MEDI12003 - Imaging Procedures 1

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

On completion of this unit, you should be able to demonstrate the radiographic and clinical skills and knowledge required to perform routine radiographic images of the appendicular musculoskeletal system on ambulant adults to include the shoulder & pelvic girdle. Basic radiographic examinations of the chest and abdomen will also be included and gastro intestinal studies will be introduced. High levels of patient care and safety will be explored and good radiographic practice identified and consolidated. The principles of evidence based practice will be introduced. You will develop skills to effectively evaluate radiographs with regard to image quality and determine if an image is diagnostic. The principles of image interpretation will be introduced and common trauma/disease processes of the chest, abdomen and musculoskeletal system explored. There will be a large practical and simulated experiential learning element of this unit performed in the digital radiological laboratories and imaging workstations to help develop and reinforce knowledge, understanding, basic clinical skills and a solid foundation of patient care. This unit will prepare you for your first formal clinical placement.

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

Corequisites:

  • MEDI12001 Radiation Science, and
  • MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1

Pre-requisites:

  • BMSC11001 Human Body Systems 1, and
  • BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2, and
  • ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Sciences, and
  • MEDI11001 Fundamentals of Imaging Professions, and
  • MEDI11003 Relational Anatomy, and
  • MEDI11004 Professional Practice, and
  • MEDI11005 Patient Care in the Allied Health Professions

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. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Practical Assessment 0%
3. In-class Test(s) 0%
4. Practical Assessment 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

No previous feedback available

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 email and informal conversations with students
Feedback:
 Students found the reflection and action plan assessment task useful for personal and professional development.

Recommendation:
 Maintain the reflection and action plan assessment task, building further on foundation of reflective writing in the unit content.

Action Taken:
 The reflection assessment task was maintained in 2025. Students were provided with additional resources to facilitate development of their reflective writing skills. Part of the weekly tutorial was allocated to developing a reflective practice with questions designed to facilitate refection, development and evaluation of SMART goals. These changes aligned with and supported completion of the reflective practice assessment task.
Source: Coordinator reflection
Feedback:
 The structure of the image critique portfolio assessment is such that academic integrity may not be upheld.

Recommendation:
 Investigate other methods to assess skills in image critique.

Action Taken:
 In 2025 the image critique portfolio assessment task was changed to an image critique OSCE. This closed book style assessment made it much more difficult to breech academic integrity expectations.
Source: Staff observation.
Feedback:
 This unit has a large number of assessment tasks.

Recommendation:
 Review the number of assessment tasks in future offerings.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: Staff observation.
Feedback:
 Engagement in tutorials was higher in activities that did not require speaking in front of the whole class.

Recommendation:
 Explore strategies for active participation that provide alternatives to speaking in front of the entire class, such as collaborative or paired activities.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Safely and effectively perform simulated radiographic techniques of the appendicular skeleton, pelvic and shoulder girdles and of the thorax and abdomen focusing on commonly requested examinations on ambulant adults in the clinical setting.
  2. Demonstrate patient care and professional behaviours in the simulated clinical environment.
  3. Assess radiographs for technical sufficiency and identification of radiographic pathology.
  4. Discuss methods to modify a radiographic procedure to improve technical sufficiency and/or better demonstrate required anatomy.
  5. Discuss techniques, patient care and safety issues surrounding radiographic gastro-intestinal imaging.

Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice

Domains 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4, 5.1-5.6, 5a1

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • • •
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6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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