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MEDI14001 - Transition to Independent Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit enables you to apply previously learned content and consolidate knowledge, skills and competence that will assist you in your transition to practice as a registered medical radiation professional or practitioner. In this unit, you will apply evidence-based practice to focus on the appropriateness of ethical practice, clinical decision-making and problem solving applied to every day. You will learn about quality improvement and risk management principles in health care and relate these to documented standards, adverse events, dealing with the unexpected and clinical audit. You will further develop your understanding of facility accreditation, diagnostic imaging pathways, preparation for graduate practice and your responsibilities in maintaining registration.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisites:

MEDI13005 Medical Imaging Clinical Course 3

and

ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science

and

ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Allied Health OR NURS13117 Research in Healthcare

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 - 2019

Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Online

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. Case Study 40%
2. Written Assessment 60%

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 3 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 16.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24.00% 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: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Despite different levels of performance in the group and updating of the scoring guides and assessment tasks following the last delivery of the unit, the students still scored relatively high marks in the Case study assessment.
Recommendation
Review and alter the assessment tasks and related rubrics for the Case study assessment to ensure that they are at the appropriate levels of complexity in differentiating between performances against the set criteria in the future iteration of the unit.
Action Taken
The marking rubric for this task was reviewed and amended where appropriate. The group work portion of this task appears to artificially raise the marks for some students in this task and will be addressed in future offerings.
Source: Medical Imaging team meeting Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
The Portfolio assessment needs to be modified to address the new requirements for entry to practice set by the accrediting body, Medical Radiation Practitioners Board of Australia (MRPBA).
Recommendation
Amend the assessment tasks for the Portfolio assessment to address the new requirements for entry to practice set by the accrediting body, Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA).
Action Taken
The portfolio assessment task was amended to relate directly to the entry to practice requirements of the MRPBA.
Source: Have your say student evaluation
Feedback
Students felt that the unit supported them in preparing for graduate job interviews and helped them in further building up their CV for a graduate radiographer role.
Recommendation
Adapt the current unit content with further enhancement to job preparation and application where needed in future iterations of the unit so that students are better supported in their preparation and transition into the workforce.
Action Taken
The focus of the new content and the portfolio assessment item was to address MRPBA entry to practice requirements. Students were encouraged to use the e-portfolio as a 'living' CV and tailor it to prospective employers.
Source: student emails and comments
Feedback
Some students found the e-portfolio platform difficult to use and share with the unit coordinator.
Recommendation
Investigate whether there are training resources available on the use of the e-portfolio which could support students using this platform.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Students engaged well with the presentation assessment task and most provided an informative and enjoyable presentation.
Recommendation
Maintain and refine the presentation assessment task.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply evidence based practice, appropriateness criteria, ethical practice, clinical decision-making and problem solving to clinical practice
  2. Apply quality improvement and risk management principles in discussing healthcare facility accreditation, documentation standards, clinical incidents and clinical audit
  3. Reflect on and prepare for the transition from student to independent qualified practitioner.

Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia Accreditation Standards:

  • 6.1 - Professional and ethical conduct. Domain 1 of Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice.
  • 6.3 - Evidence Based Practice and Professional Learning. Domain 3 of Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Case Study
2 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology 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
1 - Case Study
2 - Written Assessment