MEDI12001 - Radiation Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit prepares you for the safe and effective use of ionising radiation for radiographic imaging in the simulated and clinical environment. The unit covers production and control of the radiation beam, radiation interactions in matter and risk of detriment to the human body from exposure to radiation. Radiation safety and dose minimisation practices are examined in light of current findings on detriment from low level radiation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

MEDI11001 Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions

MEDI11002 Physics for Health Science

ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Sciences

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

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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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 60.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 10.42% response rate.

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.

Source: Unit coordinator reflection SUTE
Feedback
Although attendance in tutorials is excellent, student engagement and participation in tutorial discussions are extremely poor.
Recommendation
Investigate options such as use of MS docs etc. to encourage student engagement and participation in tutorials.
Action Taken
Small group activities were built into the tutorial sessions to encourage student engagement and participation.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
Provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests were well received by students.
Recommendation
Continue with the provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests.
Action Taken
This approach was continued in the current iteration of the unit.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
Provision of a practice test supported students in preparing for the in-class invigilated test.
Recommendation
Maintain the provision of a practice test to support students in preparing for the in-class invigilated test.
Action Taken
This approach was maintained in the current iteration of the unit.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
The first few weeks of the term have a larger volume of content which impacts on student engagement during these weeks.
Recommendation
Investigate the potential to adjust weekly content to balance out weekly volume across the term.
Action Taken
Content was reviewed and lecture videos were updated for the first few weeks of the unit.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
Feedback
The 1.5 hour tutorial sessions were well received by the students.
Recommendation
Consider adapting the weekly tutorial to a 1.5 hour duration in future versions to support student engagement and learning.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection SUTE
Feedback
Small group activities in tutorials encouraged greater student participation and engagement.
Recommendation
Investigate the option of having small group activities in tutorials in future units to continue fostering high levels of student participation and engagement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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