Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will continue to develop your clinical and professional competence in extension from observations completed in SPCH12002. You will demonstrate advanced beginner-level competencies in a work-integrated learning experience in the paediatric population. You will develop an understanding of professional topics involved in clinical practice. You must have completed all pre-clinical requirements, and maintain these requirements throughout the unit to engage in your work-integrated learning experience.
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 |
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. Written Assessment | 50% |
| 2. Portfolio | 50% |
| 3. Professional Practice Placement | 0% |
| 4. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | 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
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 40% 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: Formal and informal student data and Unit Coordinator reflection
The unit should not be taught via an ISL format.
It is recommended that this unit be delivered with the teacher physically present in the classroom alongside the students.
The unit is now delivered fully face-to-face.
Source: Formal and informal student data and Unit Coordinator reflection
The assessment task purpose and relevance to the unit needs to be clearly highlighted.
It is recommended that the assessment task clearly outlines the relevance of the task to the unit and the unit learning outcomes.
The assessment task description has been revised to clearly outline the assessment's purpose and relevance to the unit and the associated learning outcomes.
Source: Student feedback.
Students commented that the inclusion of two intensive days at the beginning of the term was beneficial in preparing them for placement.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator continue to deliver the two intensive days at the beginning of the term.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback.
Students indicated that the purpose of completing the case report assessment task is not clear.
It is recommended that the relevance of this assessment task be made more explicit in both the task description and verbal explanations to students.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate advanced beginner-level knowledge, skills, and attributes associated with the professional standards outlined by Speech Pathology Australia
- Demonstrate self-awareness and critical reflection to inform personal and professional development
- Report on speech pathology assessment data to promote a shared understanding of speech pathology practice
- Document and track the work-integrated learning experiences gained across areas of communication
The learning outcomes in this unit contribute to the development of clinical and professional competencies as outlined by Speech Pathology Australia's Professional standards.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | |||
| 2 - Portfolio | • | • | ||
| 3 - Professional Practice Placement | • | • | ||
| 4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 | • | • | • | |
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |