MEDI12006 - Imaging Procedures 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Imaging Procedures 2 will build upon your foundation knowledge and skills developed in Imaging Procedures 1. On completion of this unit, you should be able to perform routine radiographic examinations of the axial and appendicular skeleton, chest, abdomen and craniofacial structures. You will expand your image assessment and interpretation skills to radiography of the axial skeleton. You will be introduced to additional areas of radiographic practice, including mammography, bone mineral densitometry and mobile x-ray imaging. This unit includes a large element of clinical simulation to enhance readiness for 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

Pre-requisites:

MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology 

MEDI12001 Radiation Science

MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1

MEDI12003 Imaging Procedures 1

Co-requisites:

MEDI12004 Medical Imaging Clinical Placement 1

MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2

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

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. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
3. Portfolio 30%
4. In-class Test(s) 40%
5. Practical Assessment 0%
6. Practical Assessment 0%
7. Laboratory/Practical 0%

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 64.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 28.33% 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: SUTE unit comments
Feedback
Some students asked if the number of assessment tasks could be reduced in future offerings the unit.
Recommendation
Review the number of assessment tasks in future offerings.
Action Taken
Total assessment task was reduced by 1 with the removal of an online quiz.
Source: Unit Coordinator/ Team reflection
Feedback
The Image Portfolio and Evaluation assessment task grading strategy does not discriminate students' varying abilities to evaluate images for technical sufficiency.
Recommendation
Investigate different grading assessment strategy for Image Portfolio and Evaluation assessment task.
Action Taken
This assessment task was changed from a pass/fail to a graded assessment task.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Use of 2 minute warning timer in practical assessments was appreciated and helped students manage their time.
Recommendation
Investigate the feasibility of including a 2 minute warning timer for all practical assessments.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Staff observation.
Feedback
Students were not utilising the full 1.5 hours of weekly independent practice labs, with some students leaving after as little as 30 minutes.
Recommendation
Reiterate to students the importance of the weekly independent practice labs to consolidate learning and to prepare for practical assessment tasks.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback, Unit Coordinator reflection.
Feedback
Some students did not appear to understand the accreditation requirements within assessment tasks.
Recommendation
Emphasise to the students that the assessment tasks are aligned with the professional standards set by the registration body as part of accreditation requirements.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Perform safely and effectively at an advanced beginner level simulated radiographic examinations of all body regions, focusing on commonly requested examination on ambulant adults
  2. Demonstrate patient care and professional behaviours in the simulated clinical environment
  3. Assess radiographs for technical sufficiency
  4. Discuss methods to modify a radiographic examination to improve technical sufficiency and/or better demonstrate required anatomy
  5. Identify radiographic appearances of normal anatomical structures, common normal variants and common pathologies on radiographic images all body regions
  6. Use technical terminology correctly in discussing the set-up of the beam, patient and image receptor for radiographic examinations and in discussing radiographic images and their appearances
  7. Discuss the indications for, anatomical features demonstrated by, technical set-ups, patient care requirements and specific imaging goals of routine radiographic projections of all body regions of ambulant adult patients
  8. Discuss the techniques, patient care requirements and safety considerations of mammography, bone mineral densitometry, dental imaging and, at an introductory level, mobile and theatre imaging.

Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice (2020)

Domain 1: Medical radiation practitioner: capabilities 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7

Domain 1A: Diagnostic radiographer: capability 1

Domain 2: Professional and ethical practitioner: capabilities 1 and 2

Domain 3: Communicator and collaborator: capabilities 1 and 2

Domain 4: Evidence-informed practitioner: capabilities 1 and 2

Domain 5: Radiation safety and risk manager: capabilities 1 and 2

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • •
2 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
3 - Portfolio • • •
4 - In-class Test(s) • • • • • •
5 - Practical Assessment • •
6 - Practical Assessment • •
7 - Laboratory/Practical •
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
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