CHIR20005 - Diagnostic Imaging

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will learn to identify, interpret and understand skeletal change as represented on conventional radiographs as well as advanced imaging such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These differential diagnostic skills are fundamental for diagnostic competence in chiropractic practice.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite:

CHIR20003 Clinical Practice 2

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 Postgraduate 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. Written Assessment 40%
2. Practical Assessment 30%
3. Oral Examination 30%
4. Case Study 0%

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 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.07% 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 would like more clinical imaging cases incorporated into the tutorial component of the unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended that as time allows, more imaging cases could be added to the tutorial component of the unit. Additional cases could be added to the online platform that are discussed during the tutorial and which the students have access to at any time.
Action Taken
More imaging cases and additional resources were added to the tutorial component of the unit and added to the online platform.
Source: Verbal feedback
Feedback
Students appreciated the depth of the authentic case content.
Recommendation
It is recommended that genuine, authentic teaching cases continue to be provided.
Action Taken
Genuine, authentic cases continue to be provided as they are available.
Source: Email
Feedback
Students appreciated the breadth of information and its application to other areas of their clinical studies.
Recommendation
It is recommended that when evaluating course content, the breadth of information continues to include application across other areas of the students' clinical learning experience.
Action Taken
The included content is evaluated regularly for evidence, relevance and for application across the student's clinical learning experience.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students would like more supervised verbal feedback when evaluating practice case images.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator investigate adding an additional staff member to assist with in-person tutorials which may help provide great individual or small group supervised feedback.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE and verbal
Feedback
Students would appreciate having the correct, contemporary technology readily available for the evaluation of diagnostic images.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to liaise with appropriate university departments to agree on and provide a suitable mechanism for the evaluation of diagnostic images by students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students appreciated that the unit coordinator connected content to real-world applications.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to provide an authentic learning experience using real-world applications.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Implement a search strategy to indentify and evaluate normal findings, abnormal changes and disease processes on radiographs
  2. Create a differential diagnosis list in order to arrive at a provisional diagnosis based on radiographic and clinical findings
  3. Select the appropriate management strategy for a variety of clinical and imaging abnormalities
  4. Develop radiology report writing skills

Learning outcome 1 - Competency 1 (1.3), 3 (3.3 and 3.5)

Learning outcome 2 - Competency 3 (3.5)

Learning outcome 3 - Competency 1 (1.3), 4 (4.1, 4.2, 4.3)

Learning outcome 4 - Competency 1 (1.1) 2 (2.4), 3 (3.5)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • •
3 - Oral Examination • •
4 - Case Study •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Knowledge • • • •
2 - Communication • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • •
4 - Research •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment • • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • •
3 - Oral Examination • • • •
4 - Case Study • • • •