SPCH14001 - Integrated Practice in Speech Pathology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will explore issues that impact on professional practice, and apply prior learning of paediatric and adult clinical practice to complex and contemporary contexts. You will integrate theoretical and empirical research in the field of speech pathology and debate ethical dilemmas. Professional and interprofessional competencies will be investigated in the context of speech pathology practice.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Requisites:

  • SPCH13008 Management of Neurogenic Communication Conditions
  • SPCH13009 Multimodal Communication
  • SPCH13006 Speech Pathology Work Integrated Learning 4

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 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 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. Oral Examination 0%
2. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 87.5% 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: Unit coordinator reflection and observation, and formal student feedback.
Feedback
Continue to include weekly case studies as the primary means by which students apply knowledge from the weekly lectures and practise verbal communication skills to be used in oral exams.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the use of case studies to enhance student learning and preparation for student exams continues to be the main learning approach in tutorials.
Action Taken
In 2025 the same format of case based tutorials was applied to all unit topics.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection and observation, and informal student feedback.
Feedback
Continue to invite people with lived experience and/or industry experts to contribute specialist knowledge to the evolving topics in SPCH14001.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator invites guest speakers to contribute specialist knowledge in 2025 to enhance student knowledge and connections with industry.
Action Taken
In 2025 guest speakers were invited to speak on specialist topics to enhance student learning.
Source: Instructor reflection, formal and informal student feedback
Feedback
Enhance the clarity and detail of the Assessment 1 and 2 rubrics to better communicate expectations to students
Recommendation
It is recommended that additional detail be incorporated into the Assessment 1 and 2 rubrics to improve understanding of expectations around task requirements and help students better understand how their work will be evaluated.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Formal student SUTE feedback
Feedback
Increase the explicit connection between clinical topics and their real-world application to help students better understand their relevance to professional practice
Recommendation
It is recommended that the real-world relevance of clinical topics be made more explicit within the unit content and assessment tasks to strengthen the connection between theory and professional practice.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Integrate ethical principles into clinical decision making
  2. Analyse and interpret assessment data for children and adults with communication and/or swallowing goals and needs
  3. Create and implement holistic management plans to optimise communication
  4. Evaluate the role and scope of practice of speech pathologists and other professionals involved in the interprofessional care of people with diverse needs
  5. Justify decisions using clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice within the context of paediatric and adult speech pathology practice

The learning outcomes in this unit contribute to the development of clinical and professional competencies as outlined by Speech Pathology Australia's Professional standards.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Oral Examination • • • • •
2 - Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) • • • • •
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 •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • • • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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