CHIR20002 - Clinical Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is the first of three clinical practice units in which you will gain experience by observing a real chiropractic clinic during a placement for part of the term. On placement, you will be expected to perform as a functional team member under guidance of the clinic supervisors and placement mentors whilst developing observational and reflective skills. While during your on-campus time in Clinical Practice 1 you will also learn how to communicate clearly and effectively with patients. You will also become immersed in the clinical experience by applying and integrating the clinical skills and knowledge you have gained up until this point in preparation for Clinical Practice 2.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite:

Student must be enrolled in CC71 - Master of Clinical Chiropractic

and

Corequisite:

CHIR20001 Advanced Neurology and Skeletal Dysfunction

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 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 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 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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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 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 37.5% 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: Verbal Feedback
Feedback
Students appreciated the new practical assessment and associated feedback added to the unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to offer an OSCE with feedback in this unit.
Action Taken
An OSCE with feedback continued to be included in this unit.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students would have liked additional guidance in developing clinical examination routines to help them better understand the unit requirements.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the discipline explore the scaffolding of clinical examination routines throughout the curriculum to ensure student competence by this point.
Action Taken
The discipline provided additional structure to clinical examinations earlier in the degree. This appears to have resolved this issue as there were no comments in the 2024 feedback about this.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt that the recorded lectures could be refreshed to improve their learning experience.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator look at refreshing content as appropriate.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt that a review of the different content streams within this unit would ensure that each stream was allocated the correct amount of time.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the discipline review the content streams within this unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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