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MEDS13008 - Vascular Sonography

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to vascular ultrasound. In this unit you will explore the sonographic assessment of normal and pathological vascular cases. You will apply knowledge of vascular anatomy and physiology, and the physical properties of Doppler ultrasound to clinical scenarios and case studies to critically reflect on sonographic problems. Engaging in this sonographic decision-making process will culminate in the creation of sonographer’s interpretive reports, including a provisional diagnosis.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 3
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: MEDS12004 Sonographic Skills Development 1

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

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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%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 3 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 19.05% 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: UC reflection, student feedback
Feedback
Despite changes to the written assessment designed to reduce marking turn-around time (reduction in the number of questions, video explaining the marking rubric, MyStudyWorks feedback and feedforward opportunity), there were still significant delays in the return time for the written assessment.
Recommendation
This assessment strategy will be reviewed and amended where deemed necessary.
Action Taken
The assessment was reviewed and changes implemented resulted in faster turn-around of feedback for the written component to students.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some students stated that they were not aware that this unit is designed to be taken just before attempting MEDS13011 Sonographic Skills Development 2, and were unaware that not having the knowledge from earlier units could affect their success in the unit.
Recommendation
Students who have not successfully passed MEDS12004 will be advised in writing that attempting this unit without the scaffolded knowledge from prior units may affect their success in this unit.
Action Taken
Students were advised of this; some students continued with the unit without having this prerequisite unit successfully passed.
Source: Student feedback, UC reflection
Feedback
Students continued to love attending and participating in interactive tutorials.
Recommendation
Interactive tutorials will be continued in future deliveries of this unit.
Action Taken
Tutorials were continued in the same format with good attendance levels and participation, along with positive feedback.
Source: Student feedback, UC observation
Feedback
The oral examination was a good way for students to demonstrate an understanding of their answers in the written component.
Recommendation
The oral examination will be continued in future deliveries of this unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback, UC observation
Feedback
Booking in for oral examination times after hours was difficult for students on clinical placement in the second half of term.
Recommendation
Booking schedules will be extended to include more after hours options for students on clinical placement.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some students thought the content in the quizzes was very different to interactive tutorial content discussed.
Recommendation
Quiz questions and tutorial content will be reviewed.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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