CHIR11003 - Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit follows on from Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 1 (CHIR11001). You will continue to learn the principles and practice of chiropractic within the context of the Australian health care system. You will develop assessment and interpretation skills related to joint motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis. The biomechanical principles which underpin these procedures will also be explored and applied within a clinical context.

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-requisites: BMSC11010 OR 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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

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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. Written Assessment 50%
3. Practical Assessment 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 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 12.5% 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: SUTE
Feedback
Students would appreciate video resources demonstrating the practical activities
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator create some video resources to assist students.
Action Taken
Video resources were created for most practical activities in this unit.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students have expressed a desire for more immediate feedback on their OSCE scores.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator explore ways to improve the feedback process for students.
Action Taken
Students were provided with copies of their rubrics in the week following their OSCE.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students would appreciate more frequent theoretical quizzes in place of the large end of term test.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the assessment strategy be reviewed to provide a more continuous assessment experience for students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students would appreciate additional video resources to complete the series of existing videos available.
Recommendation
It is recommended that some additional video resources be created to complete the series of videos available to students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the principles, practice and role of the chiropractic profession within the Australian Health Care system
  2. Demonstrate introductory psychomotor assessment skills and interpret the findings in the areas of joint motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis
  3. Describe the biomechanical principles which underpin the practice of motion palpation, muscle testing and gait analysis procedures.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - On-campus Activity • • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Practical Assessment •
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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