ALLH11001 - Introduction to Allied Health Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to define the role of an Allied Health professional, and outline the importance of Allied Health professionals in delivering primary health care within Australia. This unit will outline the health status of various Australian populations, provide you with foundation knowledge about the health care services and insurance schemes available, and bring awareness to the biopsychosocial impacts of living with an illness, injury or disability. In this regard, you will gain an introductory skillset in the use of The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, applying this classification to various case studies across the semester.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2023

Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Case Study 40%
2. Presentation 40%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 20%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 86.76% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 38.20% response rate.

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.

Source: 'My Experience' feedback
Feedback
The well organised Moodle page and logical flow of short lecture videos interspersed with activities made the content easier for students to manage, retain and review as required. Weekly quizzes enabled students to test their knowledge before moving to the next week.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit continues to utilise short lecture videos interspersed with activities, in a logical manner. It is also recommended that weekly quizzes are retained so that students can test their knowledge on weekly concepts.
Action Taken
The format of the Moodle page for ALLH11001 was retained in 2022. Despite the removal of the "eFIL" assessment task, these activities were retained as formative activities. Formative weekly quizzes were also provided at the conclusion of each week's content, for students to test their knowledge.
Source: 'Have your Say' Survey
Feedback
The use of case studies within assessment tasks were an engaging way for students to translate knowledge gained within the unit to ‘real-world’ scenarios.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit continues to utilise case studies within assessment tasks, to provide students with an authentic learning and assessment experience.
Action Taken
Case study assessment tasks were retained in 2022. Specifically, students or able to choose one of three available case studies, and their chosen case study was common across multiple assessment tasks within this unit (i.e., assessment tasks were scaffolded on prior learning/assessment).
Source: Student email
Feedback
Fortnightly email contact with students enabled free flowing communication throughout the term, and enables students to raise more personal concerns relating to the unit in a timely manner.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit continues to make fortnightly contact with students to improve communication between students and teaching staff.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator continued to make individualised email contact with students every fortnight to encourage open communication. On alternating weeks, generalised contact was made with students via Moodle.
Source: 'Have your Say' Survey
Feedback
The requirements for the eFIL assessment task was confusing for students.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit remove the eFIL assessment task, given the operational issues surrounding the use of H5P activities. Instead, it is recommended that this assessment task be replaced with weekly online content quizzes.
Action Taken
The eFIL assessment task was removed in 2022, and replaced with two Online Quizzes, which appear to be favoured by students.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Students liked how the "lectorials" were arranged to consolidate learning with an activity immediately after each small video.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the format of lectorials remain consistent, with each video recording followed by an activity to consolidate learning.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student emails
Feedback
Students commented that the detailed feedback provided on written assessment tasks was constructive and could be applied to future assessment tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended that detailed written feedback be provided on written assessments, so that students can best learn from assessment tasks.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Students felt that there were few examples specific to psychology, compared to other allied health disciplines.
Recommendation
Although this unit is not a core unit for CC43 Psychological Science, it is recommended that more examples specific to psychology be incorporated into this unit to be as inclusive as possible in future offerings.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student emails
Feedback
Students appreciated individualised email contact, and as a result, the open communication between students and unit coordinator.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit continue to make fortnightly contact with students to facilitate communication between students and teaching staff.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Define the varied roles, characteristics and scope of practice of Allied Health professionals in Australia
  2. Describe the communication skills required to promote client-centred and culturally sensitive interaction in a health care setting
  3. Use The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to describe the lived experience of a person with a disability, injury or illness
  4. Explain the relevant legal and ethical framework that support safe health care practice
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental allied health concepts.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Case Study • • • •
2 - Presentation • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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 • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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