This assessment task requires you to complete two (2) online quizzes across the term. While each quiz may have a different total number of points, they contribute equally to your Assessment 1 grade. Each online quiz will be worth 15% (30% in total). Quiz content may include material from recorded lectures, tutorials, interactive online content (e.g., H5P activities) and/or required readings. The quizzes are scheduled for Week 4 and Week 10.

You will be allocated to Group A or Group B for each quiz. Please refer to Moodle to confirm your group allocation for each quiz. 

'Evaluation of Stuttering' Quiz

• Group A: Opens Tuesday 31 March, 7:00 AM and closes Wednesday 1 April, 7:00 AM
  
• Group B: Opens Wednesday 1 April, 5:00 PM and closes Thursday 2 April, 5:00 PM

Once you start the quiz, you will have one (1) hour to complete it.

'Perceptual & Anatomical-Physiological Voice Analysis' Quiz

• Group A: Opens Tuesday 19 May, 7:00 AM and closes Wednesday 20 May, 7:00 AM
  
• Group B: Opens Wednesday 20 May, 5:00 PM and closes Thursday 21 May, 5:00 PM

Once you start the quiz, you will have two (2) hours to complete it.

Please note that per section 5.50 in the Higher Education Assessment Policy, late penalties do not apply to this assessment task. If you do not complete this assessment task at the specified date/time, you will receive a mark of zero. In the event that you are unable to complete the assessment task for reasons outlined in the Higher Education Assessment Policy, you must submit an extension request through Moodle.

The 72-hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Level of Generative AI (Gen AI) use allowed:

• Level 1: The assessment is completed entirely without AI assistance in a controlled environment, ensuring that students rely solely on their existing knowledge, understanding and skills. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

Quiz questions may include closed-format items (e.g., multiple-choice), short‑answer questions, and/or completion of assessment forms. Each question will clearly indicate its point value, and points will be awarded for responses that are answered correctly.

For this online assessment, you will analyse and interpret clinical information relating to paediatric and adult stuttering, then respond to structured questions that assess your conclusions and justification. The assessment consists of two (2) stations:

Station 1: Video-Based Responses (via Moodle)

In Station 1, you will be required to analyse formal and informal assessment results, along with case history information, to justify your diagnosis and proposed treatment pathways. This Station involves analysing a video recording and responding to a series of clinical questions. All students will access the same questions at the same time. You will complete three (3) assessed clinical questions, each released at a designated time, with 5 minute breaks between questions. Each response must be recorded as a video (maximum 2 minutes) using the Moodle recording tool. You will join the Viva through the online meeting videoconferencing platform link provided on Moodle. Instructions for using the Moodle video recording function are available on the course Moodle site.

STEP 1 Preparation (not assessed)

• At 7:00 AM, three (3) hours prior to Question 1A, the speech and language assessment results and case history information will be released on Moodle. You must review, analyse, and interpret these materials prior to commencing the viva questions.

STEP 2 Evaluation (assessed; 65 minutes total + breaks)

• At 10:00 AM, Question 1A for Station 1 will be released to all students on Moodle. This question will relate to assessment analysis and diagnosis. You will have 15 minutes to complete your response, and you must upload your video recording by 10:15 AM. You may decide how to divide the available time between preparation and recording, but your final video must not exceed 2 minutes.

• At 10:20 AM, Question 1B for Station 1 will be released. This question will focus on treatment pathways. You will have 10 minutes to complete your response, and you must upload your recording by 10:30 AM. Again, your final video must not exceed 2 minutes.

• At 10:35 AM, Question 1C for Station 1 will be released. This question will relate to treatment programs. You will have 15 minutes to complete your response, and you must upload your video by 10:50 AM. As with previous questions, you may choose how to use your preparation and recording time, but your response must be no longer than 2 minutes.

• At 10:55 AM, Question 1D for Station 1 will be released. This question is optional and provides an opportunity for you to record any information that you believe you missed in the earlier questions. You will have 10 minutes to complete this response, and you must upload your video by 11:05 AM. The maximum video length for this question is also 2 minutes.

