CHIR11003 - Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 2

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit follows on from Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 1. You will learn the principles and practice of chiropractic within the context of the Australian health care system. You will further develop your muscle testing, in addition to your psychomotor skills in manipulative/adjusting techniques. You will learn basic musculoskeletal assessment protocols, beginning with observation (postural analysis), gait analysis and movement (passive and active range of motion), while continuing to develop your palpation skills. Throughout the unit, you will need to apply your knowledge of related functional anatomy, physics and biomechanics to chiropractic.

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

Pre-requisite: BMSC11001 and CHIR11001

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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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%).

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Past Exams

Previous Feedback

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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: SUTE
Feedback:
 Some students would appreciate more theoretical content be incorporated into the practical classes.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the unit coordinator explore opportunities to incorporate more theoretical content into the practical classes.

Action Taken:
 Additional theoretical content was introduced into the practical classes.
Source: SUTE
Feedback:
 Students enjoyed the interactive and engaged nature of the practical classes.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to foster interaction and engagement in the practical classes.

Action Taken:
 The classes continued to be interactive and engaging.
Source: SUTE and verbal feedback
Feedback:
 Some students felt that the audio on some of the recordings could be improved upon.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the new Unit Coordinator review the recordings and make any required updates.

Action Taken:
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Source: Verbal feedback
Feedback:
 Students enjoyed the diversity of teaching staff that contributed to the practical classes.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the discipline continue to ensure a diverse teaching team for the practical classes.

Action Taken:
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Source: SUTE
Feedback:
 Some students felt that additional theoretical content or learning activities should be integrated into the practical classes.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the new Unit Coordinator explore opportunities to further increase the theoretical lecture content into the practical classes.

Action Taken:
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Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the relevance of the principles and practice of chiropractic.
  2. Apply your psychomotor skills to adjusting/manipulative set-ups at an intermediate level.
  3. Perform soft tissue therapeutic procedures and non-force techniques at an intermediate level.
  4. Test the function of a range of muscles and muscle groups.
  5. Analyse findings from musculoskeletal assessment protocols such as observation, range of movement and palpation.
  6. Describe the scope of chiropractic practice within the context of the Australian Health care system.
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