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MEDS12007 - Medical Sonography Clinical Course 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This clinical course will provide opportunities to apply and integrate theoretical and practical knowledge in the clinical environment. The practical focus in this course includes the completion of abdominal, renal, and superficial structure ultrasound scans. Students will learn to analyse images and solve problems. Behavioural aspects of professional practice are emphasised and students are expected to reflect on their own performance and exhibit the highest level of safe patient care. Critical appraisal of performance will enable students to develop their professional and technical skills in a work setting under qualified supervision.

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

 

MEDS12002

Abdominal Ultrasound

Pre

And

 

 

MEDS12003

Superficial Structures in Ultrasound

Pre

And

 

 

MEDS12004

Sonography Skills Development 1

Pre

 

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 - 2014

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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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Practical Assessment 0%
3. Portfolio 0%
4. Written Assessment 0%
5. Off-campus Activity 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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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 data
Feedback
Attendance at, and participation in tutorials was low, which reduces learning potential.
Recommendation
Consider having mandatory attendance and contributing to tutorials in some manner a requirement to improve engagement.
Action Taken
A new staff member was allocated as UC with little preparation time. This recommendation was not able to be introduced.
Source: SUTE data
Feedback
Students appreciated the resources provided and indicated they were useful to their learning.
Recommendation
Consider linking assessment to tutorial contributions to improve engagement and learning potential.
Action Taken
Resources were provided to support learning in the clinical environment
Source: Self reflection
Feedback
Participation in tutorials was low, which reduces learning potential.
Recommendation
Consider assigning a compulsory element to tutorials to increase engagement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Student felt unprepared for the online quiz
Recommendation
Consider offering practise quizzes on Moodle and in tutorials.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Self Reflection
Feedback
Students benefitted from pre-clincial preparation days
Recommendation
Continue with preclinical preparation days as they are important in building students' confidence for their first clinical placement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Complete diagnostic ultrasound scans of the abdomen, renal tract and thyroid under supervision.
  2. Critically apply theoretical and technical sonographic knowledge and skills to solve straightforward diagnostic problems.
  3. Describe and explain sonographic findings in collaborative contexts involving both sonographers and non-sonographic staff.
  4. Implement appropriate patient care, professional behaviour and attitudes in independent and collaborative contexts involving both sonographers and non-sonographic staff.
  5. Reflect on performance to identify and propose learning opportunities and self-improvements.

Australasian Competency Standards for Entry Level Sonographers

Unit 1, 1.1-1.2 inclusive
Unit 2, 2.1-2.2 inclusive
Unit 6 Abdominal
Unit 12 Superficial Parts

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Practical Assessment • • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • •
3 - Portfolio •
4 - Written Assessment •
5 - Off-campus Activity • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking •
4 - Information Literacy • • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Practical Assessment • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • • •
4 - Written Assessment • • • • • •
5 - Off-campus Activity • • •
3 - Portfolio •