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CHIR11001 - Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit offers an introduction to the principles and practice of chiropractic, within the context of the Australian health care system. This unit covers introductory material on the topics to prepare for progressively more complex health-related units in the curriculum. The overall structure of the Foundations of Chiropractic Practice involves four main threads that integrate learning throughout the chiropractic course. They will be developed in this unit as Introduction to medical terminology (etymology); basic musculoskeletal assessment protocols (introduction); observation (postural analysis), gait analysis and movement (passive and active range of motion); development of palpation and psychomotor skills to spinal anatomy, landmarks, biomechanics and the role of muscles in chiropractic practice; history and founding philosophical principles of chiropractic and science discussed in conjunction with the present-day evidence-based descriptions in a global context; contemporary interpretation of those principles will be discussed with development of reflective writing and critical thinking skills; you will understand epidemiology in a chiropractic context and its integration to public health and current health issues.

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

Co-requisite: BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2017

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Melbourne
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Sydney
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Brisbane
Mackay
Sydney
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Brisbane
Mackay
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Brisbane
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Brisbane
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Brisbane

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. On-campus Activity 0%
2. Practical Assessment 50%
3. Examination 50%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 88.89% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 14.29% 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: Student feedback
Feedback
Students indicated that they would like to receive their marked rubrics electronically, if possible.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the discipline explore methods of providing electronic feedback.
Action Taken
Students were provided with hard copies of their marked rubrics.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some students felt that the main chiropractic lab would benefit from the tutors having a microphone attached to them when discussing the daily tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the discipline speak to TaSAC about a microphone for teaching purposes.
Action Taken
TaSAC has confirmed that the room updates will include mobile microphones.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt a mid-term test would have helped better prepare them for the end of term assessment.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the assessment strategy for the unit be reviewed.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Verbal
Feedback
Students appreciated the new video resources that allowed them to review new skills before class.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the discipline continue to develop skills videos for teaching purposes.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the principles and practice of chiropractic and spinal anatomy in the context of chiropractic practice.
  2. Demonstrate psychomotor skills at an introductory level to spinal and peripheral structures which includes musculoskeletal assessment protocols using observation, range of motion and static palpation skill sets.
  3. Perform basic therapeutic soft tissue procedures.
  4. Discuss how philosophical chiropractic approaches are applied into a modern paradigm of health.
  5. DIscuss the concept of evidence-based practice, including how it applies to chiropractic practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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