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Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will begin to develop the practical skills required for speech pathology practice, through interaction with children and adults in a structured, interprofessional setting. You will have the opportunity to engage with both children and adults while developing your skills in informal assessment, case history taking, test administration and therapy program delivery. Clinical reasoning and reflective practice are embedded throughout the unit. There is an emphasis on the integration of theoretical knowledge and the development of clinical skills, with a focus on working within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework and understanding the importance of using evidence based practice. Throughout this unit you must maintain all pre-clinical requirements, as outlined in the 'Professional Practice Guide for Allied Health Students - Pre Practice Requirements' handbook.
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 |
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Co-requisites:
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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| 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. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Reflective Practice Assignment | 30% |
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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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: Student evaluations
Students requested additional support to prepare for their first viva in the course.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator offer an optional viva preparation session for students enrolled in SPCH12004.
An additional viva preparation session was provided to familiarise students with the viva format, expectations, and assessment requirements.
Source: Student evaluations and unit coordinator reflection
The structure of speech and hearing content in the unit supported student learning.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator retain the structure of this newly designed unit.
The existing structure of the unit was retained, as it effectively supported student learning and engagement.
Source: Student evaluations.
Students requested more video examples to support their learning and application of speech and hearing assessment and intervention.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator incorporate additional video examples to support the application of content.
In Progress
Source: Student evaluations.
Students reported that the practical elements in the face-to-face tutorials were engaging and supported student learning.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator retain the practical elements in tutorials, such as opportunities to practise core speech and hearing assessments, to continue supporting the application of learning.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the basic principles of professional clinical practice, including information gathering from children and adults, diagnostic decision making, management planning, implementation and evaluation
- Administer and analyse formal and informal measures of communication in children
- Use observations of a child to prepare and implement an interprofessional intervention plan
- Demonstrate reflective practice skills across each of the four generic professional competencies described by the Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASS®) assessment tool.
Speech Pathology Range of Practice covered:
- Child - Speech, Language, Voice, Fluency, Swallowing.
Competency-based Occupational Standards for Speech Pathology(CBOS, 2011):
- Unit 1 Assessment - Elements 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4 to Novice standard.
- Unit 2 Analysis and interpretation - Elements 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 to Novice standard.
- Unit 3 Planning evidence based speech pathology practices - Elements 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 to Novice standard.
- Unit 4 Implementation of speech pathology practice - Elements 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 to Novice standard.
- Unit 5 Planning, providing and managing speech pathology Services - Elements 5.1, 5.2 and 5.6 to Novice standard.
- Unit 6 Professional and supervisory practice - Elements 6.1 and 6.2 to Novice standard.
- Unit 7 Lifelong learning and reflective practice - Elements 7.1, 7.2 and 7.4 to Novice standard.
Competency Assessment in Speech Pathology (COMPASS®) Generic Professional Competencies:
- Unit 1 Reasoning - Elements 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 to Novice standard
- Unit 2 Communication - Elements 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 to Novice standard
- Unit 3 Learning - Elements 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 to Novice standard
- Unit 4 Professionalism - Elements 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 to Novice standard
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| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 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 | • | • | • | • |
| 9 - Social Innovation | • | |||
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