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Please note that this Unit Profile is still in progress. The content below is subject to change.Overview
In this unit you will have the opportunity to work with adults and/or children with a wide range of communication and/or swallowing goals and needs, through the completion of work integrated learning. Your work integrated learning will provide you with experiences that will enable you to develop novice-intermediate level clinical competencies. You will engage in reciprocal learning with peers from speech pathology and other disciplines and advocate for the role of the speech pathology profession in meeting the needs of individuals and communities. You will apply the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework and principles of evidence-based practice, critical reflection, and interprofessional practice throughout this unit. Prior to the commencement of the unit, you must complete all pre-clinical requirements and maintain these requirements throughout the unit.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: ALLH12006 - Evidence Based Practice for Allied Health SPCH12007 - Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 1 SPCH13004 - Supporting Communication Development and Needs Across the School Years Co-requisites: SPCH13010 - Swallowing and Feeding Across the Lifespan SPCH13003 - Neurogenic Communication Disorders 1 SPCH13012 - Voice Across the Lifespan
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 - 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 SUTE
Students reported that their assessment tasks were thought-provoking and practical tasks.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to offer students a variety of assessment tasks that relate to their real-world practice as future speech pathologists.
- Demonstrate clinical and professional competence, as defined by Speech Pathology Australia, during work-integrated learning experiences
- Apply theory to practice to identify and discuss enablers and barriers that influence the assessment and management of clients with communication and/or swallowing needs
- Apply the principles of interprofessional collaborative practice and critical reflection to generate ethical and evidence-based management plans
- Document and track the work-integrated learning experiences gained across Speech Pathology Australia's competency standards and range of practice areas
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 50% | ||||
| 2 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 50% | ||||
| 4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books - 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 | ||||