There are two online quizzes. Each quiz will consist of up to 20 questions, and each quiz will have a time limit of up to 50 minutes. Each quiz will be taken through the Moodle Platform. Questions will be taken from a question bank and randomised so that each student is not provided an identical quiz. This will be considered an open book online quiz. Each Quiz must be completed at the specified time and each student will only be permitted one attempt.

• Quiz 1 in Week 5 (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 1-4.
• Quiz 2 in Week 11 (10% of unit grade) - covering content from weeks 5-10.

The quizzes 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

Weighting: 20% of your final mark (10% from each online quiz - the average score of both quizzes will be used for this assessment item).

Day/Time Quiz 1: Open 8:00am Close 10:00am Tuesday 11th August, 2020 (Week 5)

Day/Time Quiz 2: Open 8:00am Close 10:00am Tuesday 29th September, 2020 (Week 11)

Quiz questions will be marked to provide a raw score with students awarded an overall percentage mark.

You will develop a Scientific Poster appraising of one assessment technique relevant to a chosen musculoskeletal condition of the upper limb, TMJ, cervical, or thoracic spine (covered in MSK2). A list of example assessment techniques will be provided in Moodle. The Scientific Poster must be presented on one PowerPoint Slide (Page Size A1 - portrait) including in-text referencing, tables, and figures. The Scientific Poster will include a background/introduction to the assessment or treatment technique, an appraisal of the current literature, and a take home message.

Weighting: 30% of your final mark.

Format: You are required to use Powerpoint (see Moodle for instructions). A template will be provided in Moodle.

Referencing: Vancouver Referencing Style

Submission Instructions: Online submission through Moodle. Students must submit a PowerPoint document and a PDF document of the poster.

Poster Presentation: As a learning component, all posters will be displayed digitally during the Week 11 practical Class. 

The assessment rubric for this assessment task is based on the Practice Thresholds for Physiotherapy 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.

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

• Overall Presentation (20%)
• Background (25%)
• Critical evaluation of the evidence (30%)
• Take home message (25%)

• 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.

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%)
• Anatomical Knowledge (5%)
• Clinical Reasoning (20%)
• Selection, application and interpretation of assessment (30%)
• Selection, application and interpretation of treatment/management (25%)
• 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 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 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 to pass the OSCE.

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

3) Where possible, the re-sit will be conducted within two weeks from the release of grades.

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 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, you will receive your original grade and may be offered a supplementary assessment in line with CQUniversity Policy.

If you do not PASS the re-sit, you will receive a grade 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. 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 an extension request (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 requirement of 85% for all practical classes is required to PASS this unit. This is recommended by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and is required for accreditation purposes. The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate reasons for absence, such as those outlined in the Assessment of Coursework Procedures policy, and these will not be counted as absence for the purpose of this attendance requirement. To ensure your absence does not count towards the attendance requirement, you must contact the Unit Coordinator at your earliest convenience and supply appropriate evidence (e.g. medical certificate).

A role will be taken each week to monitor attendance.