SPCH12003 - Functional Anatomy of the Head, Neck and Thorax

General Information

Unit Synopsis

You will develop an understanding of the functional anatomy and physiology relevant to communication and swallowing. Topics covered include surface anatomy and the anatomical relationships of bones, muscles, blood vessels and nerves within each of the pertinent body regions. You will be required to demonstrate your understanding of the application of these topics to speech pathology practice.

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

Prerequisites

BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 OR BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 and BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 

SPCH11001 Introduction to Communication and Swallowing

SPCH12008 Phonetics OR SPCH13005 Acoustics and Phonetics

 

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 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 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. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
2. Case Study 40%
3. Practical Assessment 40%

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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 20.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 55.56% 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: Teaching team reflection and collaboration with head of course - speech pathology
Feedback
Case study viva may not be the most appropriate way to assess knowledge in an anatomy and physiology unit. Written assessment (on a case study) may be more appropriate
Recommendation
It is recommended that the case study assessment be changed from an oral to a written assessment.
Action Taken
Case study viva was removed and a case study written assessment implemented instead.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Weekly case studies provide a functional understanding of theoretical anatomy
Recommendation
It is recommended that weekly case studies align with weekly anatomy content to provide a functional understanding of the anatomy relevant to speech pathology.
Action Taken
The current weekly case studies were not suitable for this unit as they were based on pathological conditions that this unit does not cover. They were removed and practical application of content to swallowing, voice and speech production was implemented in weekly classes.
Source: SUTE feedback, informal feedback and staff reflection
Feedback
Students indicated that having the weekly lectures available before the week started would assist study.
Recommendation
It is recommended that weekly lectures be released the week before so that students have adequate time to review prior to the tutorial.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE feedback, informal feedback and staff reflection
Feedback
The inclusion of weekly practice practical sessions was helpful in preparing students for the end of term practical assessment.
Recommendation
It is recommended that lecturers continue to implement practice practical sessions in the weekly tutorials.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Define the skeletal structures, innervation and musculature serving respiration, phonation, mastication and swallowing, articulation and resonance, and hearing.
  2. Describe the functional importance of each structure/muscle/nerve relative to respiration, phonation, mastication and swallowing, articulation and resonance, and hearing.
  3. Explain the relationship between structure and function of the speech, hearing and swallowing mechanism as it pertains to clinical practice in speech pathology.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Online Quiz(zes) •
2 - Case Study • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Communication • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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