SPCH14007 - Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 6

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is designed to assist you to develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attributes required to meet the minimal standards of the profession. In this unit you will complete an adult-focused clinical placement where you will provide safe, ethical, and evidence-based practice. You will apply person-centred, family-centred and community-centred approaches and engage in interprofessional collaborative practice as relevant to your workplace setting. You will further develop your ability to adapt your practice to respond to the needs of individuals and communities and gain experience using critical reflection in an authentic workplace setting. Following the completion of your adult placement, you are required to demonstrate holistic thinking, clinical reasoning, and application of evidence-based practice within the context of an adult case-based viva. Prior to the commencement of the unit, you must complete all pre-clinical requirements and maintain these requirements throughout the unit to engage in your work integrated learning.

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

Pre-Requisites

  • SPCH14009 Speech Pathology Work-Integrated Learning 4
  • SPCH14001 Integrated Practice in Speech Pathology

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 Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Rockhampton
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. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Oral Examination 0%
3. Portfolio 0%
4. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 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.

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

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 11.11% 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, student informal feedback and Speech team consultation.
Feedback
Residential Schools need to occur to prior to Orientation week to allow students to be prepared prior to the start of their work integrated learning experiences. Earlier running of the residential schools will also allow students to start their placements earlier than Week 1 of Term (if appropriate).
Recommendation
It is recommended that residential school for SPCH14007 be combined with the residential school for SPCH14006 into a two day residential school that occurs in the vacation period between Terms 1 and 2.
Action Taken
Residential Schools were combined and conducted for two full days during the vacation period. Two additional half days were scheduled during Term 2.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection, student informal feedback and Speech team consultation.
Feedback
Students require information on "Applying for Jobs" earlier in the year in order to prepare for the job application process.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator collaborates with CQU Careers to ensure that information on job selection, writing job applications, and preparing for interviews is provided in the first residential school for students.
Action Taken
Information on "Applying for jobs" was provided by CQU careers in the first residential school.
Source: Unit coordinator and assessment moderator reflection.
Feedback
Assessment 2, the oral viva, requires review and revision to ensure that the assessed components accurately reflect students’ clinical knowledge and clinical reasoning, and that the format is clear and easy for students to understand in an oral delivery mode.
Recommendation
It is recommended that Assessment 2, the oral viva, be reviewed to ensure it effectively assesses clinical knowledge and reasoning and is delivered in a clear, accessible format, whilst adhering to the requirements of Speech Pathology Australia’s accreditation standards.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator reflection, student informal feedback and success rate on Assessment 2.
Feedback
Continued engagement with CQU’s Academic Learning Centre, for support with understanding and preparing for Assessment 2, should maintained in 2026.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continues to collaborate with the Academic Learning Centre on preparation of effective learning support materials that enhance students’ ability to prepare for Assessment 2.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Demonstrate the minimal standards required to enter the profession, as outlined by Speech Pathology Australia, in the context of an adult caseload
  2. Develop appropriate management plans for adult clients by evaluating and synthesising case information and applying evidence-based practice within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework
  3. Demonstrate independent judgment consistent with the professions's knowledge base, scope of practice and Code of Ethics in the context of adult clinical practice
  4. Reflect on your experience within adult clinical practice and describe opportunities for future personal and professional growth
  5. Identify opportunities for professional development to enhance capacity to meet the goals and needs of diverse individuals and communities
  6. Document and track the work-integrated learning experiences gained across areas of communciation and swallowing.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • •
2 - Oral Examination • • •
3 - Portfolio • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
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 •
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10