MEDI13004 - Medical Imaging Clinical Course 2

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this clinical unit you will apply your knowledge and further develop your skills in the practice of diagnostic radiography. You will perform routine general radiography on all skeletal anatomy, the chest and the abdomen. You will participate in radiography on complex patients and in complex environments.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

MEDI12004 Medical Imaging Clinical Course 1

and

MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2

and

MEDI12007 Quality Processes for Dose and Image Optimisation

and

MEDI12006 Imaging Procedures 2, which must have been successfully completed within the last twelve 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 or designate.

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 - 2019

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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. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Portfolio 0%
3. Practical Assessment 0%
4. Practical Assessment 0%
5. Written 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: Reports from clinical supervisors
Feedback:
 Some students struggled to recall their knowledge of radiographic anatomy in detail.

Recommendation:
 Send an email to students prior to placement, reminding them to revise anatomy and prepare for their knowledge to be tested in the clinical environment.

Action Taken:
 Student were sent emails prior to placement, with reminders via the discussion forum.
Source: Reports from clinical supervisors
Feedback:
 Skills in image evaluation appears to have improved

Recommendation:
 Inform the Medical Imaging academic team that teaching and assessment in pre-requisite units have been successful in improving image evaluation skills, and recommend that these teaching and assessment strategies are maintained.

Action Taken:
 The academic team were informed, and decisions made to continue teaching and assessment of image evaluation skills in pre-requisite units.
Source: Coordinator reflection and informal student feedback
Feedback:
 The SMART goal-setting and reflection assessment task encouraged students to think about specific aspects of their practice and undertake deliberate practice for improvement.

Recommendation:
 As an academic team, consider the value of this type of assessment task in future clinical placement units.

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.
  2. Critically reflect on your performance on an on-going basis, with the goal of improving your practice.
  3. Propose a justifiable modification to a radiographic procedure to improve technical sufficiency and/or better demonstrate required anatomy.
  4. Safely perform routine radiographic procedures of the axial and appendicular skeleton, chest and abdomen.
  5. Participate in imaging procedures in complex circumstances.

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

Domain 1 Professional and ethical conduct: capabilities 1 - 3

Domain 2 Professional communication and collaboration: capabilities 1 - 2

Domain 3 Evidence based practice and professional learning: capabilities 1 - 2

Domain 4 Radiation safety and risk management: capabilities 1 - 5

Domain 5 Practice in medical radiation science: capabilities 1 - 6

Domain 5a Practice in diagnostic radiography: capability 1

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 - 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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1 - Professional Practice Placement • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • • •
5 - Written Assessment • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • •