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MEDS21004 - Musculo Skeletal Sonography

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Students will apply knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology to the production of sonographic images of the musculoskeletal system. They will apply their knowledge and skills of scanning and instrumentation to produce optimal images of the region. Students will be required to reflectively consider their performance and improve and adjust in keeping with a fully autonomous professional.

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
NURS13117 Research in Health Care - pre
and
MEDS13004 Medical Sonography Clinical Course 3 - pre

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 3 - 2013

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2013

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. On-campus Activity 0%
2. Written Assessment 35%
3. Practical Assessment 35%
4. Online Quiz(zes) 30%

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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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.

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Feedback
Lectures and video tutorials were very well received. Learners felt the assessments were clinically relevant and authentic, with one learner requesting more detailed feedback on written assessment.
Recommendation
Course not to be re-run, but videos and lectures will be offered for roll-over to 3rd year CC. Reflection on assessment and feedback quality by current CC and recommendations passed on to future CC.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the gross anatomy and pathophysiology associated with muscles, tendons, nerves, joints and other musculoskeletal structures.
  2. Perform the general scanning of musculoskeletal features.
  3. Recognise musculoskeletal anatomy and pathology as demonstrated by ultrasound images.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of ultrasound instrumentation and image optimisation with particular reference to musculoskeletal ultrasound techniques.
  5. Apply knowledge of the ultrasound appearances of common pathologies to the practice of sonographic scanning.
  6. Identify and assist in interventional procedures that may be performed in association with musculoskeletal sonography.
  7. Critically reflect on their professional practice.

Per NPC983

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - On-campus Activity
2 - Written Assessment
3 - Practical Assessment
4 - Online Quiz(zes)
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
4 - Research
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 - On-campus Activity
2 - Written Assessment
4 - Online Quiz(zes)
3 - Practical Assessment