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Unit Synopsis
In this unit a case-based learning model will be used to develop core health professional practice skills, including posture and functional movement analysis; assessment of joint movement; muscle strength and length; neurological tests; the introduction to therapeutic exercise and treatments including manual handling and walking aid prescription. Professional and individual boundaries of scope of practice and the different health professional roles will be explored. Occupational health and safety issues relevant to the profession will also be presented. Students will be introduced to pain mechanisms and aspects of pain management.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
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Co-requisite:
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 |
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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. Online Quiz(zes) | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 3. On-campus Activity | 0% |
| 4. Practical Assessment | 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 evaluation data, direct student feedback, self-reflection.
Students reported a clash of 'Power Hour' sessions with timetabled anatomy practical classes.
It is recommended to monitor future timetable clashes and provide solutions as possible.
The ‘Power Hour’ was timetabled at a separate time to ensure it did not clash with anatomy practical classes.
Source: Unit evaluation data, direct student feedback, self-reflection.
Students requested additional weekly learning objectives to guide their study.
It is recommended to clearly communicate learning outcomes in lecture slides.
Learning outcomes were included and aligned with the teaching content for all lecture slides.
Source: Unit evaluation data, direct student feedback, self-reflection.
Students reported that videos demonstrating practical skills would better support the practice of core assessment skills (range of motion, muscle strength, and length tests).
It is recommended that teaching staff develop demonstration videos for muscle strength, range-of-motion and muscle length assessments to support student learning and skills practice.
In Progress
Source: Unit evaluation data, direct student feedback, self-reflection.
Students want case studies to support the contextual application of the physiotherapy assessments being taught in this unit to help reinforce their learning.
It is recommended to include simple, non-pathology case studies that relate to the practical assessment skills taught and assessed in this unit.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Perform and discuss assessment of functional movement.
- Perform safe and effective prescription of mobility aids and teaching of ambulatory skills.
- Perform safe and effective manual handling, including patient transfers.
- Design and discuss therapeutic exercise using current evidence based practice within physiotherapy practice.
- Discuss the role of other allied health professionals within the Interprofessional team.
- Describe pain mechanisms and demonstrate aspects of pain management.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | ||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity | • | |||||
| 4 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | |||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | ||||
| 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 - Online Quiz(zes) | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 3 - On-campus Activity | • | ||||||||||
| 4 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||||||