CHIR12006 - Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 4

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In Foundations of Chiropractic 4, you will commence development of manipulative technique setups relative to the spine and pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities. You will continue to build your knowledge of functional biomechanics of the spine, pelvis and extremities as you perform further musculoskeletal assessments. Current public health issues and the potential roles of the chiropractic profession will be investigated.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites: CHIR12005 & CHIR12004

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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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 30%
2. Portfolio 30%
3. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 0%
4. Written Assessment 40%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.59% 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
The students enjoyed the updated videos and images for setups, although would like more.
Recommendation
It is recommended that additional new videos and images for each weekly topic be recorded.
Action Taken
More videos were added to the tutorials to assist with the skill acquisition.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The students found the subject enjoyable and the staff positive and encouraging.
Recommendation
It is recommended that staff continue to create an engaging and positive learning environment.
Action Taken
The staff underwent additional training to continue the positive environment and created a set of celebratory awards to improve the environment once again.
Source: In person
Feedback
The students felt that more diversity in regard to the patients and practitioners in the video resources would be helpful.
Recommendation
It is recommended that additional videos be generated to create a more diverse and inclusive video resource library.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The students enjoyed the safe, yet challenging environment to deepen their knowledge and skill base.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching staff continue to create a safe, fun and challenging environment for all students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Interpret basic findings and explain the biomechanics of musculoskeletal assessments of the spine, pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities to recommend appropriate management
  2. Demonstrate manipulative technique setups for full spine and pelvis, temporomandibular joints and extremities at an introductory level
  3. Investigate current public health issues and the potential role of the chiropractic profession.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - On-campus Activity • •
2 - Portfolio •
3 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) •
4 - Written 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 • •
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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1 - On-campus Activity • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • • •
3 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • •
4 - Written Assessment • • • •