In-class Quiz consists of two online quizzes worth 40% of the overall unit grade.  

In-class Quiz 1 (Mid-term) constitutes 20% of the overall grade and will assess content from weeks 1-5 inclusive. This quiz will consist of up to 45 questions worth 60 marks and will have a time limit of 90 minutes.

In-class Quiz 2 (End-term) constitutes 20% of the overall unit grade and will assess content from weeks 6-10 inclusive. This quiz will consist of up to 45 questions worth 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. In-class Quiz 1 (Mid-term) and 2 (End-term) 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 used for this assessment, however a tablet is permitted. The use of a mobile phone is not permitted for this assessment item.

Each quiz will consist of multiple question categories, including:

• 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.

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

Late Arrival to Assessment
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 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 application for an assessment extension, which may or may not be approved in line with CQU policy. If the application for an assessment extension is denied, you will receive a grade of zero percent (0%) for the assessment item. 

There will be two hurdle assessments:

Hurdle 1 (Observational Placements)

This unit includes up to eight (8) hours of observational learning, offering you the first paediatric learning experience of the physiotherapy course. This clinical observational placement is designed to give you the opportunity to observe and interact with children in educational and community environments. You will attend two settings - one structured to support typically developing children and one structured to support children with disability. The location of these observational placements will be in child-care centres, educational facilities, community-based events, non-profit organisation or similar. This observational placement will be scheduled outside of regular timetabled sessions (which may include the university break week) and held in any educational or community environment across the spectrum of early learning. All pre-clinical requirements must be completed prior to attending the observational clinical placement and attendance at the placement is mandatory. You will need to submit a completed reflection form (one page maximum) following the completion of your placement.

A satisfactory grade for the observational placement is required in order to be eligible to PASS this unit.

Results will be available once all clinical observational placements are completed and attendance 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 and thus has been integrated as a requirement into the CB85 Physiotherapy course. If there is a genuine reason for being absent, you must inform the unit coordinator as soon as possible and submit a medical certificate or other supporting documentation via email within five days of missing the session.

The monitoring of attendance will take into consideration legitimate requests for absence such as those outlined in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (5.21 and 5.22) (e.g. medical or allied health, compassionate, misadventure and exceptional circumstances). You will be notified by the unit coordinator when you reach the 85% threshold. If you require a prolonged absence (>3 sessions) for a health-related condition, you will be required to have a face-to-face discussion with the unit coordinator and head of course to discuss your progression in the unit. Attendance rates for this hurdle will be calculated in week 11.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

Hurdle 1: Submission of a completed observational reflection form 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. If you do not meet the attendance requirement or do not submit supporting documentation within the required time frame you will not meet the requirements to PASS this hurdle. You must PASS this hurdle in order to be eligible to PASS the unit.

As part of this unit, you will participate in Interprofessional Education with students from Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Professional Psychology and Clinical Psychology. You will work as part of a team with these students to collaboratively develop an assessment plan and an intervention plan for a case study child. As physiotherapy students are higher in number than other disciplines, you will need to work as a united physiotherapy group within the team.

Task Overview

Each interprofessional team will ideally have three or four physiotherapy students, however physiotherapy group size will be confirmed based on the number of enrolled students. In week 1, you will be asked to select a time to meet with your interprofessional team. Based on the time you select, you will be allocated with a team of students that will include your group assessment task members (physiotherapy students) and students from the other disciplines. All information pertaining to IPE, including the case study and specific instructions, is located on the IPE Moodle site: https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=25938. 

There are four key tasks associated with your assignment:

1. Watch the discipline-specific interview and complete and ISBAR with discipline-specific recommendations for further assessment (by Friday Week 6).
2. Conduct first interdisciplinary case conference. Discuss each discipline's ISBAR and recommendations for assessment. As a team develop an interdisciplinary plan for assessment (by Friday Week 7).
3. Review discipline-specific assessment results available on Moodle and complete updated ISBAR with discipline-specific recommendations for further intervention/treatment based on results of assessment (by Friday Week 8).
4. Conduct second Interdisciplinary case conference. Discuss each discipline's updated ISBAR and recommendations for intervention/treatment.  As a team develop an interdisciplinary plan for further intervention/treatment (by Friday Week 9).

Your physiotherapy group will cooperate and collaborate to review discipline-specific assessments and discuss your physiotherapy role and plan. You will need to work together to present evidence-based information relating to the case study background, assessment and intervention plans, safety considerations, and resources at the case conferences. As a group, you will need to present a united physiotherapy view to collaborate more broadly with the interprofessional team and develop the interdisciplinary plans for assessment and treatment. 

Any group member who does not contribute equally in the agreed upon timeframe will be in breach of ethical academic practice. If this occurs, the group member will be required to have a conduct meeting with the unit coordinator with a first and final warning issued. If the conduct continues, the unit coordinator will either award the group member a grade of zero for the assessment task or request the submission of an additional 500 word reflective assignment to be completed individually.

For this assessment task you are required to individually submit:

Assessment Plan (5%)

A completed copy of your assessment plan (template provided) for the case study child that demonstrates the roles of physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, and psychology. All sections in the assessment plan must be completed in sufficient detail for another clinician/team to follow. Ensure all acronyms are explained. The assessment plan must include assessment concerns/goals/recommendations for speech pathology, occupational therapy, and speech pathology, however you will only be marked on the physiotherapy specific assessments and how these align with the broader team. The physiotherapy concerns, goals, and broad assessment recommendations (e.g., standing balance) will be the same for all group members (group mark). The specific assessment recommendations must be detailed individually by each group member (i.e., detailed task overview with required equipment, patient instructions, one progression, and one regression).

Intervention Plan (5%)

A completed copy of your intervention plan (template provided) for the case study child that demonstrates the roles of physiotherapy, speech pathology, occupational therapy, and psychology. All sections in the intervention plan must be complete in sufficient detail for another clinician/team to follow. Ensure all acronyms are explained. The intervention plan must include treatment concerns/goals/recommendations for speech pathology, occupational therapy, and speech pathology, however you will only be marked on the physiotherapy interventions and how these align with the broader team. The physiotherapy concerns, goals, and broad treatment recommendations (e.g., standing balance) will be the same for all group members (group mark). The specific treatment recommendations must be detailed individually by each group member (i.e., FITT, patient instructions, one progression, and one regression).

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

Grading of Assessment

The assessment rubric for this task is based on the Physiotherapy Practice Thresholds in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand . This quality framework is mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and is intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task. The rubrics for this assessment will be based on the following categories and weightings:

Group Work Component

• Completeness and accuracy of documented plans (20%)
• Identification of relevant concerns for caregiveres and team (20%)
• Clarity and relevance of goals (including prioritisation) (20%)
• Clarity and appropriateness of recommended assessments and/or treatments (20%)

Individual Component

• Individualisation of evidence-based assessments and/or treatments (20%)

The Practical Assessment will be in the format of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and is intended to assess your theoretical and practical application of physiotherapy assessment,  treatment, and clinical reasoning. The OSCE will be scheduled for either week 1 or week 2 of the university's examination period. The weighting of the Practical Assessment is 50% of the overall unit grade with each scenario weighted equally. All content from PSIO13001 and prerequisite units is examinable in this assessment task.

The OSCE will include two clinical scenarios. One scenario will be a paediatric case and one will be an adult case. Your OSCE will have a total time limit of 60 minutes (30 minutes preparation, 30 minutes examination). The examination will commence with 30 minutes of preparation time, at which point each scenario will be provided to you. You will then be allocated 15 minutes to complete each scenario. For each clinical scenario, you are expected to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the presenting condition including aetiology, pathophysiology and typical presentation
• Interpret clinical notes to identify priority assessments and/or treatments
• Identify and act upon any precautions and/or contraindications to the assessment and/or treatment
• Demonstrate clear, effective, and thorough communication 
• Demonstrate safe and effective application of clinical assesssment, treatment, and/or overall management 
• Explain and interpret the findings of a clinical asessment and/or treatment, including progression and regression of selected techniques 

You must come appropriately attired for the Practical Assessment (full clinical uniform). When being patient, please change into appropriate casual clothes.

A timetable for the Practical Assessment will be published on Moodle by the end of week 12.

Refer to Moodle for further information and additional resources.

Grading of Assessment

The assessment rubric for this task is based on the Physiotherapy Practice Thresholds in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand . This quality framework is mapped against the CQUniversity Graduate Attributes and is intended to give a holistic understanding of standards expected for the assessment task. The rubrics for this assessment will be based on the following categories and weightings:

• Safety/Risk Management and Professional Behaviour (PASS/FAIL)
• Communication (20%)
• Selection, application, and interpretation of assessment (40%)
• Selection, application, and interpretation of treatment (40%)

Refer to Moodle for the assessment rubric.

Late Arrival to Assessment

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 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 application for an assessment extension, which may or may not be approved in line with CQU policy. If the application for an assessment extension is denied, you will receive a grade of zero percent (0%) for the assessment item.