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PODI13011 - Podiatry Clinical Practice 3

General Information

Unit Synopsis

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on holistic case management. You will continue to assess, diagnose and manage a range of clients with pathology and will be expected to be able to present clinical cases and explain the underlying pathophysiology and apply clinical reasoning with respect to assessment, diagnosis and management. As a matter of continuous development, you will be expected to advance your professional skills including practice management, communication skills, and generic health professional skills. You will also dispense lower extremity orthotic devices in the management of the patient. In addition, this unit is the first of the formal requirements of the advanced professional practice research project component of the Honours degree. You will identify a small (low-risk) research and/or evaluation project, complete a targeted literature review and dependant on the type of project undertaken, draft an ethics application with the Honours Supervisor for subsequent submission to the University Human Research Ethics Committee.

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

Pre-requisites: PODI13007 Podiatry Clinical Practice 2, PODI13008 Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Limb, PODI13009 Neurovascular Medicine in Podiatry Practice, PODI13010 Sports in Podiatry Practice. Co-requisite: PODI13015 - Advanced Pharmacology in Podiatry Practice.

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 - 2019

Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Rockhampton
Sydney
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton

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. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 50%
3. Presentation and Written Assessment 50%
4. On-campus Activity 0%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 66.67% 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: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Feedback
There is scope to increase the volume of clinically-oriented teaching materials in this unit
Recommendation
It is recommended that more clinically-oriented lessons are included in this unit, in addition to the existing research-focused lectures and turorials.
Action Taken
In 2023, ten new clinically-oriented lessons were introduced to complement the existing research-focused lectures and tutorials.
Source: Informal feedback from students
Feedback
Students enjoyed the introduction of clinically-oriented lecture and tutorial content
Recommendation
It is recommended that the newly introduced clinically-oriented learning materials continue to be developed and used in the delivery of this unit
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
Students appreciated the opportunity to work closely with their Honours supervisors
Recommendation
It is recommended that students continue to have the opportunity to work with a research supervisor to develop their entry-level research skills
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate advanced professional and ethical behaviours related to patient management and/or research activities
  2. Engage in contemporary research methodologies used in allied health
  3. Acquire advanced knowledge of a particular topic as it is articulated in the research literature
  4. Conduct and analyse a safe and thorough patient assessment and implement evidence based, goal oriented management plans for foot and lower-limb related problems
  5. Select and correctly apply therapeutic and preventative interventions based on the assessment findings, including orthotic and footwear therapy, physical therapies, exercise prescription and rehabilitation programs, manual and pharmacological interventions
  6. Determine the needs of local communities and contribute to health education as appropriate.

Per NPC1316

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Professional Practice Placement
2 - Practical and Written Assessment
3 - Presentation and Written Assessment
4 - On-campus Activity
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Professional Practice Placement
2 - Practical and Written Assessment
3 - Presentation and Written Assessment
4 - On-campus Activity