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Unit Synopsis
This unit introduces you to musculoskeletal ultrasound. In the unit you will acquire knowledge of the anatomy, pathophysiology, sonographic appearance, scanning protocols and techniques relevant to the musculoskeletal system. You will demonstrate problem solving strategies to formulate differential diagnoses and produce a sonographic report. You will plan for the provision of safe and ethical patient care.
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 |
Prerequisites: MEDS12001 Physics of Ultrasound AND MEDS12003 Superficial Structures in Ultrasound AND MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2021
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 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. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 2. Online Test | 60% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 0% |
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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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: SUTE Unit Report
Students like the layout of the quiz with a variety of question types which keeps it interesting and engaging.
Consider maintaining the quiz layout.
The quiz layout has been maintained.
Source: SUTE Unit Report
Students found the ultrasound images with detailed labels provided in lecture very useful for learning normal sonographic anatomy of musculoskeletal structures.
Provide more labeled ultrasound images in lectures, reading materials and other resources.
More materials have been added.
Source: SUTE Unit Report, student communication and Unit Coordinator reflection
Students wanted more hands-on scanning opportunities while learning the theory of musculoskeletal sonography.
The course structure has been updated via Update Course Proposal to move Musculoskeletal Sonography into Year 4 where students will have daily access to scanning opportunities at their clinical placement. This will provide opportunities to apply the theory in practice and increase understanding of complex structures and common pathology encountered.
During this transitioning delivery in 2024, both students were at clinical placement while enrolled in this unit so they had daily access to scanning opportunities. From 2025, this unit will be replaced by MEDS28001 which is offered to Year 4 students who are also enrolled in clinical placement unit.
Source: Self-reflection
Students did not do well in the essay questions (long answer questions) despite weekly practices being available on Moodle and detailed explanations provided in tutorial material.
If a similar assessment type is to be used in the new unit, consider adding formative assessment focusing on answering and marking long answer question to motivate students to be engaged.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe musculoskeletal anatomy and body mechanics
- Differentiate the variance of normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the musculoskeletal system
- Perform sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to musculoskeletal ultrasound image generation
- Analyse clinical scenarios to provide a differential diagnosis and produce a sonographic report
- Formulate strategies for the provision of safe and ethical patient care.
The learning outcomes for this unit have been linked to:
ASAR Required Graduate Competency Outcomes for General Sonography Accreditation Standards 1.2.
1,2,3,4, 5 and 9
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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 | • | • | |||
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