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PSIO12005 - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will enable students to develop their skills in the examination, assessment, treatment and management of patients with musculoskeletal dysfunction, in the upper limb, head, cervical and thoracic spine for clients across the lifespan. Students will increase their knowledge of the theory and research underpinning physiotherapy practice, including the use of self-management, education strategies and outcome measures, enabling students to effectively clinically reason, integrate and apply both specific, generic and complex physiotherapeutic skills that underpin patient centred assessment and management.

Details

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

Pre-requisites:

  • PSIO12001 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 1
  • ALLH12008 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics

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 - 2018

Term 2 - 2018 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
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. 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%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 92.31% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 32.50% 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: Verbal feedback
Feedback
Students found the teaching team very supportive, knowledgeable, and passionate about the topic and tertiary education.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team remain consistent for future iterations of this unit.
Action Taken
The teaching team remained the same for 2023.
Source: SUTE feedback
Feedback
Students found the rubric for the scientific poster difficult to follow.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team consider the rubric for the scientific poster assignment.
Action Taken
The teaching team reviewed and modified the rubric for the scientific poster.
Source: SUTE Comments
Feedback
Students suggested that the Objective Structured Clinical Exam only permited assessment of a small number of clinical tests.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team review the Objective Structured Clinical Exam to reflect how more assessment techniques could be assessed.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Evaluate and perform assessment procedures to the upper limb, head, cervical and thoracic spine for clients across the lifespan while screening for clinical indicators of serious pathology.
  2. Interpret and analyse assessment findings using a clinical reasoning approach, while considering individual beliefs and values.
  3. Develop, implement and evaluate interventions in relation to client needs, including the ability to incorporate self-management and education strategies.
  4. Identify and apply valid and reliable outcome measures in the context of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.

The Learning Outcomes and Assessment tasks have been mapped against, and aligned with, the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - On-campus Activity • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • •
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
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • • •
3 - On-campus Activity •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • •