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CHIR13008 - Professional Chiropractic Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to the assessment and management procedures commonly used in chiropractic practice. You will develop orthopedic and neurological examination skills and explore management procedures including chiropractic techniques.

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-requisites:

CHIR12006 Foundations of Chiropractic Practice 4


Co-requisite

CHIR12007 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 1

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 - 2020

Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Sydney
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Sydney
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Term 1 - 2024 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. Portfolio 20%
2. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 0%
3. Examination 50%
4. In-class Test(s) 30%

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 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 73.33% (`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
Students enjoyed the positive learning environment with the tutors having a mix of clinical experience and perspectives.
Recommendation
It is recommended that sessional staff continue to involve practicing chiropractors.
Action Taken
Practicing chiropractors continued to assist with the delivery of this unit and shared their clinical experiences with the students.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students found they learned from the assessments.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the staff continue to provide assessments (theory and practical) that continue to improve and support student learning.
Action Taken
The staff provided similar assessments which provided the opportunity for student learning.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The students found the staff across all campuses to be engaged and supportive.
Recommendation
It is recommended that staff continue to strive to provide an engaged and supportive learning environment.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students would have benefited from matching ppts and recorded lectures
Recommendation
It is recommended that the new replacement unit has matching recorded lectures and ppts.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate clinical assessment skills including neurological and orthopedic procedures commonly used in chiropractic practice
  2. Demonstrate management procedures including chiropractic techniques commonly used in chiropractic practice
  3. Apply clinical reasoning skills to the selection and application of assessment and management procedures relevant to commonly encountered conditions seen in chiropractic practice
  4. Communicate and demonstrate behaviours to the standard expected of a registered healthcare professional.

Learning outcome 1 - Competency 1 (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3), 2 (2.1), 3 (3.1, 3.2 and 3.4)

Learning outcome 2 - Competency 1 (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3), 2 (2.1 and 2.3), 4 (4.1 and 4.2), 5 (5.1 and 5.2) 

Learning outcome 3 - Competency 1 (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4), 2 (2.2), 3 (3.3, 3.4 and 3.5), 4 (4.1 and 4.2)

Learning outcome 4 - Competency 2 (2.1), 3 (3.1, 3.2 and 3.4)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Portfolio •
2 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • •
3 - Examination •
4 - In-class Test(s) • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Portfolio • • • • •
3 - Examination • • • •
4 - In-class Test(s) • • • • • • • •
2 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • •