CQUniversity Unit Profile
MEDS13008 Vascular Sonography
Vascular Sonography
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General Information

Overview

This unit will introduce you to vascular ultrasound. In this unit you will explore the sonographic assessment of normal and pathological vascular cases. You will apply knowledge of vascular anatomy and physiology, and the physical properties of Doppler ultrasound to clinical scenarios and case studies to critically reflect on sonographic problems. Engaging in this sonographic decision-making process will culminate in the creation of sonographer’s interpretive reports, including a provisional diagnosis.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 3
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 9
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1

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).

Offerings For Term 3 - 2025

Online

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).

Class and 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.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Online Quiz(zes)
Weighting: 40%
2. Oral Examination
Weighting: Pass/Fail
3. Online Test
Weighting: 60%

Assessment Grading

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.

Previous Student Feedback

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.

Feedback from Student feedback, UC observation

Feedback

The oral examination was a good way for students to demonstrate an understanding of their answers in the written component.

Recommendation

The oral examination will be continued in future deliveries of this unit.

Feedback from Student feedback, UC observation

Feedback

Booking in for oral examination times after hours was difficult for students on clinical placement in the second half of term.

Recommendation

Booking schedules will be extended to include more after hours options for students on clinical placement.

Feedback from Student feedback

Feedback

Some students thought the content in the quizzes was very different to interactive tutorial content discussed.

Recommendation

Quiz questions and tutorial content will be reviewed.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Apply knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathological processes of the vascular system to sonographic examinations and sonographic image appearances
  2. Describe sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to vascular ultrasound
  3. Analyse normal, anomalous, and abnormal flow haemodynamics and laboratory findings to provide differential diagnoses and produce a provisional sonographic report

The learning outcomes for this unit relate to the requirements of general sonography courses under the Australasian Sonography Accreditation Registry (ASAR), Standards for the Accreditation of Sonographer Courses (SASC):

Foundation Units of Competence 1-5

Critical Practice Units of Competence 13

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Online Quiz(zes) - 40%
2 - Oral Examination - 0%
3 - Online Test - 60%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
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
9 - Social Innovation
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Clinical Doppler Ultrasound

Edition: 3rd edn (2014)
Authors: Pozniak, M & Allan, P
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
London London , UK
ISBN: 978-0-7020-5015-2
Binding: Hardcover
Supplementary

Vascular Ultrasound How, Why And When

3rd edition (2009)
Authors: Thrush, A & Hartshorne, T
Churchill Livingstone Elsevier
London London , UK
ISBN: 978-0-443-06918-5
Binding: Hardcover

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
  • Zoom Collaborate
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Vancouver

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Celia Tinetti Unit Coordinator
c.tinetti@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 10 Nov 2025

Module/Topic

Doppler Physics and Haemodynamic Principles

Chapter

Clinical Doppler Ultrasound by Pozniak & Allan: Chapters 1 and 2, pp. 1-38

Vascular Ultrasound, How, Why and When by Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, pp. 23-86

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

Week 2 Begin Date: 17 Nov 2025

Module/Topic

Abdominal Vasculature

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 6, pp. 122-134

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 11, pp. 155-174

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

Week 3 Begin Date: 24 Nov 2025

Module/Topic

Cerebral Arterial System

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 3, pp. 39-70

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 8, pp. 87-116

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

 

Week 4 Begin Date: 01 Dec 2025

Module/Topic

Lower Limb Arterial System

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 4, pp. 71-93

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 9, pp. 117-142

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

Week 5 Begin Date: 08 Dec 2025

Module/Topic

Upper Limb Arterial System

 

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 4, pp. 77-82

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 10, pp. 143-154

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

 

QUIZ 1 - content from weeks 1 - 4; due Friday 12/12/25 at 6pm AEST

Week 6 Begin Date: 15 Dec 2025

Module/Topic

Renal Vasculature

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 9, pp. 193-213

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 12, pp. 175-187

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

Break Weeks Begin Date: 22 Dec 2025

Module/Topic

Have a safe break!

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 05 Jan 2026

Module/Topic

Peripheral Venous System

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 5, pp. 94-114

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 13 pp. 193-215 and Chapter 14: pp. 233-253

 

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

Week 8 Begin Date: 12 Jan 2026

Module/Topic

Hepatoportal Circulation

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 8, pp. 148-192

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

 

Written component of oral examination due Monday 12/1/26 at 6pm AEST.

Week 9 Begin Date: 19 Jan 2026

Module/Topic

No new topic introduced this week

 

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

QUIZ 2 - content from weeks 5 - 8; due Friday 23/1/26 at 6pm AEST


Oral Examination Due: Week 9 Friday (23 Jan 2026) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 10 Begin Date: 26 Jan 2026

Module/Topic

Haemodialysis access

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 5, pp. 114-120

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 13, pp. 199-232

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

 

Oral Examinations commence this week

 

Week 11 Begin Date: 02 Feb 2026

Module/Topic

Venous Disorders

Chapter

Pozniak & Allan: Chapter 5, pp. 114-120

Thrush and Hartshorne: Chapter 13, pp. 199-232

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

Week 12 / Exam Begin Date: 09 Feb 2026

Module/Topic

Review and Exam Week - last minute Q&As

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Zoom tutorial Wednesday 6pm AEST / 7pm AEDT

 

ONLINE TEST - this two-hour online test is on Friday 13/2/26, starting at 12pm AEST and closing at 2pm AEST. 

[Eastern states with daylight savings time, the test is from 1-3pm. If you're outside the eastern states, please make sure you know what the local time equivalent for 12pm AEST is.]


Online Test Due: Week 12 Friday (13 Feb 2026) 2:00 pm AEST
Term Specific Information

Unit Coordinator Information:
Your unit coordinator for 2025 is Celia Tinetti. Celia is based at the Melbourne campus and can be reached via email:
c.tinetti@cqu.edu.au or telephone: 03 9616 0528. Please note, all staff emails end in ".cqu.edu.au" - Celia also has a
student account; emails sent to this incorrect account will be missed as this account is not monitored.
 

Unit Details:
MEDS13008 is a 6-credit-point unit and is a prerequisite for MEDS13011 Sonographic Skills Development 2 (SSD2), which
is run in Term 1 of third year. This unit has been designed to ensure your learning is aligned with what is required of
you in SSD2, where you will be performing actual ultrasound examinations of the lower extremity veins (DVT studies)
and carotid arteries. While there is no vascular scanning this term, so you won't be in the 'driver's seat', you will be in
the passenger seat, looking at the vascular systems of the whole body, including normal and pathological images and
surveys of the arterial and venous systems. This early exposure to what you may observe when scanning will help
prepare you for next term, as well as when you are on placement. The teachings of 'Vascular Sonography' will be
regularly revisited throughout your studies and your knowledge will be relied upon to assist in you in passing SSD2
practical assessments. As you progress through your clinical units, you will also benefit from revising content from this
unit as a part of your critical thinking skills. I encourage you to carefully study the unit profile and to be active in the unit
online discussion forums. It is recommended that you commit to 12.5 hours of study each week, therefore a total of 150
study hours upon completion of this unit. This unit is another where you will need to incorporate information from
previous units, in particular Relational Anatomy and Image Recognition and Physics of Ultrasound. If your anatomy,
image recognition, and physics recollection is a bit hazy, please do yourself a huge favour and refresh this before and
throughout the unit - it really will help!
 

Zoom Tutorial Sessions:
Zoom tutorial sessions will be conducted throughout the term - please see Virtual Classes tile on Moodle for exact dates
and times. Video recordings and chat conversations are uploaded following the tutorial so that students who did not
attend can follow along. While every attempt is made to record tutorials, technical mishaps may prevent tutorials from
being uploaded for later viewing, so attendance in real-time is highly recommended. Case study scenarios and
sonographic image interpretation (both normal and pathological) will be used to teach correct sonographer worksheet
completion and reporting of findings. Tutorial material may be included in any of the assessment components.

Assessment Tasks

1 Online Quiz(zes)

Assessment Title
Online Quizzes

Task Description

There will be 2 online quizzes; one will be held in week 5 and the other in week 9. Each quiz will be accessible over a 24-hour period (i.e., open Thursday 6pm and close Friday at 6pm AEST) and will go for 30 minutes. You are allowed ONE attempt at each quiz and once started, the quiz cannot be paused or restarted, so please ensure you are prepared beforehand. This may include ensuring you have good internet access throughout the testing time.

 

The content of these quizzes will be related to information on patient referrals including but not limited to laboratory data and clinical history, sonographer worksheet documentation, and descriptions of sonographic images. Questions will be in a multiple-choice question (MCQ) or short answer format. The first quiz will relate to content from weeks 1 - 4, and the second quiz from weeks 5 - 8.

 

These are open book quizzes, so you have the opportunity to consult your notes, lecture slides, textbooks, and the unit Moodle page.


Number of Quizzes

2


Frequency of Quizzes

Other


Assessment Due Date

Quiz 1 opens Thursday 11/12/25 6pm, closes Friday 12/12/25 6pm AEST; Quiz 2 opens Thursday 22/1/26 6pm, closes Friday 23/1/26 6pm AEST


Return Date to Students

Results will be released within 2 weeks or once all students have completed the quiz, whichever is the latter.


