplementary assessment in line with CQU policy.

The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Level of GenAI use allowed: 
Level 1: You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. 

You will be assessed using the following three criteria during the Practical Assessment: 

• Competency (50%)
• Environment & Safety (25%)
• Communication (25%)

Please refer to Moodle to view the full Assessment Rubric, including a description of these criteria.

To PASS the Practical Assessment, you must:

• Achieve a PASS result of 50%; AND
• Achieve a PASS result for the PASS/FAIL component of Safety and Risk Management.

If you DO NOT meet the above criteria, you may be offered a Supplementary Assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.