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SPCH14001 - Integrated Practice in Speech Pathology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will explore issues that impact on professional practice, including current theory and practice in social innovation. You will integrate theoretical and empirical research in the field of speech pathology and debate ethical dilemmas. Professional and inter-professional competencies will be investigated in the context of speech pathology practice. Current theory and practice in social innovation will also be discussed.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisites:

  • SPCH13006 Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 4
  • SPCH13008 Neurogenic Communication Disorders 2
  • SPCH13009 Hearing and Multimodal Communication
  • SPCH13010 Dysphagia Across the Lifespan
  • SPCH13012 Voice Disorders and Clinical Practice
  • SPCH13011 Fluency Disorders and Clinical Practice

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 1 - 2020

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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. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 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%).

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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: Unit coordinator reflection and observation, and formal student feedback.
Feedback
Continue to include weekly case studies as the primary means by which students apply knowledge from the weekly lectures and practise verbal communication skills to be used in oral exams.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the use of case studies to enhance student learning and preparation for student exams continues to be the main learning approach in tutorials.
Action Taken
In 2025 the same format of case based tutorials was applied to all unit topics.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection and observation, and informal student feedback.
Feedback
Continue to invite people with lived experience and/or industry experts to contribute specialist knowledge to the evolving topics in SPCH14001.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator invites guest speakers to contribute specialist knowledge in 2025 to enhance student knowledge and connections with industry.
Action Taken
In 2025 guest speakers were invited to speak on specialist topics to enhance student learning.
Source: Instructor reflection, formal and informal student feedback
Feedback
Enhance the clarity and detail of the Assessment 1 and 2 rubrics to better communicate expectations to students
Recommendation
It is recommended that additional detail be incorporated into the Assessment 1 and 2 rubrics to improve understanding of expectations around task requirements and help students better understand how their work will be evaluated.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Formal student SUTE feedback
Feedback
Increase the explicit connection between clinical topics and their real-world application to help students better understand their relevance to professional practice
Recommendation
It is recommended that the real-world relevance of clinical topics be made more explicit within the unit content and assessment tasks to strengthen the connection between theory and professional practice.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Debate ethical reasoning in clinical decision making
  2. Justify assessment and intervention decisions for children and adults with communication and/or swallowing needs
  3. Appraise the role and scope of practice of speech pathologists and other professionals involved in the interprofessional care of people with multiple intervention needs.

Speech Pathology Range of Practice covered:

  • Adult - Speech, Language, Voice, Fluency, Swallowing and Multimodal Communication
  • Child - Speech, Language, Voice, Fluency, Swallowing and Multimodal Communication

The learning outcomes in this unit contribute to the development of clinical and professional competencies as outlined by Speech Pathology Australia.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • •
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 • • •
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 10
1 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • • • • •
2 - Oral Examination • • • • •