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Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.Overview
This unit will focus on childhood development, with specific focus on paediatric disorders related to the lower extremity. Students will develop history taking and physical examination skills specific to the paediatric podiatry patient. Students will also be exposed to psycho-social issues affecting children, which may affect the management of paediatric lower limb conditions. An evidence-based approach to clinical management of the paediatric patient in podiatry practice will be central to this unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
PODI13008 Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Limb
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 - 2025
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 Unit Coordinator reflection
It has been identified that there is a large volume of content covered in this unit.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator conducts a thorough review of content for duplication and relevance.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator reflection
A prescribed textbook would be a useful addition to this unit.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator reviews relevant and up-to-date textbooks for implementation as teaching resources in subsequent deliveries of this unit.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator reflection
The engagement of guest speakers into the delivery of this unit was successful in conveying the nature of multidisciplinary care in paediatric podiatry, especially in the context of disability.
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continues to engage guest speakers into this unit to enhance the teaching and learning experience and to provide a range of paediatric specialist content.
- Describe the developmental milestones of a child relevant to podiatry practice
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with paediatric patients and their parents/ guardians, taking into consideration possible underlying psycho-social and medical issues.
- Identify lower limb conditions seen clinically in paediatric patients, select relevant diagnostic assessments and Implement safe, effective and evidence-based management plans.
- Discuss the role of inter-professional practice within the paediatric healthcare system
Per NPC1312
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Presentation - 30% | ||||
| 3 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||
| 4 - On-campus Activity - 0% | ||||
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 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||