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MEDS20001 - Quality Practice in Medical Ultrasound

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Students will assess the use of quality strategies in Medical Sonography and develop a quality assurance plan appropriate to the clinical setting. Students will evaluate the role of sonographers in quality improvement, customer service and people management and use this evaluation to develop a personal framework for lifelong learning through continuing professional development.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite:- NURS13117 and MEDS13004

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 No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2014

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2014

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 Postgraduate 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 20%
2. Group Work 40%
3. Written Assessment 20%
4. Written Assessment 20%

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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This unit was offered as teach-out only for 2018 HT1.
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Recommendation
This unit is discontinued as of the end of term 1 2017
Action Taken
This unit was offered as teach-out only for 2018 HT1.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Assess the use of quality strategies in Medical Sonography.
  2. Create a quality assurance plan for a Medical Sonography department.
  3. Evaluate the role of sonographers in quality improvement and customer service.
  4. Develop a continuing professional development plan to meet ongoing accreditation requirements.

Accredited Medical Sonographers are required to undertake continuing professional development by the Australian Sonographers Accreditation Registry.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Group Work •
3 - Written Assessment • •
4 - Written Assessment •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge • • •
2 - Communication •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Group Work • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • •
4 - Written Assessment • •