Unit Synopsis
You will develop an evidence-based and patient-centred approach to physiotherapy management of the complex adult and paediatric patient across a range of clinical areas. Topics may include: orthopaedics, amputees, mental health, oncology, men's and women's health, burns and plastics, transplantation and palliative care. Your focus will be on establishing the connections between physiological capacity for improvement and symptomology, while considering all relevant domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
To enrol in this unit you must be enrolled in the CB85 Course and meet the following pre-requisites: PSIO12002 - Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy PSIO12005 - Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 2 MPAT12001 - Medical Pathophysiology PSIO12004 - Neurological Physiotherapy 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 1 - 2027 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. In-class Test(s) | 20% |
| 2. In-class Test(s) | 30% |
| 3. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) | 50% |
| 4. On-campus Activity | 0% |
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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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 Feedback
Students felt that some topics that were assessed in in-class tests were not consistent with what was taught or outlined would be included.
It is recommended that the teaching team review provided content, pre-readings, expectations, assessment guide and lectures to ensure that all content assessed is clearly outlined to students.
The Unit Coordinator reviewed all assessments to ensure that content examined was consistent with content taught and an even distribution was maintained.
Source: Teaching team reflection and Student Feedback
Equipment and resources sourced for teaching of practical skills in this class are fantastic and up-to-date with current clinical practice.
It is recommended that the unit continues to maintain the currency of equipment and resources.
The same teaching resources and equipment were maintained for this years teaching, with academics planning for future updates to include equipment requirements to ensure currency of practice.
Source: Student representative meeting, verbal feedback.
Students value the in-class formative feedback and guidance given throughout clinical skills teaching, practice and case studies, and seek more of this consistently throughout the term and across campuses.
It is recommended that the unit teaching team review feedback pathways throughout the term to incorporate ongoing formative feedback, not just at the completion of assessments.
In Progress
Source: SUTE feedback, verbal feedback.
Students valued the new Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) format and felt that it better gauged students clinical reasoning skills.
It is recommended that the new format of the OSCE continues to be used in subsequent years of delivery.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply and demonstrate knowledge of pathological processes, symptomology, medical and pharmacological management, clinical course and prognosis for complex clinical conditions and pathologies
- Develop, apply, demonstrate and evaluate an evidence-based assessment and treatment for clients with complex clinical conditions and pathologies across all domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework
- Design and demonstrate a safe rehabilitation program for a specific complex clinical scenario that applies a variety of exercise techniques with appropriate progression and modification for that scenario
- Relate the role of physiotherapy to the management of complex conditions and pathologies using both an inter-professional and client-centred approach
- Demonstrate acceptable professional and ethical behaviours consistent with a physiotherapy practitioner.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - In-class Test(s) | • | ||||
| 2 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - On-campus Activity | • | ||||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | • | • |
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | • | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |