Unit Synopsis
Clinical Placement 6 provides you with your sixth block of practical experience within a chiropractic clinic. You will work independently while performing as a functional team member using the theoretical knowledge and practical skills developed in the previous five clinical units. You will be expected to demonstrate your increased knowledge and skill by delivering patient assessments and treatments. In addition, you will actively lead clinical decision making and management planning discussions. During this unit you will have the opportunity to have an external placement. The clinical placement experience is a valuable bridge between university and professional practice.
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:
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 3 - 2026
Term 3 - 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
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This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
Past Exams
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Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 11.43% 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: Student feedback
Students (Senior interns) appreciated the improvements to the the Junior Clinic transition period but would appreciate further consolidation of the requirements.
It is recommended that the clinical education team and the relevant unit coordinators continue to work together to streamline the junior clinic experience for both junior and senior interns.
The Junior Clinic transition was improved this year with an additional November placement, and increased collaboration with the clinical education team, the relevant unit coordinators, and the student representatives. Feedback on the changes from staff and students was positive.
Source: Student feedback
Some students felt that more structured learning materials would help them develop their clinical skills and knowledge.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator and clinical education team explore improving the learning materials for this unit.
Additional learning materials were presented in integrated case discussions. The topics focused on increasing exposure to practical clinical experiences when adapting to a wide range of demographics (increasing variables of the case mix).
Source: SUTE Teacher Report. In-person from students to staff and supervisors.
One student provided student evaluation feedback, and multiple students have made in-person comments to staff and supervisors that Friday morning tutorials are inconvenient as they have work which is rostered on Friday mornings.
It is recommended that staff continue to remind students of the academic schedule and will upload recorded tutorials when possible. Clinic hours are arranged to support Friday tutorials and other key academic activities. Importantly, guest lecturers can be difficult to reschedule, and some may request that their sessions not be recorded. When applicable, tutorial recordings are made available via Zoom.
In Progress
Source: In-person from students and staff
The 2024 Day 2 Clinical Exit Exam change to later in the term was well-received. In-clinic feedback was positive from students and staff, particularly in decreasing anxiety, and having more prompt feedback.
It is recommended to continue offering the Day 2 Clinical Exit Exam later in the term.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.