Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will advance the evidence-based practice knowledge and skills you learned in ALLH12006 and apply them to speech pathology practice. Using real-world paediatric cases, you will develop literature search and critical appraisal skills to support clinical reasoning and effective clinical decision making. You will also learn about the strengths, limitations, and ethics of using generative artificial intelligence in speech pathology practice.
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 |
Pre-requisites: ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Allied Health Co-requisites: SPCH13004 Language, Literacy, and Hearing in School Aged Children 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. Presentation | 50% |
| 2. Case Study | 50% |
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 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 33.33% 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: SUTE ratings and in-person student feedback
Students reported that the assessment questions and feedback on assessment tasks were not clear.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review all assessments to ensure they support clarity of instruction as well as clarity of feedback.
This unit changed from 'stuttering and related conditions' to 'applied evidence-based practice for speech pathology'. All new assessment tasks were written to ensure the task instructions were clear.
Source: SUTE comment and instructor feedback
Students commented that it would be helpful to have an overview of key similarities and difference across stuttering interventions.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator prepare a chart showing the similarities and differences across interventions to support efficiency of learning.
This unit changed from 'stuttering and related conditions' to 'applied evidence-based practice for speech pathology'. Therefore, stuttering interventions are no longer taught in this unit and this feedback was forwarded to the unit coordinator for the updated 'stuttering and voice across the lifespan' unit.
Source: SUTE comments
Students commented that they liked the structure and organisation of weeks 1 to 6 and would prefer weeks 7 to 12 to follow the same format.
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the lecture and tutorials to ensure all weeks follow the same structure.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply systematic evidence-search procedures to inform speech pathology practice.
- Describe the strengths, limitations, and ethics of using generative artificial intelligence within speech pathology practice.
- Critically appraise the quality of evidence within speech pathology practice.
- Justify decision-making in clinical contexts using evidence-based practice.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Presentation | • | • | ||
| 2 - Case Study | • | • | ||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | • | • | • | |
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | • | |||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |