Moodle online multiple choice quiz activity - summative.

Each health profession possesses a body of knowledge, the fundamentals of which must be learnt and understood. This unit provides concepts relevant to the sonographer scope of practice and accreditation requirements which you will build upon in your future clinical capacity.
You will complete TWO online quizzes to assess your concept knowledge.
Quiz 1 (assessing content from weeks 1-4) and Quiz 2 (assessing content from weeks 5-11) will be part of the graded assessment for this unit.
Each quiz will have 20 multiple choice questions to be completed in a 20 minute time limit.
You will only receive ONE attempt at each quiz, and once started, the quiz cannot be paused or restarted.
Your score from each quiz will contribute 5% to your final grade (2 quizzes x 5% = 10%).
As with all university assessments, colluding with other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct, and may be reported to the Academic Integrity Unit.

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 2: You may use Al for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

If extensions are required these must be applied for BEFORE the quiz has closed and answers have been released to students. The 72 hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Your critical thinking and content recall will be assessed with this assessment item.

Questions will be automatically marked correct or incorrect.

The maximum score (40) that can be accumulated from the two Moodle quizzes equals 10% of the total unit marks.

In your future career as a qualified sonographer, you will be required to competently undertake a transabdominal sonographic assessment of the female pelvis. When performing a sonographic examination of the female pelvis, you need to identify and assess anatomical structures to determine if they appear sonographically within the normal limits. As well as performing a diagnostically accurate examination, a sonographer must also conduct themselves professionally to ensure the wellbeing, safety and outcomes of the patient. Both these aspects are important for the best possible patient outcomes. This assessment expands upon your ability to deliver patient care, formulate strategies and implement skills necessary to deliver a sonographic examination of the pelvis to critically reflect upon these skills and your professional practice.

Part A- Pelvis Mock Assessment

Overview

As a student sonographer on your journey to competency in performing a sonographic assessment of the male and/or female pelvis, you will be required to perform a modified assessment of the pelvis of one of the following regions in a mock pelvic assessment: 

1.Female pelvis – uterus & endometrium

2.Female pelvis – right or left ovary and respective adnexal region

The region will be randomly allocated from the above list on the assessment day and marked using the ARC tool provided on the unit Moodle site. 

You will need to follow correct practice as per the ARC tool and protocol demonstrating the required critical skills within a set timeframe. This will include using appropriate scanning techniques and image optimisation to produce diagnostic surveys and images. You will be required to narrate your technical performance by discussing anatomy recognition and identification of anatomy margins, imaging windows, optimisation and justification of diagnostic scanning approach.

There is no 72 hour grace period for this assessment.

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 1: You must not use Al at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

 Part B - Critical Reflection 

Following your mock scanning skills assessment of the female pelvis in the sonography labs, you will be provided access to a copy of your marked ARC tool and images of the part A assessment. 

You will then reflect on whether diagnostic representation of anatomy was demonstrated or could other sonographic techniques have been implemented to improve the diagnostic quality of sonographic imaging of the selected pelvic region while maintaining professional conduct to safeguard patient well-being and safety. This will include personal reflection of your attempt and discussion of what things you have learnt and how this will inform your future sonographic assessment of the pelvis. Include critical reflection on the professional skills you applied in the pelvic ultrasound examination and discuss how these practices contribute to optimal patient care and outcomes.

Your discussion must show that you have based your evaluation on current literature to demonstrate how you have used this to inform evidence-based practice. Referencing all theoretical and pathological knowledge used.

Formatting Requirements: 

• Word count: 700 words (excluding reference list)
• Use 1.5 line spacing and 12-point Arial font.
• Must be submitted in a Microsoft Word document.
• Referencing is essential.

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 2: You may use Al for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

You will need to follow Vancouver referencing requirements (follow the link via the unit Moodle page or through ALC access)

Your assessment should be written in appropriate academic language, and free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Remember that you have access to the ALC and Studiosity to assist you with your academic writing.

Submission Requirements: 

• Submit the ARC tool and Part B reflection to Assessment 2 under the assessment tab/tile.
•  Please ensure your first name, surname (family name), student number and title of what you are uploading are used in that order in the name of the uploaded document, with underscores separating words. e.g. Jane_Wardle_s0123456_Assessement_2.docx

The following assessment supports can be found on the unit Moodle site.

• Discussions in tutorials
• Marking rubric
• Vancouver referencing information

Actively engaging in the Residential School in week 4 will support learning and will be an opportunity to seek support and feedback for this assessment.

Part C - Case Study

Recognising gynecologic pathology on ultrasound can have a profound impact on patient outcomes. In this unit, you will learn the patient presentations and sonographic appearances of a number of gynae pathologies and you will continue learn more during your clinical placements and throughout your career.

