PODI14011 - Complex Cases in Podiatry Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit students will explore a broad range of complex disorders and clinical scenarios relevant to podiatry practice. Students will be required to apply high-level clinical reasoning to arrive at appropriate diagnoses relating to complex clinical scenarios and to develop, justify, and evaluate appropriate assessment and management strategies. Students will apply principles of interdisciplinary practice and will further refine their skills in clinical reasoning and reflective practice.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

All units in Year 4, Term 1.

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 2 - 2024

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Rockhampton
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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. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 50%
2. In-class Test(s) 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%).

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.

Source: Staff feedback
Feedback
The use of two 50% weighted assessments is an effective strategy to reduce the burden of assessment whilst students are undertaking full-time clinical placements for co-requisite units
Recommendation
It is recommended that this unit continues to utilise two 50% weighted assessment tasks in future deliveries
Action Taken
50% weighted assessment tasks were used in this unit.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Consolidation of unit lectures for improved final assessment preparation.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit schedules be adjusted. This consolidated block should be positioned earlier in the term, allowing students to dedicate ample time to prepare for their final assessments.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
Students benefited from scheduled review sessions to discuss and clarify preparation for assessment tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended to schedule assessment review sessions before the assessment submission due date, aiming to offer timely feedback and guidance to students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Use complex case studies to explain the processes required to reach complete diagnosis and safe management of the patient in podiatric practice
  2. Prepare and evaluate goal-oriented evidence based management strategies recognising holistic and interdisciplinary management
  3. Integrate evidence based practice into the structure of complex case management
  4. Apply clinical reasoning, reflective practice, and clinical judgement in the management of the patient in podiatric practice.

Per NPC1305

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • • •
2 - In-class Test(s) • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
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