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MEDI12001 - Radiation Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Radiography uses ionizing radiation to produce an image of the body. This requires knowledge of how radiation is produced and how it interacts with human tissue. This course combines radiation physics and radiation biology to provide an overview of the principles of the production of radiation and its affect on the human body. Special detail is given to the safe administration and dose of radiation to patient and practitioner.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites MEDI11001 Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions and MEDI11002 Physics for Health Science

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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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) 20%
2. In-class Test(s) 20%
3. Written Assessment 20%
4. Examination 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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 63.64% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 16.67% 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: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Many students do not recognise how the tutorials help them build skills for assessment as well as supporting theory knowledge.
Recommendation
Modify the weekly tutorials to include examples of assessment questions and critical evaluation of responses to build theory knowledge and assessment skills in students.
Action Taken
Weekly tutorial questions were modified to include examples of assessment questions and critical evaluation of responses to build theory knowledge and assessment skills in students.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
The provision of individualised feedback with the introduction of a global video feedback in Term 1 2022 reduced student queries regarding marking and where they lost marks.
Recommendation
Maintain provision of a combination of individualised feedback and global video feedback in future iterations of the unit.
Action Taken
Individual feedback accompanied with global feedback via the unit Moodle site and tutorials was adapted this term.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some of the students found a few of the lecture videos exhibiting low audio quality.
Recommendation
Review and update lecture videos with low audio quality.
Action Taken
Lecture videos with low audio quality were reviewed and updated for this term.
Source: MI teaching team
Feedback
A closed book, on campus invigilated test compared to an online unsupervised test via Moodle quiz will be a better assessment tool.
Recommendation
Consider implementing a closed book, on campus invigilated test in future iterations of the unit.
Action Taken
A closed book, on campus invigilated test was completed by students at the end of the term.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection SUTE
Feedback
Although attendance in tutorials is excellent, student engagement and participation in tutorial discussions are extremely poor.
Recommendation
Investigate options such as use of MS docs etc. to encourage student engagement and participation in tutorials.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
Provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests were well received by students.
Recommendation
Continue with the provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
Provision of a practice test supported students in preparing for the in-class invigilated test.
Recommendation
Maintain the provision of a practice test to support students in preparing for the in-class invigilated test.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
The first few weeks of the term have a larger volume of content which impacts on student engagement during these weeks.
Recommendation
Investigate the potential to adjust weekly content to balance out weekly volume across the term.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. explain the factors affecting the production of a quality X-ray image and use in a safe manner
  2. describe the atom and its constituent parts
  3. practice the ALARA principle
  4. apply knowledge of ionizing radiation production, filtration, scatter and other factors in the performing of best practice radiography
  5. describe the interactive process `between radiation and matter
  6. describe the long and short term affects of ionizing radiation on the human body, embryo and fetus
  7. critically analyse the concept of radiation physics and biology as they relate to the practice of radiography

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
2 - In-class Test(s) • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • •
4 - Examination • • • • • • •
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 • • • •
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
2 - In-class Test(s) • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • •
4 - Examination • • • •
1 - Online Quiz(zes) •