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CHIR20010 - Advanced Clinical Development 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course adds to the student’s research experience by requiring the application of advanced knowledge and cognitive skills in an environment where a range of specialised clinical practice opportunities will be presented requiring the student to select at least one for which they will develop a relevant clinical research plan then follow it through in Advanced Clinical Development 2 and 3.

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

Corequisite:

CHIR20009 Clinical Practice 4

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 - 2015

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Mackay
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Sydney
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Sydney
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Brisbane
Mackay

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. Portfolio 35%
2. Written Assessment 50%
3. Oral Examination 15%

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 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 16.67% 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
Quizzes could be geared towards more clinical or practical use. For example 'how would you treat', this would help reinforce learning material.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator focus more on translating research to practice, especially when presenting the literature throughout the unit.
Action Taken
Quizzes comprised of case studies, where students were required to utilise their clincal reasoning skills, that would (in turn) allow students to express their treatment skills.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students would appreciate conclusive dot points for research presented during the weekly lecture content, to help them translate it into practice.
Recommendation
It is recommended that conclusive dot points for research be created, to help translate it into practice.
Action Taken
Lectures were reviewed and where need, updated with a summary (in dot points) of relevant research.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt the workshops could have a greater 'hands on' component, i.e., more practical.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the workshop has greater practical application.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Verbal and SUTE
Feedback
Students appreciated the vast amount of knowledge and research that was actually in the lectures, with content comparable to extra curricular paediatric courses.
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit continues to keep abreast of contemporary developments in the paediatric and pregnancy space.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Display and perform specialised knowledge with the skills to undertake professional practice and further learning in an area of specialised clinical knowledge.
  2. Develop and defend an optimal research plan suited to an area of specialised clinical practice.
  3. Show advanced ability to interpret and transmit knowledge, skills and ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  4. Articulate your integrated understanding in one or more areas of specialised clinical practice with regard to the overall context of the chiropractic discipline.

This is a specific preparatory course to assist the student develop their individualised pathway towards strengthening the majority of elements and performance indicators of CCEA’s Accreditation Standards: Unit 6 Patient Assessment, Unit 7 Diagnostic Decision Making, Unit 8 Planning of Patient Care, Unit 9 Implementation of Care, and Unit 3 Professional Interaction. There will be some elements addressed from Unit 10 Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and Unit 11 Professional Scientific Development. It also has a loose alignment with the Clinical Interest Groups of the Chiropractors Association of Australia (National).

The student also specifically addresses 4.5 Research program.

 

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Portfolio
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Oral Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
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
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Portfolio
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Oral Examination