CHIR13007 - Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit builds on other pathology related units in the course, as well as Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 1. You will study non-musculoskeletal patient presentations, starting from the point of first contact with the patient, through history taking and physical examination, and finally to the formulation of a diagnosis. Through this process, you will also continue to develop your knowledge of common pathologies of each body system. By the end of the unit, your problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills will have improved.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite:

CHIR13010 Systems and Pathology

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 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
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. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Practical Assessment 30%
3. Written 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

Past Exams

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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 33.33% 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 appreciated the clinical focus of the practical classes.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to provide clinically focused classes to ensure an authentic learning experience.
Action Taken
This has continued with further case studies being included in the unit.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt a standard rubric placed centrally would have improved their learning experience.
Recommendation
It is recommended that all assessment rubrics be placed in the assessment tab for students and staff.
Action Taken
The rubrics were placed in the central assessment tab and made available well in advance to the OSCEs.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt that a weekly zoom tutorial would embed the knowledge further and consolidate the information across both locations.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator introduce a weekly 1 hour zoom to address questions from both campuses on the weekly topic.
Action Taken
The students received more support and zoom sessions in order to answer any questions regarding the unit.
Source: SUTE and in person
Feedback
The students felt that learning the theory (CHIR13010) in term 1 and the practical in term 2 (CHIR13007) was not ideal. They would have preferred the theory and practical content to be delivered simultaneously.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the discipline explore opportunities to better integrate theoretical and practical components of CHIR13010 and CHIR13007.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Email and in person
Feedback
The students enjoyed the tutorial class layout and structure of embedding the vitals at the start every week.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue the tutorial structure for the next offering.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE and in person
Feedback
The students enjoyed the videos that accompanied the practical components to the subject, however they have requested updated videos with a full routine included.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator create new video content for the practical skills element as well as routines for each bodily system.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Integrate your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pathology with the clinical assessment of disease states
  2. Explain the pathophysiological basis for a range of symptoms and signs
  3. Demonstrate competent history taking skills and physical examination procedures
  4. Develop a differential diagnosis based on history and examination findings
  5. Apply the appropriate examination protocol to pathological disease states.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • • •