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SPCH13006 - Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 4

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this course students will develop professional competencies through supervised practical experience with clients who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties. Students will focus on the application of theory through to the management of clients in a clinical setting.

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

 SPCH 13001

  Speech Pathology Skills and Practise 3

  Prerequisite

 SPCH 13003

  Neurogenic Communication Disorders

  Prerequisite

 SPCH 13010

  Dysphagia across the Lifespan

  Prerequisite

 

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 - 2014

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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).

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. Professional Practice Placement 100%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50.00% 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 in class.
Feedback
A student commented reviewing pre-prepared written reflection examples was beneficial in developing their reflective practice capability and helped prepare them for the reflective practice assessment in this unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended students continue to to bring to class pre-prepared written reflections for analysis and discussion so students can develop greater accuracy and confidence in writing reflections for clinical practicums and assessments.
Action Taken
The students in the 2023 iteration of this unit did not necessarily have to bring written material into class for reflections, but they were encouraged to use the D-I-O (Description - Interpretation - Outcome model) framework whilst verbally reflecting. Students often find verbal reflections more difficult than written reflections as they are more "on the spot". Hence, it is a valuable learning experience for them to verbally reflect in class. The written reflection component was maintained for their final reflective portfolio assessment task.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students reported that the audio on some of the video lectures was difficult to hear.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the lecturer check all video recordings for quality and if necessary make adjustments such as purchasing a different microphone.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students reported positively on the global context and clinical yarning assessment tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the global context and clinical yarning assessment tasks continue to be a feature of this unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate intermediate level competence in the practical skills taught and practised during the practicum.
  2. Implement management plans with clients under moderate supervision from their clinical educator.
  3. Apply theory to practice with a range of clients with communication and/or swallowing disorders.
  4. Independently undertake routine or familiar aspects of general management with a small number of clients presenting with communication and/or swallowing difficulties with moderate guidance and supervision of a speech pathology clinical educator.
  5. Independently plan familiar/routine aspects of client management in conjunction with their peers and moderate supervision from their clinical educator.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
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 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • • • •