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Unit Synopsis
This unit examines the gross, topographical and relational anatomy of the human body and develops the pattern recognition skills to identify normal anatomical structures on medical images. Each macroscopic anatomical structure, or its constituent part, is studied in terms of spatial characteristics, relative to adjacent structures, body planes, external and internal landmarks relevant to sonographic practice. This knowledge is engaged to enhance the development of pattern recognition skills in relation to the cross-sectional, oblique, coronal and sagittal display of these anatomical structures on normal medical images, with a particular focus on the interpretation of sonographic images. You will be required to attend a compulsory residential school at your campus of enrolment. An assessment task will be completed on campus during this residential school.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: AND
Corequisite 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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| Residential School |
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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).
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. Online Quiz(zes) | 20% |
| 2. In-class Test(s) | 20% |
| 3. Examination | 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%).
Past Exams
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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 data.
The online interactive tutorials and study groups really help students learn how to think about the relationships of anatomical structures and how to systematically identify structures from medical images.
Continue the use of interactive tutorials and study groups each week (delivered online) and recorded, to assist student learning.
Online interactive tutorials and study groups retained in similar format to previous years.
Source: Student emails.
Students report that it can take them a couple of weeks (3-4 weeks) to appreciate how they learn within this unit.
Although students are already informed via the unit profile, unit Moodle site and regular emails including weekly email updates, further communication to inform students how they learn in this unit will be provided.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the features and location of sonographically significant macroscopic anatomical structures
- Describe the spatial orientation of each anatomical structure relative to adjacent structures, body planes and landmarks
- Identify cross-sectional, coronal and sagittal representation of organs and structures
- Apply the skill of pattern recognition to the interpretation of medical images, particularly sonographic
- Identify anatomical features on medical images, particularly sonographic views.
The sonography course is accredited by the Australian Sonographers Association and knowledge required by entry-level sonographers is introduced in this unit and is a key requirement of accreditation.
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| 2 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Examination | • | • | • | ||
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| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | |||
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