Station 2: Live Oral Assessment (Viva via Videoconferencing Platform)

Station 2 consists of a live oral viva that will be conducted through a videoconferencing platform (e.g., Zoom, Teams). You will be required to integrate additional information to determine whether your chosen treatment remains appropriate.

STEP 3 

• Further case information and/or additional assessment results will be released on Moodle one (1) hour before your scheduled viva. You must analyse and interpret these results before the viva begins.

STEP 4

• You must log in to your viva using the provided videoconferencing platform link and password at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled time listed on Moodle. You will then wait in the waiting room for the examiner to invite you into the session.

STEP 5

• Your live oral viva (Station ) will be 7 minutes in length and will consist of two (2) questions. You will be responsible for managing your time across both questions within the allocated time frame. The first question will focus on integrating additional assessment results, and the second question will address adapting therapy planning. The examiner may ask brief follow‑up prompt questions if needed. Both questions will be provided orally and in written form.

As this assessment is conducted through a videoconferencing platform, you must ensure that your computer has a functioning camera and microphone, is fully charged, and is supported by a stable internet connection. As the examiner will be conducting ongoing Vivas throughout the assessment period, they cannot assist with individual technical issues. Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the appropriate software and hardware prior to your scheduled OSCE. If you experience technical issues on the day, contact TaSAC and email the unit coordinator to advise of your actions. The unit coordinator cannot provide any technical assistance prior to or during the Viva.

You should log on at least 5 minutes before your assessment begins. In extraordinary circumstances, you may be granted late entry for up to 5 minutes after the scheduled start time. Any time lost due to lateness will be deducted from your assessment time. For example, if your viva is scheduled for 9:00 AM and you log in at 9:02 AM, you will have two fewer minutes available to complete Section 1.

The 72 hour grace period does not apply to this assessment.

Level of Generative AI (Gen AI) use allowed:

• Level 1: The assessment is completed entirely without AI assistance in a controlled environment, ensuring that students rely solely on their existing knowledge, understanding and skills. You must not use AI at any point during the assessment. You must demonstrate your core skills and knowledge.

The full task description will be provided in Moodle.

You will be marked against three (3) marking criteria for this assessment task: 

1. The first criterion focuses on your analysis of assessment results, including the integration of all provided assessment information, the identification of any gaps or discrepancies, and the selection and justification of diagnosis and possible treatment pathways. This criterion is worth 40% of this assessment grade.
2. The second criterion focuses on your selection and justification of a chosen treatment program that meets the individual’s functional needs, and your ability to adapt this treatment program when required. This criterion is worth 40% of this assessment grade.
3. The third criterion focuses on your professionalism and spoken communication skills in Station 1 and 2. This criterion is worth 20% of this assessment grade.

Please see the CB87 Academic Integrity Requirements handout located on the CB87 Speech Pathology Course Site Moodle page for information on paraphrasing, source quality, and artificial intelligence use across units in the speech pathology course.

Please note that per section 5.50 in the Higher Education Assessment Policy, late penalties do not apply to this assessment task.  If you do not attend or complete this assessment task at the specified date/time, you will receive a mark of zero. In the event that you are unable to attend or complete the assessment task for reasons outlined in the Higher Education Assessment Policy, you must submit an extension request through Moodle. 

For this assessment task, you will be required to complete an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) based on an adult clinical scenario. This assessment task requires you to complete the OSCE in the role of a clinician. The OSCE consists of three (3) timed online stations delivered via a videoconferencing platform (e.g., Zoom, Teams). Stations 1 and 3 involve live interaction with a simulated adult client with voice needs, while Station 2 requires you to speak to the examiner. 

OSCE Preparation

A case history outlining the reason for referral for a voice assessment and voice assessment results will be released in Moodle prior to your scheduled OSCE. You must review, analyse, and interpret the results prior to your OSCE. You can bring this information to the OSCE at your scheduled time.

Station 1: Clinical Voice Assessment 

In Station 1, you will meet with a simulated adult client via a videoconferencing platform to complete an aspect of the clinical voice protocol missing from the client’s referral and assessment information. During this station, you are required to:

• Ask one (1) clinical interview question to supplement the case history, and
• Conduct a component of the clinical voice assessment protocol selected by you, as the clinician.

You are expected to demonstrate your clinical reasoning by providing the client with a rationale for the clinical interview question you ask and for the assessment task you administer. 

Station 2: Analysis and Synthesis of Assessment Data 

Station 2 begins after Station 1. You will remain in the same videoconference room. The examiner will ask you to:

• Verbally summarise the client’s voice condition and assessment results provided, including impairment and functional impact, and
• Verbally provide an appropriate holistic prevention and management plan for the client’s diagnosed voice condition.

         Within your holistic prevention and management plan, you must apply the ICF Framework to: 

• • Justify a referral to one (1) other health professional (excluding Ear Nose Throat specialist),
  • Describe and justify one (1) vocal hygiene task OR one (1) vocal awareness task that you would introduce in an initial therapy session, and
  • Select and justify one (1) intervention strategy relevant to the client’s voice condition

Station 3: Direct Voice Intervention 

Station 3 begins after Station 2. You will remain in the same videoconference room and will receive three (3) therapy technique or exercise options on the screen. All three options will be appropriate for the presenting case, and you must select one (1) to teach. After making your selection, you will explain and model the first two (2) steps of your chosen technique or exercise to the simulated adult client. You will then have the client demonstrate the first two (2) steps and provide effective feedback on the client's performance.  

As this assessment is conducted through a videoconferencing platform, you must ensure that your computer has a functioning camera and microphone, is fully charged, and is supported by a stable internet connection. As the examiner will be conducting ongoing OSCEs throughout the assessment period, they cannot assist with individual technical issues. Therefore, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have the appropriate software and hardware prior to your scheduled OSCE. If you experience technical issues on the day, contact TaSAC and email the unit coordinator to advise of your actions. The unit coordinator cannot provide any technical assistance prior to or during the OSCE.

You should log on at least 5 minutes prior to your Station 1 assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late, you will be permitted late entry of up to 2 minutes after the Station 1 assessment commencement time. Any time lost due to lateness will be deducted from your assessment time. For example, if your viva is scheduled for 9:00 AM and you log in at 9:02 AM, you will have two fewer minutes available to complete Section 1.

If you are denied access to Station 1 of the assessment due to lateness (i.e., arriving beyond the permitted late entry period) you will not be permitted to complete the remaining stations. Therefore, you should make an online application for a deferred assessment. If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a fail grade; however, you may be eligible for a supplementary assessment per CQU policy.

Level of GenAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) use allowed: 

Level 2: 

• Artificial intelligence (AI) may be used for pre-task activities such as brainstorming, outlining and initial research. This level focuses on the effective use of AI for planning, synthesis and ideation, but assessments should emphasise the ability to develop and refine these ideas independently. 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.

The full task description will be provided in Moodle.

You will be marked against four (4) marking criteria for this assessment task:

1. The first criterion focuses on how your chosen interview question addresses any omissions in the client’s referral and assessment information provided to you. It also evaluates the relevance, and clarity and accuracy of administration of your selected assessment as well as use of patient-centered language. This criterion is worth 30% of the OSCE grade.
2. The second criterion focuses on the clarity and accuracy of your assessment summary, the accuracy and justification of the interprofessional referral, the clarity and justification of the vocal hygiene/vocal awareness task, and accuracy of your proposed intervention strategy. This criterion is worth 30% of the OSCE grade.
3. The third criterion focuses on the accuracy of the voice technique or exercise procedure you provided, as well as the clarity of your explanations, instructions, demonstrations, and feedback in addition to use of patient-centered language This criterion is worth 30% of the OSCE grade.
4. The fourth criterion focuses on your overall professionalism throughout each Station of the OSCE. This criterion is worth 10% of the OSCE grade.

Please see the CB87 Academic Integrity Requirements handout located on the CB87 Speech Pathology Course Site Moodle page for information on paraphrasing, source quality, and artificial intelligence use across units in the speech pathology course.

Please note that per section 5.50 in the Higher Education Assessment Policy, late penalties do not apply to this assessment task.  If you do not attend or complete this assessment task at the specified date/time, you will receive a mark of zero. In the event that you are unable to attend or complete the assessment task for reasons outlined in the Higher Education Assessment Policy, you must submit an extension request through Moodle.