There will be two online quizzes. The weighting of the online quizzes is 35% of the overall unit grade. Quiz 1 constitutes 10% of the overall unit grade and Quiz 2 constitutes 25% of the overall unit grade.

Supervised Online Quiz 1 (10%) will occur in week 5, on Tuesday 9th April at 8am, and will assess content from weeks 1-4 inclusive. Quiz 1 will consist of up to 20 questions worth up to 30 marks and will have a time limit of 40 minutes.

Supervised Online Quiz 2 (25%) will occur in week 12, on Thursday 6th June at 12pm, and will assess content from weeks 1-11 inclusive. Quiz 2 will consist of up to 45 questions worth up to 60 marks and will have a time limit of 90 minutes.

The questions will be identical for all students, however they will be randomly generated from a question bank so that the quizzes may appear differently for each student. Quiz 1 and quiz 2 are both closed book assessments which will be supervised by a CQUniversity staff member and must be completed at the scheduled time on either the Rockhampton or Bundaberg campus. Access to all resources other than the quiz itself is prohibited (e.g. books, notes, electronic devices or websites other than the quiz itself). It is recommended that a laptop be utilised for this assessment, however a tablet is permitted. The use of a mobile phone is not permitted for this assessment item.

Quiz 1 and Quiz 2 will consist of some or all of the following categories:

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

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

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

The Group Work Assessment task is comprised of both a formal PowerPoint presentation and a written best practice guideline on the physiotherapy management of a neurological condition. Students will work in small groups for this assignment. Group size will be confirmed once enrolments are finalised. 

Your presentation and best practice guideline must include the following information:

• An overview of the neurological condition presented using the ICF framework
• Overall healthcare management for the neurological condition
• Evidence based physiotherapy for individual's with the neurological condition (core areas/ goals of physiotherapy; patient centredness and self-management support; physiotherapy assessment - subjective and objective with specific reference to best practice outcome measures; and physiotherapy interventions - recommendations and rationale/ clinical reasoning)

Presentation

The aim of the presentation is to interactively and concisely educate your peers on your topic. As a group, you will present your topic in a 12 minute Microsoft PowerPoint presentation slide show. In addition to your presentation, you are required to formulate a question slide to assess your peers on their knowledge of your topic. The questions should be designed to encourage your audience to engage with your presentation. Specifically, your question slide(s) must include two multiple choice questions (with options A - D) where only one answer is correct, and one short answer question.

Best Practice Guideline

The aim of the best practice guideline is to provide you and your peers with a reference document that can be utilised during clinical placements and practice. The written component may be up to a maximum of 1500 words in length; 1.5 line space; left justified; Arial font 12; bulleted lists may be used when required; headings, page numbers and a title page are mandatory.

Group Nomination and Topic Selection

From 12pm on Friday 15th March, you can nominate your group and sign up for a topic for your group work assessment via a sign on thread on the 'General Discussion' news forum. For your nomination to be valid, you must reply to the initial post with your campus, full name of each group member, and top three preferences for your topic. Students who attend the Thailand study tour will be given first preference for topics based on conditions they have encountered during their clinical experience. All other preferences will be given based on a first come, first served basis. Group nominations and topics must be finalised by 12pm on Friday 29th March.  

Topics

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Bell's Palsy
• Brain Stem Lesions
• Brown Sequard Syndrome
• Cauda Equina Syndrome
• Cerebellar Ataxia
• Cerebral Palsy
• Critical Illness Polyneuropathy/ Myopathy
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Functional Neurological Disorder
• Guillain-Barre Syndrome
• Huntington's Disease
• Labyrinthitis
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Other topics may be approved on discussion with the unit coordinator.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

The assessment rubric for this 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. The rubric for this assessment will be based on the following categories and weightings:

• Organisation of Presentation and Clinician Resource (20%)
• Knowledge of the Condition and Overall Healthcare Management (40%)
• Knowledge of Best Practice Physiotherapy (40%)

Time/ Word Limit

Marks are allocated to adhering to the time limit for the presentation and word limit for the best practice guideline. If you do not adhere to the time/word limit (+/- 10%), you will receive a grade of <50% for the time/ word limit construct within the 'Organisation of Presentation and Clinician Resource' category of the rubric.