For this part of the assessment, you can chose one gynae pathology and produce a PowerPoint presentation offering a case example of the pathology. The case can be sourced from Radiopaedia. The PowerPoint presentation will comprise of a title slide plus 4-5 slides for the case study and a reference list slide/s that will describe

• the patient presentation
• the sonographic appearances
• the patient care considerations for that case
• the impact the pathology may have on the technical and professional aspects of the ultrasound examination.

In the notes section of the slides, you will use up to 600 words to describe these four aspects of the case. Words on the slides are not counted towards the word count.

Formatting Requirements: 

Word count: 600 words in Notes section of slides (excluding title slide and reference list)
Must be submitted in Powerpoint document.
Referencing is essential.
 

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 2: You may use Al for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

You will need to follow Vancouver referencing requirements (follow the link via the unit Moodle page or through ALC access)

Your assessment should be written in appropriate academic language, and free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Remember that you have access to the ALC and Studiosity to assist you with your academic writing.

Submission Requirements: 

Submit Part C to Assessment 2 under the assessment tab/tile.
Please ensure your first name, surname (family name), student number and title of what you are uploading are used in that order in the name of the uploaded document, with underscores separating words e.g. Jane_Wardle_s0123456_Assessement_2.docx
 

The following assessment supports can be found on the unit Moodle site.

Discussions in tutorials
Marking rubric
Vancouver referencing information

PART A: Mock sonographic scanning skills assessment of the transabdominal pelvis

The assessor on the day will observe your performance of the full scanning procedure of the selected pelvic region and use the Assessment of Readiness for Clinical (ARC) tool to assess you. The ARC tool, pelvic protocol and supporting details are available on Moodle for more specific marking guidelines. 

There is only one attempt per student.

PART B: Written critical reflection

Your written critical reflection will be assessed for:

• the ability to critically evaluate the technical quality of the surveys and images performed
• suggestions for improvement of surveys and images (both technical and non-technical factors) reflection on the image acquisition process
• suggestions for improvement in future practice including relevance to the clinical setting and patient outcomes
• spelling, grammar, academic writing
• referencing and the use of current literature to inform your discussion
• adherence to 700 word count +/- 10% (words past +10% will not be assessed and may lead to marks not being allocated to the discussion outside of this word count)
• Please carefully review the assessment information and ARC tool on the Moodle site for this assessment.

Part C: Case Study

Your case study will be assessed for:

• accurate patient presentation and sonographic appearances
• impactful patient care considerations for optimal patient outcomes
• description of impact of the pathology on the ultrasound examination both technically and professionally
• presentation submitted as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
• must include title, content and reference slides. Content can be 3 to 5 slides with maximum 5 to 8 slides in total.
• all slides to be in a ‘landscape’ format
• font style and size (e.g. 16–24 points: should be large and clear enough to be easily read from a distance)
• minimum resolution for graphics and images (72 dpi)
• consider a colour scheme selection that would be easy to read from a distance (contrast of text content with background colour)
• spelling, grammar, academic writing and appropriate visuals on slides
• referencing and the use of current literature to inform your discussion
• adherence to 600 word count +/- 10% (words past +10% will not be assessed and may lead to marks not being allocated to the discussion outside of this word count)
• Please carefully review the assessment information and rubric on the Moodle site for this assessment.

Referencing:

Referencing is a vital component of any academic work and plagiarism is taken seriously by the university.
Please refer to the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure document.
See support on Vancouver referencing on the unit Moodle site.

The end of term online test will assess you on content covered in the whole unit (weeks 1 to 12). This includes material covered in lectures, tutorials and any additional resources supplied during the term.

The questions will involve a combination of question types, including short and long answer questions which require typed answers.

Identification of normal and abnormal structures from sonographic images and diagrams will be required.

Ensure you read the questions properly before beginning to formulate your answers and ensure you are using appropriate terminology at all times.

The end of term online test will be available on Moodle and 2 hours working time will be allocated. The test cannot be paused once started, or reattempted once finished.

There is a minimum grade of 50% to pass this assessment.

The 72 hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

This is an individual task. The online test must be completed by you, without assistance or collusion with others. Any evidence of collusion will be dealt with in adherence with the CQU student academic integrity policy and procedure.

Level of GenAI use allowed:
Level 2 AI Planning: You may use Al for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.

Written response questions will require:

• use of correct anatomic names of structures (including spelling) and recognition of their normal and abnormal sonographic appearances
• use of correct sonographic terminology (including spelling)
• evaluation of clinical information
• detail to demonstrate depth of understanding, critical thinking and pathology awareness including  signs and symptoms
• identification of sonographic imaging planes, protocols, conventions and artefacts as relevant 
• explanation of pre and post scanning requirements, including medico legal and patient care aspects, and infection control standards