MEDI14001 - Transition to Independent Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In your final year of study, you are transitioning from student to independent practitioner. Nearing completion of your tertiary studies to begin a career in your selected profession is a huge learning milestone. This transition phase of your learning journey is also a starting point for another learning journey, that is your continuing development as a professional. To support your transition, you will critically reflect on your progress in developing the knowledge, skills and judgement to meet the national registering body’s Professional Capabilities and on your clinical practice in adhering to the Shared Code of Conduct of registered health professionals. You will apply clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice and risk management to the analysis and discussion of clinical incidents and near misses. You will further develop your ability to advance your profession through peer support and education.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisites:

  • MEDI13005 Medical Imaging Clinical Course 3
  • ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science
  • MEDI13008 Imaging Pathways in the Diagnostic Process

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 - 2025

Term 3 - 2025 Profile
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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 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 40.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20% 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: Student informal comments and SUTE data
Feedback
The case study assessment was challenging, but students found it very useful in developing an understanding of the important role radiographers play in patient safety.
Recommendation
Maintain the case study. Refine the questions asked to maintain academic integrity and currency.
Action Taken
The case study was maintained. Specific questions related to the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA) Professional Capabilities and radiology site accreditation were used to maintain relevance and currency of the assessment task.
Source: Student informal comments and SUTE data
Feedback
Some students felt that the presentation assessment was very similar to that required in a previous unit.
Recommendation
Work with the unit coordinator of the previous unit to review the assessments and amend if necessary.
Action Taken
Discussion between the academics disclosed that the presentation tasks were different across the two units. The scope was maintained, with clear explanation of the requirements of the presentation topic.
Source: Emails from students and coordinator reflection
Feedback
The portfolio assessment gave students freedom in their choice of professional capabilities being discussed. This caused anxiety among some students.
Recommendation
Review the portfolio assessments and investigate methods of increasing clarity of requirements.
Action Taken
The precise MRPBA Professional Capabilities required to be included were specified, with no potential for students to choose which to address.
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
Some students felt that feedback on individual assessment tasks was not provided in a manner that supported their development
Recommendation
Investigate timing and scope of assessment tasks to enable timely feedback to students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Coordinator reflection
Feedback
The requirement to use professional judgement and make decisions related to care and professional requirements appeared to be challenging for students.
Recommendation
Investigate the availability of more resources to support the development of confidence in independent practice and decision-making.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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