MEDI11001 - Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is the first step in your journey as a student medical radiation practitioner. The principle aim of this unit is to provide you with an introduction to the field of Medical Imaging and associated medical radiations professions. The theoretical and laboratory content of this unit enables you to develop the knowledge and skills to perform safely and professionally within your scope of practice.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Enrollment in CG92 Bachelor of Medical Imaging course.


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

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Mackay
Mixed Mode

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 Test 15%
2. Laboratory/Practical 25%
3. 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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 80.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 23.08% 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
Feedback
A few of the lecture video recordings were of poor quality (sound and visual) and therefore didn't support lecture slides well.
Recommendation
Assess the video quality of unit material, in particular the recorded lectures, and re-record videos where necessary to provide enhanced and supportive learning resources.
Action Taken
The video and audio content was reviewed and upgraded where required to strengthen the quality of the learning tools.
Source: Unit Coordinator & Team reflection
Feedback
Marking of the lab workbook assessment exceeded the time allocated to marking for the unit coordinator, leading to a delay in providing feedback to students and required additional marker support.
Recommendation
Investigate modifying assessment marking strategy to marking only a select proportion of the assessment questions/sections. With evenly weighted questions, a random selection of questions can be marked for each student.
Action Taken
The lab workbook assessment marking strategy was modified, requiring marking of only a portion of the total questions. This change assisted in minimising the marking time to a reasonable length per student assessment.
Source: Team reflection
Feedback
The lab workbook assessment included reflective questions that are assessed in a co-requisite unit, thereby duplicating content and assessment coverage of reflections within two units.
Recommendation
Remove the reflection component of the lab workbook assessment to avoid duplication of a similar reflective activity in a co-requisite unit, and allow greater focus on questions relating to the x-ray equipment and technical aspects of the lab activities.
Action Taken
Questions relating to reflection were removed from the lab workbook assessment and a greater emphasis was placed on assessing the x-ray imaging techniques and equipment related applications experienced by the students during their on-campus lab activities. The reflective teaching and assessments were focused in a co-requisite unit.
Source: SUTE Feedback
Feedback
The lab workbook scores and feedback were not indicative of the students' expectations based on their interpretation of the marking rubric.
Recommendation
Investigate methods on how to provide more clarity to students of the expectations of the lab workbook task description and how to meet the assessment criteria requirements as detailed in the marking rubric.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE feedback and Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
The structure of the Moodle quiz assessment questions were "jumbled" with multiple choice, short and long response questions in random order.
Recommendation
Review the format of the Moodle quizzes and create categories within the quiz that align similar styles of questions together. This will support student time management during the test by allowing them to access their favoured style of questions in their order of preference.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss the responsibilities, role and scope of practice of medical radiation practitioners, particularly in the contexts of professional, medico-legal and regulatory frameworks
  2. Discuss the Australian healthcare system and the provision of diagnostic imaging services within it
  3. Discuss the scientific and humanistic aspects of the various diagnostic and therapeutic branches of the medical radiation sciences
  4. Discuss learning strategies and professional attributes that enable student health professionals to learn and operate effectively within the culture of the clinical workplace
  5. Apply basic concepts of radiation science and instrumentation to radiographic imaging.

This unit links at an introductory level to the following professional capabilities of the medical radiation practitioner as detailed by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia:

  • Domain 1: Professional and Ethical Conduct - Parts 1, 2 and 3
  • Domain 3: Evidence-based Practice and Professional Learning - Part 2
  • Domain 4: Radiation Safety and Risk Management - Parts 1, 4 and 5
  • Domain 5: Practice in Medical Radiation Science - Parts 2, 3 and 4
  • Domain 5A: Practice in Diagnostic Radiography - Parts 1 to 6

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Online Test • •
2 - Laboratory/Practical • •
3 - Online Test • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving •
3 - Critical Thinking •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Online Test • • •
2 - Laboratory/Practical • • • •
3 - Online Test • • •