Overview
In this unit you will focus on the neurological and vascular disorders that have an impact on the lower extremity. You will examine the clinical features, pathogenesis and significance of such disorders and develop an understanding of the psychosocial impact. You will advance your skill and knowledge of diagnostic screening with the use of specialised tests specific to the lower limb. An evidence based approach to clinical examination will be central to this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
To be enrolled in this unit, students must be enrolled in CB86 Bachelor of Podiatry Practice (Honours) course. Pre-requisite: PODI12009 Clinical Podiatry Practice 1 AND Corequisite: PODI13007 Clinical Podiatry Practice 2
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 1 - 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).
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
Assessment Overview
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.
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 Staff feedback
The new 'oral examination' was an authentic method of assessment
It is recommended that the 'oral examination' is retained as an authentic method for assessing students acquisition and application of knowledge of neurovascular medicine in podiatry practice
Feedback from Staff feedback
Students learning experiences in this unit may be enhanced via implementation of a greater number of online interactive resources
It is recommended that additional online interactive resources are implemented in subsequent deliveries of this unit
- Apply appropriate examination techniques and interpret these accurately to describe the aetiology and clinical presentation of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
- Describe the impact of vascular and neurological conditions relevant to podiatry practice and prescribe self-management techniques for patients with a range of different neurological and vascular conditions.
- Design and implement safe and effective management plans, including appropriate referral, for common neurovascular pathologies in podiatric practice in a professional manner.
- Critique published literature to apply an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
Per NPC1311
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - On-campus Activity - 15% | ||||
| 2 - Oral Examination - 35% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- ZOOM
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.peterson@cqu.edu.au
Week 1 - Lower Limb Arterial System Part 1
Begin Date: 09 Mar 2026Module/Topic
This week we will introduce PODI13009 and review the lower limb arterial system including anatomy and macrovascular disease.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Overview and preparation for assessment item 1 - On-campus activity (15%)
Week 2 - Lower Limb Arterial System Part 2
Begin Date: 16 Mar 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review the lower limb arterial system including anatomy and microvascular disease.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3 - Lower Limb Venous System
Begin Date: 23 Mar 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review the lower limb venous system including anatomy, chronic venous insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 4 - Lower Limb Lymphatic System
Begin Date: 30 Mar 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review the lower limb lymphatic system including anatomy, lymphatic disease and lymphoedema.
Due: Assessment item 1 - On-campus activity (15%). Presentation will take place during normal class time.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 5 - Podiatry Specific Vascular Assessments
Begin Date: 06 Apr 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review Podiatry Specific Vascular assessments.
This will be a pre-recorded lecture due to the Easter Monday public holiday.
Chapter
Prescribed reading:
CQUniversity Bachelor of Podiatry (Honours) Vascular Assessment Manual.
Chuter, V., Quigley, F., Tosenovsky, P., Ritter, J.C., Charles, J., Cheney, J., Fitridge, R. and Australian Diabetes-related Foot Disease Guidelines & Pathways Project (2022), Australian guideline on diagnosis and management of peripheral artery disease: part of the 2021 Australian evidence-based guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease. J Foot Ankle Res, 15: 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-022-00550-7
Review: Vascular assessment demonstrations available via Moodle
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6 - Lower Limb Nervous System
Begin Date: 13 Apr 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review the lower limb nervous system including anatomy, the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 20 Apr 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7 - Autonomic Nervous System
Begin Date: 27 Apr 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review the autonomic nervous system including the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, autonomic dysfunction and autonomic neuropathy.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 8 - Podiatry Specific Neurological Assessments
Begin Date: 04 May 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review podiatry specific neurological assessments.
This lecture will be pre-recorded due to the Labour Day public holiday. Time will be devoted the following week to revise finer details not understood.
Chapter
Review: CQUniversity Neurological Assessment Form
Review: Neurological assessment demonstrations available via Moode
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 9 - Introduction to Lower Limb Ulceration and Neuropathic Foot
Begin Date: 11 May 2026Module/Topic
This lecture will provide explore lower limb ulceration and the neuropathic foot.
During the tutorial time, students will have the opportunity to undertake a 'mock oral examination'.
Chapter
Readings or textbook chapters for each week will be posted in Moodle. Please note that information from readings may be assessable.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 10 - Oral examination (35%)
Begin Date: 18 May 2026Module/Topic
Assessment item 2 (Oral examination) will take place during normal lecture and tutorial time. More information pertaining to this assessment item will be made available to you early in the term via Moodle.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 11 - Review / Exam Revision Lecture
Begin Date: 25 May 2026Module/Topic
This week we will review the content delivered in this unit throughout the term in preparation for the in-class test (Assessment 3, 50%).
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 12 - No class Self- Directed Study
Begin Date: 01 Jun 2026Module/Topic
There is no scheduled class for PODI13009 in Week 12. Students are encouraged to use the class time to prepare for the in-class test (Assessment 3, 50%).
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 08 Jun 2026Module/Topic
In-Class Test (Assessment 3, 50%) is scheduled for 9am Monday of Exam Week.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Vacation/Exam Week
Begin Date: 15 Jun 2026Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 On-campus Activity
You will be required to select (from a list) one peer-reviewed article pertinent to neurovascular medicine in podiatry, as agreed with your unit coordinator. Each student must select a different article. During your week three scheduled lecture or tutorial time, you will be required to present a ten-minute PowerPoint presentation which summarises your article. More information will be provided to you regarding this assessment task during week 1.
Permitted use of GenAI: Level 2 - AI Planning. You may use AI for planning, idea development, and research. Your final submission should show how you have developed and refined these ideas.
The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment item.
Week 4 Monday (30 Mar 2026) 9:00 am AEST
You are required to upload PowerPoint presentation slides to Moodle prior to your presentation which will take place during normal scheduled class time
Week 6 Monday (13 Apr 2026)
Students will be given written feedback within two weeks following the presentation by the unit coordinator or delegate
This assessment item aligns with learning outcome four - Critique published literature to apply an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
The marking guide (rubric) and further instructions pertaining to this assessment item will be made available to you via Moodle during week one.
- Critique published literature to apply an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
2 Oral Examination
Students will be required to attend on-campus to complete this assessment. You will be required to perform an oral examination in the format of a Viva Voce style examination. This assessment aims to distinguish between superficial and in-depth learning (through interactive dialogue between the student and examiner) to demonstrate your achievement of learning outcomes relevant to Neurovascular Medicine in Podiatry Practice. This assessment will allow you to demonstrate and apply your understanding of neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice through linkage of appropriate assessment and management strategies to clinical scenarios.
This style of assessment is conducted in a closed room environment during normal scheduled class time. The scheduling of individual assessments will be provided to you closer to the assessment date. You will be examined on content delivered in week 1 through to week 9 inclusive with the examination lasting up to 60 minutes. Further information pertaining to this assessment will be made available to you on Moodle throughout term 1. This assessment item may take place either face-to-face or via video conferencing technology.
Permitted use of GenAI: Level 1 - No AI. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment item.
Week 10 Monday (18 May 2026) 11:45 pm AEST
The oral examination will take place individually at a designated time according to a schedule made available to you closer to the assessment due date.
Week 12 Monday (1 June 2026)
Students will be given written feedback within one week following the completion of this assessment item by the unit coordinator or delegate.
This Oral Examination includes four stations each with a duration of 15 minutes. Students will have the opportunity to attempt a 'mock Oral Examination' in preparation for this assessment item.
- Apply appropriate examination techniques and interpret these accurately to describe the aetiology and clinical presentation of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
- Describe the impact of vascular and neurological conditions relevant to podiatry practice and prescribe self-management techniques for patients with a range of different neurological and vascular conditions.
- Design and implement safe and effective management plans, including appropriate referral, for common neurovascular pathologies in podiatric practice in a professional manner.
- Critique published literature to apply an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
3 In-class Test(s)
The In-class test (50%) will be in a form of a closed book in-class test covering content from Week 1- 12.
Students will be required to attend on-campus to complete this class test. The in-class test will be 120 minutes long.
Permitted use of GenAI: Level 1 - No AI. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.
The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment item.
Exam Week Monday (8 June 2026) 9:00 am AEST
The in-class test will take place during normal scheduled lecture time (9am-11am) on Monday 8th June 2026.
Results will be made available via Moodle within two weeks of the in-class test.
The in-class test will assess all content covered from Weeks 1-12 and will run for 120minutes. You will be provided with sample questions and revision time during the term to prepare you for the in-class test.
The location of where this assessment item will take place will be made available to you closer to the scheduled date.
- Apply appropriate examination techniques and interpret these accurately to describe the aetiology and clinical presentation of common neurovascular disorders in podiatry practice.
- Describe the impact of vascular and neurological conditions relevant to podiatry practice and prescribe self-management techniques for patients with a range of different neurological and vascular conditions.
- Design and implement safe and effective management plans, including appropriate referral, for common neurovascular pathologies in podiatric practice in a professional manner.
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?
