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MEDI12006 - Imaging Procedures 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Imaging Procedures 2 will build upon the foundation knowledge developed in Imaging Procedures 1 and during the first formal clinical placement. On completion of this course, students should be able to practice the radiographic and clinical skills and knowledge required to perform routine radiographic examinations on ambulant adults of the axial musculoskeletal system to include the skull and face. Mobile radiographic examinations of the chest and abdomen will also be introduced. The theory of radiographic technique for dental and mammographic radiographic imaging and theatre radiography will be introduced and explored. High levels of patient care and safety will be explored and good radiographic practice identified and consolidated building upon the knowledge and skills developed in Imaging Procedures 1. The principles of evidence based practice will be reinforced and the principles of patient centred care introduced. Students will continue to 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 reinforced 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 course performed in the digital radiological laboratories and imaging workstations to help develop and reinforce knowledge, understanding, basic clinical and patient care skills. This course will prepare students for their second 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

Pre-requisites:

 

MEDI12003 Imaging Procedures 1

 

MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1

 

Co-requisites:

 

MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2

MEDI12004 Medical Imaging Clinical Placement 1

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 1 - 2014

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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) 10%
2. Practical Assessment 10%
3. Practical Assessment 20%
4. Practical Assessment 20%
5. Written Assessment 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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 93.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 27.27% 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: Coordinator reflection
Feedback
In 2021 the summative assessment of radiographic skills and imaging theory was expanded to include both radiographic examinations newly learned in this unit and those learned in the prerequisite unit. Testing both supports currency of knowledge and skill in the full range of examinations that students will be expected to perform in their Term 3 clinical placement.
Recommendation
Continue to assess previous Imaging Procedures unit content to facilitate clinical placement readiness.
Action Taken
Content from the prerequisite Imaging Procedures unit was incorporated in theory and practical assessments.
Source: Coordinator reflection
Feedback
The new learning activity and assessment task of the image assessment portfolio used the virtual reality (VR) radiography learning system. This self-paced student learning activity was effective for supporting image assessment skill development.
Recommendation
Investigate further structured learning activities that focus on image evaluation using the VR system (in addition to the image evaluation and portfolio assessment) to facilitate clinical placement readiness.
Action Taken
Students were encouraged to use the immersive VR for independent image taking activities. Weekly tutorials had a greater focus on image evaluation skill development.
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
Nil.
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
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Critically analyse and perform simulated radiographic techniques of the musculoskeletal system to include the axial skeleton, skull and face focusing on commonly requested examinations on ambulant adults in the clinical setting.
  2. Critically analyse and perform simulated mobile radiographic techniques of the chest and abdomen focusing on commonly requested examinations on ambulant adults in the clinical setting.
  3. Analyse the role of the radiographer and good radiographic technique for common clinical dental, mammographic and theatre examinations.
  4. Analyse effective communication and patient care needs for patients undergoing these examinations.
  5. Evaluate safe practice to include appropriate radiation safety procedures for these examinations including those performed in the mobile setting.
  6. Critically analyse resultant radiographs, identifying and describing common disease/trauma and suggest methods to improve the image quality or the need for additional radiographs/imaging and determine if an image is diagnostic.
  7. Analyse the humanistic and scientific principles of diagnostic imaging used for axial musculoskeletal and mobile radiographic examinations.
  8. Evaluate imaging protocols/pathways for radiographic examinations using evidence based practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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3 - Practical Assessment • • • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
5 - Written 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
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2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • •
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
5 - Written Assessment • • • •