Overview
This unit introduces you to fundamental aspects of podiatry practice. In preparation for future clinical practice units, you will learn about the standards, policies, codes, and guidelines which inform practice as a podiatrist in Australia, including those related to culturally responsive and safe practice. You will also set up your clinical workspace, comply with infection control principles, and occupational health and safety standards. You will learn to take a patient medical history, conduct general assessments of the foot and lower limb, and apply basic podiatric interventions in a simulated clinical setting.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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 2 - 2026
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).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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 Informal student feedback
Weekly lecture and tutorial content should be uploaded in a more timely manner to assist students preparing for the teaching time.
It is recommended the UC will ensure content is uploaded at least one week prior to the lecture/tutorial time in subsequent years of delivery.
Feedback from Informal student feedback
Content delivered in the early weeks of term could be more engaging.
It is recommended that the methods and timing of delivering content related to policies, codes, and guidelines be reviewed such that this content does not occupy the full first two-weeks of content.