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Unit Synopsis
This unit will focus on the study of childhood disorders related to the lower extremity and will include the expectations and variations in regards to development. Students will incorporate the psychosocial issues impacting in treating children and learn to develop history taking, physical examination and diagnosis specific to the paediatric patient. An evidence-based approach to clinical management of the paediatric patient in podiatry practice will be central to this unit.
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 |
PODI13008 Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Limb 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2021
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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).
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. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. Presentation | 30% |
| 3. Take Home Exam | 50% |
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%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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
It has been identified that there is a large volume of content covered in this unit.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator conducts a thorough review of content for duplication and relevance.
In 2025, the structure and scaffolding of content in this unit was reviewed to identify and address areas of duplication.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
A prescribed textbook would be a useful addition to this unit.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator reviews relevant and up-to-date textbooks for implementation as teaching resources in subsequent deliveries of this unit.
In 2025, several textbooks were reviewed however have not yet been implemented. It is planned that a prescribed textbook will be implemented in 2026.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
The engagement of guest speakers into the delivery of this unit was successful in conveying the nature of multidisciplinary care in paediatric podiatry, especially in the context of disability.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continues to engage guest speakers into this unit to enhance the teaching and learning experience and to provide a range of paediatric specialist content.
In 2025, the Unit Coordinator continued to engage multi-disciplinary guest speakers in the delivery of this unit.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection.
This unit may benefit from inclusion of recorded demonstrations of the assessment techniques outlined in the Paediatrics Assessment Manual.
It is recommended that a library of recorded demonstrations of paediatric assessment techniques be developed and implemented to supplement the Paediatrics Assessment Manual.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the developmental milestones of a child relevant to podiatry practice
- Evaluate factors that can influence the paediatric consultation
- Communicate effectively with the paediatric patient and parent/guardian in podiatric practice
- Describe the common lower limb conditions seen in the paediatric patient
- Analyse the varied clinical assessment and/or tests and interpret the results specific to the paediatric patient
- Implement a safe and effective management plan in conjunction with evidence based practice for the paediatric patient
- Discuss the role of interprofessional practice in regards to effective management of the paediatric patient
- Apply an evidence based approach to podopaediatric practice.
Per NPC1312
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 3 - Take Home Exam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 3 - Take Home Exam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||