MEDS13008 - Vascular Sonography

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to vascular ultrasound. In this unit you will explore the sonographic assessment of normal and pathological vascular cases. You will apply knowledge of vascular anatomy and physiology, and the physical properties of Doppler ultrasound to clinical scenarios and case studies to critically reflect on sonographic problems. Engaging in this sonographic decision-making process will culminate in the creation of sonographer’s interpretive reports, including a provisional diagnosis.

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 MEDS11002 Relational Anatomy and Image Recognition

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 - 2024

Term 3 - 2024 Profile
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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. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Online Test 40%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 57.69% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.85% 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: Student feedback, UC reflection.
Feedback
The Written Assessment took a long time to research and write up.
Recommendation
The written assessment and submission date will be modified to allow timely submission and feedback before the final online test for the unit.
Action Taken
This recommendation was undertaken, but marking delays persisted.
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
Some of the Written Assessment questions were not easily understood by students
Recommendation
Question structure for the Written Assessment will be reviewed to ensure clarity of the questions.
Action Taken
Question structure was reviewed and students were provided with multiple opportunities to confirm requirements for questions in tutorials, forum posts, and emails.
Source: UC reflection, student feedback
Feedback
Despite changes to the written assessment designed to reduce marking turn-around time (reduction in the number of questions, video explaining the marking rubric, MyStudyWorks feedback and feedforward opportunity), there were still significant delays in the return time for the written assessment.
Recommendation
This assessment strategy will be reviewed and amended where deemed necessary.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some students stated that they were not aware that this unit is designed to be taken just before attempting MEDS13011 Sonographic Skills Development 2, and were unaware that not having the knowledge from earlier units could affect their success in the unit.
Recommendation
Students who have not successfully passed MEDS12004 will be advised in writing that attempting this unit without the scaffolded knowledge from prior units may affect their success in this unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback, UC reflection
Feedback
Students continued to love attending and participating in interactive tutorials.
Recommendation
Interactive tutorials will be continued in future deliveries of this unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathological processes of the vascular system to sonographic examinations and sonographic image appearances
  2. Describe sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to vascular ultrasound
  3. Analyse normal, anomalous, and abnormal flow haemodynamics and laboratory findings to provide differential diagnoses and produce a provisional sonographic report

The learning outcomes for this unit relate to the requirements of the Australian Sonographer Association (ASA) Competency Standards for the Entry Level Sonographer, unit 1-5, 13,

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Online Quiz(zes) •
2 - Written Assessment • • •
3 - Online Test • • •
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 • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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