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MEDS20016 - Medical Sonography Clinical Unit 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this graduate clinical unit, you will build on knowledge and attitudes developed during your studies to competently perform diagnostic scans in areas appropriate for an 'Entry Level Sonographer' (as described by the Australian Sonography Association). You will evaluate findings to formulate a differential diagnosis and initiate further investigation when appropriate. You will also behave professionally using interpersonal skills relevant to sonographic practice in accordance with CQUniversity postgraduate attributes and Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry requirements.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 18
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.375
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite
MEDS13006 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 2

Medical Sonography Clinical Course 2 must have been successfully completed within the last twelve months. Should this time limit have elapsed the student must successfully complete one (or more) technical skill, professional behaviour and diagnostic knowledge-based assessment (s) after a period of technical skill / knowledge revision, as determined by the discipline lead or designate.

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 3 - 2019

Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Mixed Mode

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 18-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 37.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 450 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Practical Assessment 0%
3. Practical Assessment 0%
4. Practical Assessment 0%
5. Portfolio 0%
6. Professional Practice Placement 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 4.76% 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 Unit Teacher Evaluation
Feedback
Due to the recent changes made in the assessment forms for this unit, students did not always find the unit requirements to be clearly understood.
Recommendation
Consider going through a summary of the unit requirements in the first Zoom tutorial to provide students the opportunity to ask any questions regarding unit requirements during the tutorial or via other mediums such as email or phone call.
Action Taken
A powerpoint was prepared for each assessment. Each powerpoint outlined the requirements of the assessment. The unit coordinator went through the powerpoints in the first two Zoom tutorials which allowed students the opportunity to ask questions and clarification. Powerpoints and the recordings for these tutorials were also uploaded onto the Moodle unit page. Students were encouraged to contact the unit coordinator via email, the Moodle forums or phone call for anything they were unsure of.
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Feedback
Some students did not engage well with the unit thus limiting their learning opportunities. Those that did engage, particularly in the case study presentations, received significant benefit.
Recommendation
Consider a unit change to alter assessment items so that students are required to engage with content more frequently.
Action Taken
A new assessment item was formed which required students to engage with the unit content more frequently.
Source: Email
Feedback
Students enjoyed the revision questions provided in the Zoom tutorials and found it relevant in their preparation for the following unit (MEDS20017) OSCE assessment task.
Recommendation
Provide ongoing revision and learning materials for the students in the Zoom tutorials and scaffold for the following clinical unit.
Action Taken
Revision and learning material was prepared for Zoom tutorials.
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Feedback
The presentations for Assessment 4 took too much time during the Zoom tutorials. There was not enough time to go through revision and learning materials with students.
Recommendation
Update the requirements for Assessment 4 so that Zoom tutorials are run more efficiently where there is enough time to go through the presentations and revision and learning materials for students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: In Class
Feedback
The peer engagement component for Assessment 4 was unnecessarily onerous on the unit coordinator and the students. Students had to ask a question for 10 different presentations.
Recommendation
Revise the peer engagement component for Assessment 4, requiring students to only ask a question for 3 different presentations rather than 10.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Perform diagnostic scans in specified areas to meet the Competency Standards for the Entry Level Sonographer
  2. Evaluate sonographic findings and formulate appropriate sonographic protocols to solve complex diagnostic problems.
  3. Behave professionally using appropriate interpersonal skills relevant to sonographic practice in accordance with the CQUniversity postgraduate attributes and the Australian Sonographer Accreditation Registry requirements.

Australasian Sonography Association Competency Standards for the Entry Level Sonographer Units 1-5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Practical Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Practical Assessment
5 - Portfolio
6 - Professional Practice Placement
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
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 - Practical Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Practical Assessment
4 - Practical Assessment
5 - Portfolio
6 - Professional Practice Placement