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Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.Overview
In this unit, you will develop clinical knowledge and skills in the comprehensive management of clients with neurological conditions. This unit includes pathophysiology and symptomatology; assessment procedures to define impairments and limitations in the context of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Framework; clinical reasoning processes; and intervention skills and techniques. This unit will foster an evidence-based, client-centred and inter-professional approach to physiotherapy management of clients with neurological conditions across the spectrum of acute and community healthcare settings.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
To enrol in this unit, you must be enrolled in the CB85 Course and have met the following pre-requisites: PSIO12004 Neurosciences Across the Lifespan MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2023
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data, direct student feedback, self reflection.
The tutorial and practical manual supported student learning and improved their learning experience.
It is recommended that the tutorial and practical manual should continue to be used as an essential learning resource for this unit.
Feedback from Unit evaluation data, direct student feedback, self reflection.
The clinic-to-classroom (patient experience) tutorial was a valuable learning experience.
It is recommended that the clinic-to-classroom experience be continued. To maximise learning, it is recommended that students be provided with additional self-reflection tasks.
- Demonstrate theoretical and applied knowledge of the pathological processes, symptomatology, clinical course, medical and pharmacological management and prognosis for neurological conditions
- Develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive knowledge and skills in the assessment and treatment of patients with neurological conditions
- Critically appraise contemporary evidence to inform management of clients with neurological conditions
- Understand the role of the physiotherapist in the evidence-based management of clients with neurological conditions in the context of client-centred and inter-professional healthcare across the spectrum of acute and community settings utilising the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Framework (ICF)
- Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 35% | |||||
| 2 - Group Work - 15% | |||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity - 0% | |||||
| 4 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 50% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 35% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Group Work - 15% | ||||||||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity - 0% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Clinical Outcome Measurement in Adult Neurological Physiotherapy
Edition: 4th (2010)
Authors: Keith Hill, Sonia Denisenko, Kim Miller, Tamara Clements, Frances Batchelor and Prue Morgan
Australian Physiotherapy Association National Neurology Group
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
ISBN: 9781875107131
Binding: Other
Physical Management for Neurological Conditions
Edition: 4th (2018)
Authors: Sheila Lennon, Gita Ramdharry and Geert Verheyden
Elsevier
ISBN: 9780702071744
Binding: Paperback
Neurological Assessment: A Clinician's Guide
Edition: 1st (2014)
Authors: Karen Jones
Churchill Livingstone
London London , England
ISBN: 9780702063022
Binding: Paperback
Umphred's Neurological Rehabilitation
Edition: 7th (2020)
Authors: Rolando Lazaro
Elsevier
US
ISBN: 9780323676984
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)