For this assessment task, which will be conducted via Zoom, you will be required to complete a viva (an oral assessment in the form of a dynamic interview) based on a paediatric clinical scenario.

You will be assessed using criteria informed by Speech Pathology Australia's Professional Standards. To pass this task, you need to demonstrate "Approaching Proficiency" level of competence in paediatric clinical practice. Therefore, you need to achieve the requisite number of “Yes” marks in each section of the rubric. A mark below the requisite number of “Yes” marks indicates that you have not met the required level for that area of competency, which equates to a fail grade on the assessment task.

Each criterion on the rubric is graded as follows:

“Yes” - "Approaching Proficiency"

"No” – Not "Approaching Proficiency"

There are four sections in the rubric, each with a minimum required mark. Full details of the requirements for each section and requisite marks are outlined on Moodle. 

There are four marking criteria that will be used to assess your performance in Assessment 1.

• The first criterion focuses on your ability to identify and justify speech pathology needs and describe and justify an appropriate assessment plan.
• The second criterion focuses on your ability to effectively interpret and integrate assessment results, make an appropriate diagnosis or description of the individual's needs, and describe gaps in the information and means by which to obtain further information to create a comprehensive overview of the individual.
• The third criterion focuses on your ability to describe and justify an appropriate intervention plan.
• The fourth criterion focuses on your ability to identify and justify ethical issues present in the case and your professional conduct throughout the viva.

Please see the CB87 Academic Integrity handout: https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=3805644, located on the Speech Pathology Course Wide Moodle page for information on paraphrasing, source quality, and artificial
intelligence use across units in the speech pathology course.

Note:

Since this is a pass/fail assessment task, it does not qualify for a supplementary assessment. However, if you do not meet the pass criteria for the viva task, you will be provided with one opportunity to re-sit the entire oral examination assessment. The re-sit will be of an equivalent format and use the same assessment criteria as the original assessment task but you will be given a different case. If you do not meet the pass criteria for the re-sit, you will receive a fail grade on the assessment task.

Late arrivals:

Please note that per section 5.54 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. 

You should aim to check Zoom settings before the scheduled time, and log in at least 5 minutes prior to your assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late, you will be permitted late entry to your assessment up to 10 minutes after the assessment commencement time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e., arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for a deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a fail grade.

For this assessment task, you will be required to complete an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) based on an adult clinical scenario. The OSCE includes 7 stations in total, 5 of which will be assessed. Of the 5 stations that are assessed, 2 will include working with a simulated individual with speech pathology needs. This assessment task requires you to complete the OSCE in the role of a clinician, and also to act in the role of individual for one of your peers, or an actor playing the client. You will be assessed on your participation and reflection on your role as a simulated individual. Each station of your OSCE is timed. A brief outline is provided below with additional details provided on Moodle.

Outline of OSCE

Station 1 (Not assessed). Review case history, assessment, and diagnosis results.

Station 2 (Assessed). Report on the assessment results to the individual.

Station 3 (Not assessed). Plan speech pathology intervention.

Station 4 (Assessed). Report on the intervention plan to the assessor

Station 5 (Assessed). Implementation of speech pathology intervention with the individual.

Station 6 (Assessed). Identification and discussion of ethical issues in the case.

Station 7 (Assessed). Reflective practice and lifelong learning.

During the OSCE, you must independently demonstrate your skills, knowledge, and competence in the areas of adult clinical practice. This OSCE requires you to independently integrate information, problem-solve in real-time, and make decisions regarding assessment and intervention and the overall management of an individual, with reference to the ICF and within the ethical guidelines of the speech pathology profession.

You must also demonstrate your use of effective thinking, reasoning, and reflective skills and provide clear and appropriate rationales for decisions that carefully consider evidence-based practice.

Parts of your OSCE will be video-recorded for assessment purposes.

This is a penultimate assessment task of CB87 course which requires you to demonstrate "Approaching Proficiency" in adult clinical practice.  To demonstrate Approaching Proficiency competency across adult clinical practice, you will be assessed against Speech Pathology Australia’s Professional Standards. It is recommended that you review these documents closely as part of your preparation for this assessment task. 

You will be assessed using criteria informed by Speech Pathology Australia's Professional Standards. To pass this task, you need to demonstrate "Approaching Proficiency" level of competence in paediatric clinical practice. Therefore, you need to achieve the requisite number of “Yes” marks in each section of the rubric. A mark below the requisite number of “Yes” marks indicates that you have not met the required level for that area of competency, which equates to a fail grade on the assessment task.
•    Yes = “Approaching Proficiency”
•    No = not “Approaching Proficiency”

To pass each graded station you will be required to attain the requisite number of “yes” marks, which is outlined on the task description on Moodle.

There are 5 marking criteria that will be used to assess your performance in this Assessment:
1.    The first criterion focuses on your ability to accurately interpret and explain speech pathology information in a manner that is suited to the individual with speech pathology needs.
2.    The second criterion focuses on your ability to effectively identify, describe and justify intervention that is relevant to the individuals needs.
3.    The third criterion focuses on your ability to implement appropriate speech pathology intervention and respond to the individual’s need/questions and response to that intervention.
4.    The fourth criterion focuses on your ability to identify and justify ethics issues present in the case and your professional conduct throughout the OSCE.
5.     The fifth criterion focuses on your ability to reflect on your role as individual and focus on the learning of your student colleagues.

Please see the CB87 Academic Integrity handout: https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=3805644,
located on the Speech Pathology Course Wide Moodle page for information on paraphrasing, source quality, and artificial
intelligence use across units in the speech pathology course.

Note:

Since this is a pass/fail assessment task, it does not qualify for a supplementary assessment. However, if you do not meet the pass criteria for the OSCE task, you will be provided with one opportunity to re-sit the entire OSCE task. The re-sit will be of an equivalent format and use the same assessment criteria as the original assessment task but you will be given a different case. If you do not meet the pass criteria for the re-sit, you will receive a fail grade on the assessment task.

Late arrivals:

Please note that per section 5.54 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. 

You should aim to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the assessment commencement time. In the extraordinary circumstance that you are late, you will be permitted late entry to your assessment of up to 10 minutes after the assessment commencement time. The period of lateness will be deducted from your overall assessment time. If you are denied access to the assessment due to lateness (i.e., arriving beyond the permitted late entry period), you should make an online application for a deferred assessment (which may or may not be granted in line with CQU policy). If your application for deferred assessment is denied, you will receive a fail grade for your assessment item and you may be eligible for a supplementary assessment in line with CQU policy.