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

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.

Past Exams

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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.

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

1. Exhibit professional behaviour expected of a practicing medical sonographer.
2. Demonstrate professional competency in performing all studies using skills and knowledge of anatomy and physiology, patient care and instrumentation.
3. Interpret and apply requests for sonographic examinations.
4. Practice autonomously with supervision only in exceptional situations.
5. Distinguish between normal and abnormal appearances.
6. Critique images for diagnostic sufficiency and, if necessary, initiate corrective action.
7. Solve sonographic problems using a variety of strategies.
8. Evaluate his/her own thinking throughout and processes used in problem solving and decision making, and take responsibility for own actions.
9. Manage the use of time and other resources to complete tasks and attain goals.
10. Utilise reflective practice for personal and professional development.
11. Write appropriate technical impressions and preliminary reports.

• Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
• Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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