CHIR12007 - Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 1

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit prepares you to assess and test for neurological conditions with its focus on clinical neuroanatomy and application to professional chiropractic practice. Following a review of neuroanatomy, you will be introduced to common neurological conditions and basic neurological physical assessments. You will learn to identify the pathophysiology of neurological symptoms and basic neuropathology. Within the practical lab sessions, you will learn the techniques to competently assess neurological conditions through the use of simple case scenarios.

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

Prerequisites:

CHIR12008 Neuromusculoskeletal Anatomy 2

and

BMSC12007 Neurological Physiology and Measurement

and

MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology


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. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 60%
3. Examination 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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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:
 Students felt that the organisation of this unit could have been better

Recommendation:
 While this unit is being retired, it is recommended that the discipline consider organisational strategies to ensure effective learning experiences.

Action Taken:
 This unit was retired. Organisational strategies were considered to ensure effective learning experiences in the replacement unit.
Source: SUTE
Feedback:
 Students felt there were too many assessment tasks and the return rate was too slow.

Recommendation:
 While this unit is being retired, it is recommended that the discipline review assessment strategies to ensure they are effective.

Action Taken:
 This unit was retired. Assessment strategies were reviewed in the replacement unit.
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Perform basic neurological examination and interpret neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions and differential diagnoses pertinent to case presentations.
  2. Develop a diagnosis for neurological presentations by drawing upon the case history information and your knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.
  3. Interpret the neurophysiology of pain and how pathological processes could affect neurological structure and function.

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