You will complete two practical assessments in the x-ray lab. These assessments allow you to demonstrate the radiographic examination skills you have developed during this unit. Attending both supervised and independent practice sessions is essential for preparation for and success in these assessment tasks.

Overview

This assessment task comprises two parts:

• Practical Assessment 1.1 – Upper Limb
  
  • Due: Week 6
  • Weight: 20% of your grade
  • Task: Perform a simulated radiographic examination involving one specified projection from Weeks 1–5 on a peer acting as your patient.

Feedback will help you with your preparation for Practical Assessment 2 – Lower Limb.

• Practical Assessment 1.2 – Lower Limb
  
  • Due: Week 11
  • Weight: 25% of your grade
  • Task: Perform a simulated radiographic examination involving one specified projection from Weeks 7–10 on a peer acting as your patient

Format

• Each practical assessment will be an individual performance of an x-ray examination using a peer as your patient.
• For each examination you will perform one specified projection.
• Each practical assessment will be a 10-minute timed performance. Any steps not completed within the 10-minute limit will be marked as ‘not attempted.’
• Practical assessments will take place in the Medical Imaging labs in building 3.

Important

• There is no minimum score required for each individual assessment, but you must achieve a combined score of at least 50% to pass this task.
• You must wear your Medical Imaging clinical uniform
• Your performance will be video recorded for scoring and moderation.
   

Academic Integrity – Read Carefully

• As this is a simulation of a clinical procedure, you may not access any resources while you perform this assessment – this is a closed book assessment.
• You must not consult with any other person via any means, or accept any input or assistance from any other person regarding the assessment.
• You must not communicate by any means with any other student during the test except for the student playing the part of the patient, and then only in the context of a student radiographer-patient interaction.
• Your performance must be your own effort without assistance in any form.
• You must not access or use artificial intelligence (AI) resources in any way.
• Both during and after the assessment, you must not record by any means, give access to or share any of the assessment questions with any other person.
• You must not provide assistance in any way to any other student during their assessment.

Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1 – No AI. You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

Attendance & Extensions

• You must complete the assessment during your scheduled practical session on the specified due date
• If you can’t attend due to extenuating circumstances:
  
  • You must apply for an extension (see Section 5 of the University Assessment Policy).
  • If approved, you will be provided with a new date and time based on availability of the imaging facilities and assessor. It is your responsibility to ensure that you can attend at that new assigned date and time.
• In the absence of an extension, you will receive a score of zero for the assessment task

Note that the 72-hour grace period does NOT apply to this assessment.

The radiographic imaging examination is divided into specific criteria. Your performance will be evaluated based on how well you meet these criteria in accordance with the posted performance standards.

Your goal is to complete each criterion accurately and completely, meeting the stated standard.

The criteria are organized into the following categories:

• Critical
• Professional Behaviours
• Patient Care
• Technical
• Workflow

Patient safety is a high priority in healthcare because the quality of radiographic practice directly affects health outcomes. To ensure performance meets required professional standards, category scores in this assessment are both scaled and weighted before contributing to your final mark. This approach reflects the importance of consistent, safe, and accurate radiographer performance. Details of the category scales, weightings, and the final score calculation are available on Moodle. 

This assessment builds on the reflective skills introduced in MEDI11004 Professional Practice. You will analyse your performance during supervised simulated labs and, drawing on authoritative resources, create a plan for improvement. This demonstrates your use of reflection to monitor your performance and ability to engage in evidence-informed practice, which is required by the MRPBA for entry to practice.

Resources

Detailed instructions and criteria are posted on the Moodle site:

• Reflective Practice Assignment Guide – step-by-step guidance.
• Assignment Template – structure for your submission.
• Marking Rubric – criteria for assessment.

Task

This task relates to your performance in the week 1-5 supervised simulation labs only. You will complete the provided template with reference to the Assignment Guide to direct your reflection, and action plan development. The process involves:

• Recording weekly:
  
  • Feedback from peers and your supervisor
  • Your observations of your own performance
• Reflecting on recorded weekly feedback and observations
• Selecting one specific attribute or behaviour from your weekly reflections for deeper analysis and reflection
• Developing a SMART Goal to improve this attribute based on your deep reflection
• Supporting your reflection and action plan with at least one authoritative external source
• Declaring any use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in preparing your submission demonstrating compliance with allowed AI use

Key Requirements

• Word count: 600–800 words (maximum 1000) for the Focused Reflection and Action Plan sections.
• Writing style: First person, clear and professional language.
• Independence: This is an individual task; collaboration or sharing work is not permitted.
• Submission: Via the assessment tile on Moodle by the due date.
• References: Include at least one authoritative resource that is correctly cited and referenced using the CQU abridged Guide to the Vancouver referencing system available through the Unit Profile.

Academic integrity requirements

You must uphold the standards of academic integrity in this assessment. 

• Your submission must be your own original work. You must not consult with or receive assistance from any other person regarding the content or presentation of your submission. 
• You may use writing feedback tools such as Grammarly to assist with clarity and structure of your submission. 
• You may use AI tools to find external sources that are relevant to your learning and to provide summaries of those information sources. However, you must verify the accuracy of any summarised content before using it in your work.
• All external sources, including but not limited to those identified or summarised using AI tools must be properly acknowledged using correct in-text citations and a reference list.
• If you use content generated by AI in your assignment, you must paraphrase or quote it appropriately, use quotation marks for any directly copied text and provide full citations for all AI tools and sources used.
• You must not use AI tools to write full paragraphs or complete the submission on your behalf.
• You must not submit work that is not your own or that has been generated entirely or in part by AI. 

Any indications of possible breach of academic integrity will be investigated and formally reported.

Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 3 - AI Collaboration. You may use Al to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify any Al-generated content you use. Reflection is a personal process in which you examine your own actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop deeper understanding and enhance your learning. Because this process relies on your individual experiences and insights, generative AI cannot be used to create your reflection. To ensure transparency in how AI has been used throughout your assessment, you are required to complete an artificial intelligence declaration as part of your submission 

The reflection and action plan submissions are assessed on the quality of: 

• Reflection on weekly feedback and observations
• Description of the attribute or behaviour chosen for focused reflection
• Relevance and depth of the focused reflection
• Use of authoritative external sources to support your statements
• Documentation and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
• Clarity and relevance of the action plan (SMART Goal)
• Communication

The mark allocation for each criterion is detailed in the marking rubric that is posted on the unit Moodle site.

Professional behaviour is a critical component of your competency as a healthcare professional. You are expected to consistently demonstrate professional behaviour while working in the simulated clinical environment of the medical imaging labs.

The Professional Behaviours Assessment document, available on the unit Moodle site, details the professional behaviours that are assessed, the required standard of performance and scoring guide for each behaviour as well as the forms used to record your performance against these standards. At the end of each supervised lab session, your lab supervisor will assess your performance, record your score, and sign your form. If you are absent from a scheduled lab, you will receive 0 marks for all professional behaviours assessed during that session.

Students are responsible for ensuring that their performance has been documented. At the conclusion of each session, you must report to the supervising academic to review and sign the form. Your signature confirms that you were present and have viewed your scores. Students are encouraged to photograph their completed form each week to track progress and identify areas for improvement.

After your final lab class in Week 10, staff will mark your Professional Behaviours Assessment form and upload it to Moodle.

Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1 - No AI. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge. 

The following professional behaviours are assessed during each supervised lab class:

• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Professional attire
• Preparedness
• Productivity
• Teamwork
• Professional decorum
• Feedback
   

Detailed performance standards for each behaviour are posted on the unit Moodle site.

There are 8 behaviours assessed, each worth 1 mark per lab class. Meeting the required standard for all behaviours earns 8 marks per lab class. Any behaviour not meeting the prescribed standard, including attendance, receives 0 marks.

To achieve a Pass for this assessment, you must earn at least 80% of the total available marks for the term, based on 8 marks per supervised lab class.

This assessment is an in-class, closed-book online Moodle test completed on campus. As future health care professionals, radiographers must be able to apply radiographic knowledge and skills to solve clinical problems as they arise.

Test Format

The test evaluates your ability to apply concepts and theory from Imaging Procedures 1 using correct profession-specific terminology.

A variety of questions formats may be used including but not limited to, multiple choice, drag and drop, fill the blank and written response. Some questions may include images such as referrals, diagrams, photographs, radiographs, or line drawings. For these, you must review the provided image(s) and answer all related questions in the context of the image(s).

Timing and Conditions

• You will complete the test at your scheduled time in your assigned room.
• There are two back-to-back sessions; your start and end time depend on your registered session.
• Your session includes time to log in to your workstation and Moodle before the test opens.
• Once the test begins, you will have 60 minutes to complete it. The test will close automatically when time expires.
• If you arrive late, you may still attempt the test, but it will close after 60 minutes or at the scheduled session end time, whichever comes first.
• During the test, your computer may only be used to log in and complete the test. Access to other resources—including the internet and other Moodle content—is not permitted. 

Academic Integrity Requirements

You must uphold the standards of academic integrity throughout this assessment:

• You may not access any resources while you perform this assessment – this is a closed book assessment.
• You must not consult with any other person via any means, or accept any input or assistance from any other person regarding the test questions and responses.
• You must not communicate, verbally, non-verbally or digitally, with any other student during the test.
• Your question responses must be your own effort without assistance in any form.
• You must not access or use artificial intelligence (AI) resources in any way.
• You must not use any resources such as homework assistance sites or similar platforms that provide direct answers to the submitted questions.
• Both during and after the test, you must not record by any means, give access to or share any of the test questions or your test responses with any other person.
• You must not provide assistance in any way to any other student during their test, whether it is before, during or after your own test.

At the start of your test, you will make a declaration that you understand the rules of Academic Integrity and agree to abide by them. Any suspected breach will be investigated and formally reported.

Level of GenAI use allowed: Level 1 – No AI. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

Extensions

• If you do not have an approved extension, you cannot complete this assessment at a later time and will receive a mark of zero if you miss your scheduled date and time.
• If you have an approved extension, you will be assigned a new test date and time as soon as possible after the original date, based on supervisor and room availability. It is your responsibility to attend at the new assigned time.
• Please refer to Section 5 of the University's Assessment Policy and Procedure for details on assessment extensions.

Note that the 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Your responses will be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Clarity, correctness, relevance, and completeness in addressing the question that was asked.
• Accurate use of professional and anatomical terminology.
• Appropriate selection and application of core concepts to the specific question.
• Evidence of problem-solving and critical thinking.

The marks allocated for each question reflect the required depth and breadth of the response and will be indicated in the test.