Unit Synopsis
Radiography and computed tomography are part of a much larger process of diagnosing and monitoring patient conditions. In this unit you will expand your theory knowledge of diagnostic tools to include other imaging modalities such as sonography and magnetic resonance imaging as well as some non-imaging diagnostic tests. You will examine a variety of diagnostic work-up algorithms using an evidence-based approach. You will discuss appropriateness criteria for various diagnostic protocols for a range of patient presentations.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisites: MEDI11001 Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions MEDI12011 Medical Imaging Clinical Experience 1 MEDI13002 Imaging Procedures 3 MEDI13006 Imaging Procedures 4 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2027
Term 2 - 2027 Profile
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.
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%).
Past Exams
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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: SUTE
Some students indicated the Essay assessment guidance and marking rubric lacked clarity
Review the Essay assessment guidance and marking rubric for clarity in future unit iterations.
Essay assessment guidance and marking rubric were reviewed and detailed information was provided on the unit Moodle page and through forum postings.
Source: Coordinator reflection
Students engaged well with the Poster presentation assessment task and most provided an informative and enjoyable presentation.
Maintain and refine the presentation assessment task.
The e-poster presentation task was maintained for the current iteration.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Reduced online engagement and delayed assessment submission occurred when clinical placement commenced concurrently from Week 6.
Invest in complementary strategies beyond the unit Moodle site to reinforce the importance of consistent online engagement and timely assessment completion during the concurrent clinical placement unit.
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Student participation in optional weekly drop-in sessions was low.
Consider introducing fortnightly optional drop-in sessions to support students.
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
The average scores for the essay and e-poster assessments were skewed towards higher grade percentages.
Review the assessment tasks and scoring rubrics to ensure performance descriptors provide clearer discrimination between levels of performance.
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
As the voice‑over PowerPoint component for the e-poster assessment was optional, it was not consistently submitted by students, which limited opportunities to clearly interpret and contextualise the key information presented within the e‑poster.
Invest in enhancements to the e-poster by incorporating either a structured written abstract or a short recorded voice‑over presentation with marks explicitly allocated to this element in the rubric.
In Progress
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