Overview
In this unit, you will advance the evidence-based practice knowledge and skills you learned in ALLH12006 and apply them to speech pathology practice. Using real-world paediatric cases, you will develop literature search and critical appraisal skills to support clinical reasoning and effective clinical decision making. You will also learn about the strengths, limitations, and ethics of using generative artificial intelligence in speech pathology practice.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Allied Health Co-requisites: SPCH13004 Language, Literacy, and Hearing in School Aged Children
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 2 - 2026
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).
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 SUTE comments
Students commented that they liked the structure and organisation of weeks 1 to 6 and would prefer weeks 7 to 12 to follow the same format.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the lecture and tutorials to ensure all weeks follow the same structure.