Weighting
40%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

The purpose of these quizzes is to assist you to evaluate where your learning is at and to identify specific areas you may need to improve upon. These quizzes make up 40% of the unit total, so each quiz equates to 20% of the unit total. The cumulative pass mark for this assessment task is 50% - if you do not reach 50% for one quiz but have an overall mark of at least 50%, you have successfully passed this assessment task.

 

Answers to short answer format questions are required to align with content within this unit, including but not limited to using the same terminology used in lectures, tutorials, and on the unit Moodle page.

 

These assessment tasks must be completed on or before the due dates. No late submissions are permitted after the quiz has closed, so please ensure adequate time for completion, with additional time for computer mishaps. If you have computer / quiz access difficulties, you need to take screen shots (computer or phone) and contact TaSAC as soon as possible for assistance, and the unit coordinator (after you've contacted TaSAC) if you cannot complete the test in the allocated time before the end of the quiz (Friday 6pm AEST). If you are sick or unable to complete the assessment task before the end of the quiz due to exceptional circumstances (see policy on Moodle page), do not start the quiz but please contact the unit coordinator before the end of the quiz (Friday 6pm AEST).

  

This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. Colluding with anyone including other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct and will be reported to the Academic Integrity Unit.

 

Students are permitted to use Generative AI for this assessment in the following ways:

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


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Apply knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathological processes of the vascular system to sonographic examinations and sonographic image appearances

2 Oral Examination

Assessment Title
Oral Examination

Task Description

The purpose of this assessment is to enable you to research topics and compile sourced information to answer three questions about vascular conditions relevant to sonographers, and report back an understanding of your responses. Questions will be available in week 2 on the unit Moodle page. 

 

Part A: Written component:

The purpose of the written component is for you to research and collate information and receive feedback on this prior to your oral examination.

 

You are to write your answers based on current evidence-based literature. You will receive feedback on your answers related to the following points:

  • Questions answered correctly – The content of your answers will be assessed with suggestions for improvement prior to the oral exam.
  • Presentation and quality of writing – Paragraphs are constructed using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  • References – Correct referencing throughout; reference list at back of document starting on new page.
  • Research quality – The use of current peer-reviewed journal articles to answer each of the questions are required to show credibility.
  • Word count – The word count for each question should be between 100 and 150 words inclusive. Words beyond the stipulated word count will not be provided with feedback.

 

The written component is to be submitted by 6pm AEST on Monday 12/1/26.

 

Part B: Oral component:

The purpose of the oral examination is to confirm your understanding of the content in your responses. It will enable you to elaborate on concepts if you found the word count to be restrictive. If oral examination answers require clarification, further questions will be asked to enable you to expand on your understanding.

 

In week 9, you will be able to self-select a time for your oral examination. Students on clinical placement at the time of the examinations will be given the opportunity to schedule their examination after hours. Oral examinations will commence in week 10 and be held via Zoom with the unit coordinator. These are individual sessions only; you are to be alone in the room during the examination, and may be required to provide evidence of this with your camera. You will be required to have your camera and microphone on at all times, have your face clearly visible, and answer questions unassisted. All oral examinations will be recorded for later review. Examples of oral examinations are available on the unit Moodle page.


Assessment Due Date

Week 9 Friday (23 Jan 2026) 5:00 pm AEST

Bookings for the oral examinations need to be made by this time. Oral exams will be held in Week 10.


Return Date to Students

Results will be released within 2 weeks or once all students have completed the oral examination, whichever is the latter.


Weighting
Pass/Fail

Assessment Criteria

This assessment item will be assessing your understanding of your answers to questions on vascular conditions commonly seen by sonographers. Evidence-based research should inform the answers, which should be written in a concise and cohesive manner. Terminology used in the written assessment needs to align with terminology used within the content of this unit, the exception being information not included in this unit. The feedback rubric is available on the unit Moodle site. There is ONE opportunity for feedback only.

 

The oral examination is a pass/fail task where you are required to demonstrate an understanding of your answers. Questions asked during the examination may vary between students if additional clarity is required to determine your understanding. Reading directly from your answers is not an acceptable response as this does not demonstrate full comprehension of your answer. The exam will take around 10-15 minutes and once started, cannot be paused or restarted, so please ensure you are prepared beforehand.

 

This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. Any assistance during the recorded oral examination including but not limited to assistance from other people, online searches, or AI sources is considered academic misconduct, and will be reported to the Academic Integrity Unit.

