CHIR20018 - Professional Practice and Business Management

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce key concepts in small business management as well as techniques for being successful in a clinical business environment. It will further enhance your ability to communicate in a professional manner. Areas of specialisation will be introduced allowing you to investigate the different types of chiropractic practices that exist. You will have the opportunity to participate in active and applied learning through a variety of mixed learning modes. This unit is aimed at producing work ready graduates that understand the role of business in clinical practice while providing you with a competitive edge for securing employment in Australia.

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 There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

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

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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. Presentation and Written Assessment 60%
2. Portfolio 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%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 11.11% 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 and end of term student feedback.
Feedback
Students found the task of completing a business plan prior to graduation valuable.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to provide similar tasks that prepare students for work after graduation.
Action Taken
Additional topics related to construction and considerations of a business plan have been incorporated into the tutorials.
Source: SUTE and end of term student feedback.
Feedback
Some students felt that they would benefit from increased case studies.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to incorporate more case studies into tutorials.
Action Taken
Additional case studies were added into the tutorials.
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
Some students would like more information about budgeting, break even calculators, and profit or loss calculations would be useful.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to incorporate tutorials on budgeting, break even points, and profit and loss calculations, while encouraging students to attend.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Comments
Feedback
Students felt the tutorials were well done and provided support with assignment.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator continue to provide engaging tutorials and relevant support with assessments to help prepare students for work after graduation.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss the key aspects of running an efficient clinical practice
  2. Investigate and describe different specialisations of clinical practices
  3. Communicate in a professional manner
  4. Apply introductory knowledge of budgeting, risk analysis, marketing, practice and staff management in a clinical practice.

  1. Discuss the key aspects of running an efficient clinical practice. - CCEA unit 2
  2. Investigate different specialisations of clinical practices. - CCEA 2
  3. Apply introductory knowledge of budgeting, risk analysis, marketing, practice and staff management in a clinical practice -CCEA unit 2, unit 3, unit 4, unit 5, unit 9 subsection 9.4
  4. Communicate in a professional manner and build an inter-professional network - CCEA unit 1, unit 2, unit 3, unit 4, unit 5, Unit 6 subsection 6.7, unit 7 subsection 7.2, unit 9 subsection 9.4

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