Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will explore key aspects of clinical governance and quality improvement by discussing and interpreting quality management principles in the context of a medical imaging environment. You will propose reasons for adverse events, prioritise action and describe appropriate intervention. Medical Imaging departments utilise multiple modalities. Quality practice requires an understanding of the function and use of each imaging modality to appreciate the diagnostic journey for each patient. You will evaluate the complementary role and safety of a range of medical imaging modalities. The unit will utilise multi-modality cases to provide you with an opportunity to practise and develop critical thinking and image interpretation skills for specified disease processes.
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 |
Prerequisite
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 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Portfolio | 60% |
| 3. Online Test | 40% |
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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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 82.35% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 18.89% 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: Tutorials
Some students suggested quizzes to be implemented for weeks 7-9.
Consider the inclusion of quizzes for the remaining weeks.
New and improved quizzes were implemented on a fortnightly basis to support ongoing learning and reinforce key concepts throughout the remaining weeks.
Source: SUTE data
Students noted the content for the quality practice section was quite dense.
Consider refining the definitions and content within the first section and reducing the quality improvement schedule to five weeks.
The quality practice content was streamlined from six weeks to four, with key concepts prioritised to reduce information overload and improve clarity. Several lectures were restructured to provide more concise, relevant, and engaging material.
Source: SUTE data
Students enjoyed the mock quizzes and image interpretation section within the tutorials
Incorporate mock quizzes in all the tutorials to enhance student engagement.
Practice questions were integrated into every tutorial, complemented by interactive Kahoot sessions. The Kahoot sessions boosted student engagement and positive feedback.
Source: Student feedback
Some students felt the assessment task was somewhat ambiguous, making it difficult to fully understand the requirements.
Provide an exemplar for further assessments and edit the task description for clarity.
In Progress
Source: Student Feedback
Excellent response to the updated content on the quality assurance lectures - students recommended updating all previous quality assurance content .
The remaining quality assurance lectures will be updated and restructured to ensure the content is current, relevant, and presented in a clear and concise manner.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Discuss key aspects of clinical governance, quality improvement, risk management and patient safety cultures in the context of a clinical sonography environment.
- Describe the safe application of contemporary medical imaging modalities.
- Identify, describe and compare complementary imaging pathways for specified pathologies.
- Correlate the appearance of specified disease processes using complimentary imaging modalities.
The learning outcomes for this unit relate to the requirements of general sonography courses under the Australasian Sonography Accreditation Registry (ASAR), Standards for the Accreditation of Sonographer Courses (SASC):
Foundation Units of Competence 1-5
Critical Practice Units of Competence 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 & 13
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Portfolio | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Online Test | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |