ECHO13005 - Congenital Heart Disease

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Echocardiographers are required to perform complex assessments to aid in the diagnosis of cardiac pathology associated with congenital heart disease in both the paediatric and adult populations. In this unit you will study the link between disordered embryological development, congenital heart disease, and corrective interventional procedures. You will build upon your knowledge exploring corrective and palliative interventions and post-operative evaluation of congenital heart disease using advanced cardiovascular assessment techniques including 3-D, strain, contrast, exercise stress testing, echocardiography and trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE). You will apply advanced haemodynamic calculations to given clinical scenarios, guiding cardiac management. You will acquire knowledge of the principles of cardiac electrophysiology and investigation methods used in paediatric and adult congenital cardiac disease. You will apply your knowledge to simulated clinical scenarios and case studies and compare and contrast the choice of procedure within an ethical framework of best practice and patient safety.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisites:

ECHO13006 Adult Echocardiography

AND

ECHO13002 Cardiac Assessment Skills 2 OR ECHO13008 Advanced Cardiac Assessment Skills

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 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online

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 Undergraduate 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. Online Quiz(zes) 40%
2. Online Test 60%

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 - 2024 : 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: Student verbal response during informal consult
Feedback
Some students found the online assessment time durations too short, and question navigation difficult.
Recommendation
The online assessment (Quiz and Test) time limits will be reviewed. Tips for navigating Moodle for the online assessments will be highlighted next delivery
Action Taken
The time limits for online assessments were reviewed and adjusted for delivery. The adjustments were made with the goal of focusing on assessing students' recall of facts and their understanding of the content, rather than encouraging rote learning and regurgitation. The updated time constraints now allow students more time to process the material and demonstrate their understanding.
Source: Unit Coordinator's self-reflection
Feedback
Some students did not find that attending the tutorials to be beneficial.
Recommendation
Tutorials will be updated to include real-world case studies to captivate students' interest and encourage active participation.
Action Taken
The tutorials were updated and a weekly roundup and case studies were added to the unit to help facilitate students learning of the topics being taught.
Source: Student email
Feedback
Feedback provided from student was that they liked the tutorials and weekly roundup as that provided them "with different videos"
Recommendation
The weekly roundup and tutorials will continue, as they cater to different learning styles and help ensure that all students can access and engage with the course material effectively.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
A student noted that they were a visual learner and felt the lecture slides could benefit from more content.
Recommendation
Power point slides from presentations will be reviewed and adapted to accommodate different learning styles.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Differentiate the aetiology and related cardiac assessment data of congenital cardiac pathologies across the life span of a patient
  2. Explain other diagnostic and therapeutic procedures involved in the assessment of congenital heart disease
  3. Contrast echocardiographic views, cardiac assessment techniques and surgical intervention utilised in complex and congenital heart disease
  4. Apply haemodynamic calculations used in complex cardiac assessment
  5. Critically evaluate the treatment options and examination protocol appropriate to different types of congenital heart disease.

Linked to National and International Standards
1. ASAR Accreditation Standards for Cardiac Sonography - critical practice Unit 8 - Cardiac
2. European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Core Syllabus
3. American Registry for Cardiac Sonography Core Syllabus

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
2 - Online Test • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
2 - Online Test • • •