Refer to Moodle for the assessment rubric.

There will be two hurdle assessments:

Hurdle 1 (Attainment of a Satisfactory Grade for the Observational Placement): This unit includes four (4) hours of observational learning. This clinical observation placement is designed to give you the opportunity to observe practicing physiotherapists and other multidisciplinary team members interacting with patients with a range of neurological conditions in a range of clinical settings. These observational placements will be scheduled outside regular timetabled sessions. All pre-clinical requirements must be completed prior to the observational clinical placement and attendance at the placement is mandatory. Following your observational placement, feedback will be provided by the supervising physiotherapist to the Clinical Educator Coordinator on the following constructs of physiotherapy practice: professional behaviour, communication and assessment (observation). A satisfactory grade for the observational placement is required in order to be eligible to PASS this unit. Results for this hurdle will be available once all clinical observational placements are completed and satisfactory performance is confirmed by the clinical educator coordinator.

Hurdle 2 (Attendance): A minimum attendance rate of 85% for practical and tutorial sessions is required in order to be eligible 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 Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework) as reasons for requesting time extensions for submitting assessment tasks (e.g. medical or allied health, compassionate, misadventure and exceptional circumstances). Attendance rates for this hurdle will be calculated in week 12.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

Hurdle 1: Attainment of a satisfactory grade on your observational placement is required to PASS this hurdle. You must PASS this hurdle in order to be eligible to PASS the unit.

Hurdle 2: An attendance rate of 85% at practical and tutorial sessions is required to PASS this hurdle. You must PASS this hurdle in order to be eligible to PASS the unit.

There are two clinical scenarios in the Practical Assessment. The weighting of the Practical Assessment is 50% of the overall unit grade. Clinical scenario 1 constitutes 25% of the overall unit grade and clinical scenario 2 constitutes 25% of the overall unit grade.

The Practical Assessment will be in the format of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and is intended to assess your performance of practical and clinical reasoning skills.

You will be provided with the clinical notes of two patients who will each require neurological/ gerontological physiotherapy assessment and/or treatment. One scenario will be assessment focused and one will be treatment focused, however both scenarios will require you to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and clinical reasoning skills. The clinical notes will be provided to you 30 minutes prior to the practical examination. The practical examination will have a time limit of up to 30 minutes (15 minutes for each scenario), and you will be assessed by a different examiner for each scenario. All content from PSIO13001 and prerequisite units is examinable in this assessment task. For each clinical scenario, you may be requested to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the presenting condition including aetiology, pathophysiology and typical presentation
• Interpret the clinical notes and design an assessment and treatment plan (including formulating short and long term treatment goals)
• Demonstrate specific assessment techniques (e.g. subjective examination, coordination, spasticity, balance)
• Demonstrate specific practical treatment techniques (e.g. retraining sit-to-stand)
• Prescribe a home exercise program
• Discuss relevant evidence for a particular intervention
• Document physiotherapy intervention (e.g. assessment, treatment, plan)

You must come appropriately attired for the Practical Assessment. When being examined, you must be attired in your full clinical uniform. 

A timetable for the Practical Assessment will be published on Moodle at the end of Term 1.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

The assessment rubric for this 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. The rubric for this assessment will be based on the following categories and weightings:

• Professional Behaviour (5%)
• Communication (20%)
• Analysis and Planning (25%)
• Practical Application of Intervention (Assessment or Treatment) (50%)
• Risk Management/ Safety (Pass/Fail)

Refer to Moodle for the assessment rubric.

Requirements to PASS the Practical Assessment (OSCE)

In order to be eligible 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 within the unit that have been completed and graded at the time of the OSCE.

Re-sit Conditions

1. If you meet the eligibility criteria for a re-sit, you will be given only one 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 of the release of grades date.

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.

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