SPCH13004 - Supporting communication development and needs across the school years

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will apply theoretical knowledge and evidence-based practice to the assessment and management of communication development and needs in the school-aged population. Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework, you will interpret assessments, and plan prevention and intervention strategies for the management of difficulties in this population. Service delivery models that encompass interprofessional practice principles and cross-cultural service provision in diverse communities and contexts will be discussed.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisites:

  • SPCH12002 Supporting communication development and needs in early childhood

  • SPCH12008 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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 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. Case Study 50%
2. Oral Examination 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 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 66.67% 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: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
The students enjoyed the use of a guest speaker to support their understanding of multi-disciplinary work.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continues to invite a guest lecturer from another discipline to run a face to face tutorial.
Action Taken
A guest lecturer was invited to present in 2023 however they were unavailable at the scheduled time of the tutorial.
Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
The students found the written feedback on assessment tasks helpful.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continues to provide written feedback for all assessment tasks.
Action Taken
Written feedback was provided for all assessment tasks including strengths and areas for improvement.
Source: SUTE Comments
Feedback
The use of real-life case studies helped students to understand how content taught in the unit applied to clinical practice.
Recommendation
It is recommended that real life case studies are used throughout the unit to support application of theory to practice.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
Further explanation and guidance was required for assessment one to support student understanding of task expectations.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the assessment one task description is revised to ensure the instructions are clear and thorough for students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the impact of communication needs on social participation, academic learning, and lifelong achievement for the school aged population
  2. Evaluate and interpret formal and informal communication assessments to make an appropriate differential diagnosis
  3. Describe and apply a holistic, evidence based approach to prevention and management planning for the school aged population.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Case Study • •
2 - Oral Examination • • •
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 • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
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