PODI14012 - Podiatry Clinical Practice 5

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

This 12-credit point unit encompasses a clinical component (internal and external) and a research component. During clinic, you are required to demonstrate graduate competency in patient assessment, diagnostic decision-making, prevention, treatment and management of a wide range of podiatric patient presentations. You will also treat patients with conditions requiring minor surgical procedures. In addition, you shall also refine your skills in managing podiatric patients of differing ages, ethnic/cultural backgrounds, geographic locations, socioeconomic status and health profiles. This is the third and final unit in the formal requirements for completion of your honours research project. You are required to complete and submit your research project for evaluation. You are expected to present your research findings, during your presentation you are encouraged to consider both the strengths and limitations of your research.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: PODI14008 Podiatry Clinical Practice 4

and

Corequisite: PODI14011 Complex Cases in Podiatry Practice

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Rockhampton

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 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 50%
2. Project (research) 30%
3. Professional Practice Placement 0%
4. Presentation 20%

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

Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 0.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 0% 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: Staff feedback
Feedback:
 The current external placement schedule may be better positioned in the first half of term two.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the five-week external placement be scheduled earlier in the term in future offerings. This is to better align with the unit schedules for co-requisite units and to reduce the burden of assessment in the second half of the term.

Action Taken:
 In 2024, the five-week external placement was scheduled to commence in Week 1 of Term 2, to better align with the class and assessment schedules of co-requisite units.
Source: Staff feedback, Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback:
 The current Practical Assessment design is an effective and authentic clinical assessment

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that the current Practical Assessment design be used in future offerings

Action Taken:
 In 2024, the Practical Assessment continued to be used as an effective and authentic clinical assessment.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback:
 Students should be encouraged to complete the Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation (SUTE) survey for this unit.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that students continue to be encouraged to complete the SUTE survey for PODI14012 to ensure this unit can be continuously enhanced responsive to student feedback.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: Informal feedback from students.
Feedback:
 Students enjoyed the opportunity to attend outreach clinics as part of their internal Work-Integrated Learning.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended that students continue to have the opportunity to attend outreach clinics as a component of their internal Work-Integrated Learning.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate effective skills in the assessment and management of complex podiatric patient presentations including biomechanical, sport injuries, diabetes, rheumatology and high risk cases
  2. Demonstrate competency at a graduate standard of practice in clinical reasoning, execution of techniques and objective assessments, and delivery of programs to manage specific clinical problems
  3. Refine skills in analysing and improving ongoing clinical practice
  4. Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as an individual and as a member of a team
  5. Effectively communicate an advanced understanding of the specified research topic including a critical analysis and interpretation of the research topic.

The Learning Outcomes are linked to the Podiatry Board of Australia (AHPRA) Professional Capabilities for Podiatrists.

https://www.podiatryboard.gov.au/News/2021-09-01-new-professional-capabilities.aspx

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • • • •
2 - Project (research) •
3 - Professional Practice Placement • • • •
4 - Presentation •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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 • • • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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