MEDI12004 - Medical Imaging Clinical Course 1

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

During this clinical unit you will apply the knowledge and skills previously learned to the clinical environment. Placed within radiology departments or clinics, you will work beside clinical radiographers to provide imaging services in a professional and effective manner. Performance assessments will focus on imaging procedures previously learned in the academic environment. You will use your knowledge of image evaluation to critique your images and suggest methods for improvement. Reflective practice will assist you in developing your skills and professional behaviour throughout this unit.

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

Pre-requisites:

Must be enrolled in Year 2 of Bachelor of Medical Imaging Course

Corequisites:

BIOH12008 Human Pathophysiology or MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology; and

MEDI12001 Radiation Science; and

MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1; and

MEDI12003 Imaging Procedures 1. If this unit has been successfully completed, it must have been completed within the last 12 months. Should this time limit have elapsed, the student must successfully complete a skills assessment or a period of skills revision as determined by the discipline lead.

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2019

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Term 3 - 2020 Profile
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Term 2 - 2021 Profile
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Term 2 - 2022 Profile
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Term 2 - 2023 Profile
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Term 2 - 2024 Profile
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. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Portfolio 0%
3. Practical Assessment 0%
4. Written Assessment 0%
5. 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 feedback and unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback:
 The adaptation of small groups for the post-clinical debrief sessions better supported student attendance, interaction and sharing of experiences.

Recommendation:
 Continue with the provision and timetabling of post-clinical debrief sessions in small groups.

Action Taken:
 Multiple small group sessions were run for the post-clinical debrief sessions.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback:
 The provision of a combination of audio and written News forum postings may improve student satisfaction.

Recommendation:
 Consider incorporating both written and audio format News forum postings in future iterations of the unit where applicable.

Action Taken:
 Written news form posting were continued, however audio postings were not utilised. This decision was made because the written content of a forum posting is emailed to students, while audio information would require students to log into Moodle which may delay receipt of information due to varied accessibility to Moodle while in the clinical placement setting.
Source: Unit Coordinator observation
Feedback:
 Errors are being made in completing logbooks in the first week despite current efforts to orientate students to this process.

Recommendation:
 Review the logbooks to clarify what information is required.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: SUTE Comments Report
Feedback:
 Some students found the reflection assessment task confusing.

Recommendation:
 Review the assessment task guidance material provided to students.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Behave in a professional manner, adhering to the profession's Code of Conduct and working within your scope of practice.
  2. Reflect on your performance on an on-going basis, with the goal of improving your practice.
  3. Critique each image produced for technical sufficiency and formulation of quality improvement strategies where indicated.
  4. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of equipment, in keeping with your level of training and experience.
  5. Perform all examinations of the appendicular skeleton,thorax, abdomen and pelvis accurately, safely and effectively.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Professional Practice Placement •
2 - Portfolio •
3 - Practical Assessment • • • •
4 - Written Assessment •
5 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
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 • • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural 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 10
1 - Professional Practice Placement • •
2 - Portfolio • • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • • • • •
4 - Written Assessment • • • • • • •
5 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • •