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Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will examine complex clinical and professional issues encountered in contemporary chiropractic practice, with a focus on professional standards, ethical responsibilities, and regulatory expectations within the broader healthcare environment. You will explore issues related to practice management procedures, patient care, professional conduct and the role of the chiropractor within multidisciplinary healthcare systems. The unit encourages critical consideration of stakeholder perspectives and the application of evidence and best practice when responding to professional and clinical challenges.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Co-requisite: CHIR20011 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 2 - 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 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
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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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 5.56% 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
The students would like more content and workload.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator consider additional content that can be incorporated into the unit learning outcomes.
Additional content was incorporated to support topics that will enhance future professional practice.
Source: SUTE
The students felt that the assessments and feedback worked well.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to provide engaging assessments and feedback.
The unit coordinator provided engaging assessments and independent feedback.
Source: SUTE
Students felt the unit was a good introduction to topics important for regulated professionals.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to ensure the unit content remains current and aligned with regulatory requirements and key issues in contemporary healthcare practice.
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Students felt the unit was assessment heavy.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the assessment components and determine if the structure requires amendment.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.