 

 

Students are permitted to use Generative AI for this assessment in the following ways:

Part A: Written component:

Level 3 AI Collaboration - You may use AI to assist with specific tasks such as drafting text, refining and evaluating your work. You must critically evaluate and modify and AI-generated content you use.

Part B: Oral component:

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

 

If Generative AI is used in any way in the written component, it must be cited as per the CQU Guidelines (Academic Learning Centre). If students choose to use generative AI, the following statement must be completed and included on the front page of the uploaded assessment: "I have used (insert technology) to (insert how you used this) in accordance with the requirements of this unit. The reason I used this was to (explain why you used it). The details of how I used it as (insert how). I hereby declare that the submission is an appropriate representation of my individual skills and abilities to meet the requirements of the task/s."

As per academic writing requirements and assessment criteria; citations of information should be of the primary source (i.e. information returned by AI must be fact-checked and referenced from their original source as well as the AI source). There is information on CQU's Academic Learning Centre (ALC) site that can assist you with referencing AI. A link to this can be found through ALC website and on your unit Moodle page. Failure to cite primary sources as well as AI sources could be considered a breach of academic integrity. 


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Apply knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathological processes of the vascular system to sonographic examinations and sonographic image appearances
  • Describe sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to vascular ultrasound
  • Analyse normal, anomalous, and abnormal flow haemodynamics and laboratory findings to provide differential diagnoses and produce a provisional sonographic report

3 Online Test

Assessment Title
Online Test

Task Description

In this end of term online test, you will be demonstrating your critical thinking skills to answer the questions. This may include using information from clinical and ultrasound presentations to arrive at diagnoses, using a diagnosis and working backwards to name the expected sonographic presentation, other combinations of clinical presentation, sonographic presentation, and diagnoses, and extending the ultrasound examination if appropriate. To do this, you will evaluate clinical case studies, images, and clinical presentation information. You will also be required to identify the cause of artefacts on duplex Doppler images and explain both how this can affect the patient results and how to correct these. Questions will be in the format of short answer, medium length or extended answer, and multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Questions and images may include all content covered throughout the unit.

 

The online test will be available in Week 12, Friday 13/2/26 at 12pm AEST / 1pm AEDT. The length of the test is 2 hours so please ensure you start when the test becomes available to ensure maximum time to complete the test. At 2pm AEST / 3pm AEDT, all attempts will be automatically submitted. You are allowed ONE attempt at the online test and once started, the test cannot be paused or restarted, so please ensure you are prepared beforehand. This may include ensuring you have good internet access throughout the testing time.


Assessment Due Date

Week 12 Friday (13 Feb 2026) 2:00 pm AEST

Please note: Daylight savings time applies for NSW and Vic - test begins at 1pm and closes at 3pm AEDT. For other locations, please make sure you know what these times equate to for your local time.


Return Date to Students

Weighting
60%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

You will be assessed on your ability to think critically by evaluating clinical information including sonographic images, clinical presentation information, ultrasound findings, and extending your ultrasound examination. Answers to non-MCQ questions are required to align with content within this unit, including but not limited to using the same terminology used in lectures, tutorials, and on the unit Moodle page. Answers require critical thinking and may include explaining what has been demonstrated in the images using appropriate sonographic terminology, including anatomical features, differential diagnoses, a provisional diagnosis, and extending the examination. Answers may also include working backward to provide possible clinical presentations of patients with those specific images.

  

This assessment task must be completed on the due date listed above. No late submissions are permitted after the test has closed, so please ensure adequate time for completion, with additional time in case of computer mishaps. If you have computer / test access difficulties, you need to take screen shots (computer or phone) and contact TaSAC as soon as possible for assistance, and the unit coordinator (after you've contacted TaSAC) if you cannot complete the test in the allocated time before the end of the test (Friday 13/2/26 @ 2pm AEST). If you are sick or unable to complete the assessment task before the end of the test due to exceptional circumstances (see policy on Moodle page), do not start the test but please contact the unit coordinator before the end of the test (Friday 13/2/26 @ 2pm AEST).

  

This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. Colluding with anyone including other students on non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct and will be reported to the Academic Integrity Unit.

 

Students are permitted to use Generative AI for this assessment in the following ways:

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


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Apply knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathological processes of the vascular system to sonographic examinations and sonographic image appearances
  • Describe sonographic techniques and protocols appropriate to vascular ultrasound
  • Analyse normal, anomalous, and abnormal flow haemodynamics and laboratory findings to provide differential diagnoses and produce a provisional sonographic report

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.

What can you do to act with integrity?