MEDI12011 - Medical Imaging Clinical Experience 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This is the first of four work integrated learning placements in your course. This enables you to apply the knowledge, skills and behaviours that you will have developed in the pre-clinical simulation environment in prerequisite units. You will be placed at a clinical diagnostic imaging facility for eight weeks of fulltime clinical experience. You will work under the guidance and mentorship of clinical radiographers to perform radiography in a professional and effective manner and become a useful member of the imaging team. Your performance focus will be on general radiography examinations of non-complex patients. You will undergo assessments of your clinical performance of imaging examinations previously learned in the academic environment. You will also be assessed on your professional behaviours and attributes. You will apply reflective practice to support your skill development.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
  • Pre-requisites:
    • Enrolment in Level 2 of CG92 Bachelor of Medical Imaging Course
    • MPAT12001 Medical Pathophysiology
    • MEDI12002 Science and Instrumentation 1
    • MEDI12005 Science & Instrumentation 2
    • N6736 Radiographic Anatomy and Appearances 1
    • N6739 Radiographic Anatomy and Appearances 2
    • MEDI12003 Imaging Procedures 1
    • MEDI12006 Imaging Procedures 2. This unit must have been completed within the last 6 months. Should this time limit be exceeded, the student must undergo a period of skills revision as determined by the Head of Course and successfully complete skills assessments to demonstrate currency of professional skills.

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 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%
3. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) 0%
4. Practical Assessment 0%
5. Reflective Practice Assignment 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.

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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Employ interpersonal skills in accordance with CQUniversity's graduate attributes and the profession's Code of Conduct
  2. Reflect on your performance on an ongoing basis to integrate new learning and experiences with the goal of improving your practice
  3. Critique radiographs for technical sufficiency and formulation of quality improvement strategies where indicated
  4. Use radiation and imaging equipment safely and effectively
  5. Perform routine radiographic examinations accurately, safely and effectively on non-complex patients at the advanced beginner stage of clinical competence
  6. Participate within your scope of practice as a useful member of the clinical medical imaging team.

This unit maps to the following components of the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia's Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice (2019 version):

  • 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
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Professional Practice Placement • •
2 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • •
3 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • • • •
5 - Reflective Practice Assignment •
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 • • •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures •
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