Unit Synopsis
In Clinical Practice 2 you will continue to build on your clinical competency in preparation for your clinical internship. These competencies include clinical reasoning, clinical assessment, diagnosis and management skills. While on your second external placement, you will be expected to perform as a functional team member under guidance of the clinic supervisors. The external placement will provide you with the opportunity to reflect on chiropractic procedures, processes and documentation, building on the practical experience gained during the first placement in Clinical Practice 1.
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: CHIR20002 Clinical Practice 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Portfolio | 60% |
| 2. Professional Practice Placement | 0% |
| 3. 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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.38% 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
Some students would prefer the case material content be made available with answers to facilitate more formal revision.
It is recommended that during the update of content planned for 2025, the unit coordinator provide both content and answers to cases to make it easier for students to revise.
The unit coordinator made available all updated content and answers throughout the term.
Source: SUTE
Some students reported there was not enough time in the end of term test.
The unit coordinator will ensure students are provided with an adequate amount of time for the end of term test.
The unit coordinator designed the end of term test with ample time to complete.
Source: Teacher Evaluation
Some students requested more open ended discussion on research topics related to clinical chiropractic practice.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator embeds discussion and reflection on research related to clinical chiropractic practice in the tutorials.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Develop, refine and integrate problem solving skills through clinical case work, decision making and self reflective management at an advanced level
- Demonstrate advanced level clinical skills required to assess patients and deliver appropriate management protocols
- Display professional and ethical behaviour appropriate for a healthcare professional in multicultural Australia, in accordance with the professional code of conduct
- Reflect on the operational and clinical aspects of chiropractic care.
Learning outcome 1 - CCEA standard of competency 3 (3.1, 3.2), 4 (4.1, 4.3), 5 (5.2)
Learning outcome 2 - CCEA standard of competency 1 (1.2), 3 (3.1, 3.2, 3.5), 4 (4.1, 4.3), 5 (5.2)
Learning outcome 3 - CCEA standard of competency 1 (1.2, 1.2, 1.4), 2 (2.1, 2.4), 4 (4.2, 4.3), 5 (5.3, 5.4)
Learning outcome 4 - CCEA standard of competency 2 (2.4, 2.5)
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Portfolio | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | |||
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | ||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | |
| 7 - Leadership | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |