Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor/Lecturer
A/Prof Taryn Jones
Contact via Email
G816
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HAWC Coordinator
Tim Foulcher
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Email for an appointment
Tutor
Jemma McGeachie
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
PHTY808 and PHTY809 and PHTY810 and PHTY811
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit has an integrated clinical component and focuses on the role of physiotherapy in promoting and enhancing health and wellbeing in individuals with chronic diseases, persistent pain and long-term disability. Students will build on and integrate material from their clinical placements, and the core areas of cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal and neurological physiotherapy as well as foundation sciences.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Information concerning Macquarie University's assessment policy is available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading requirements are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy, which is available at: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/schedule_1.html
To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes and have attempted all assessment tasks.
Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn, including marking rubrics.
All final grades in the Department of Health Professions are determined by a grading committee and are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor.
Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in Schedule 1 of the Assessment Policy.
Extensions for Assessment Tasks
Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au . For further details please refer to the Disruption to Studies Policy available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Late Submission of Work
All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the Unit Convenor, will incur a deduction of 10% for the first day, and 10% for each subsequent day including the actual day on which the work is received. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:
Due Date | Received | Days Late | Deduction | Raw Mark | Final Mark |
Friday, 14th | Monday, 17th | 3 | 30% | 75% | 45% |
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Infographic | 20% | No | 9am, 18 May 2018 (Week 10) |
Podcast | 30% | No | 9am, 4 June 2018 (Week 13) |
Written examination | 50% | No | Week 14/15/16 TBC |
Clinical Placement Logbook | 0% | No | 9am, 25 June 2018 |
Due: 9am, 18 May 2018 (Week 10)
Weighting: 20%
Students will create an infographic outlining the inequity of the burden of chronic disease, and the social determinants of health that are contributing to this inequality, in one of the following population groups within Australia: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander; individuals living in low socioeconomic status; individuals living in rural and remote regions; refugees or individuals seeking asylum; individuals who are homeless; war veterans; individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI); or individuals detained within the prison system.
Due: 9am, 4 June 2018 (Week 13)
Weighting: 30%
Students will produce a brief podcast that describes a community based program that aims to address the inequity in the burden of chronic disease in the population selected for the infographic assessment task, with an analysis of how this program may or may not successfully address behavioural risk factors within this population
Due: Week 14/15/16 TBC
Weighting: 50%
This written examination will be a 3-hour exam that is combined with PHTY812 Health and Well-Being Across the Lifespan A. This exam will test student's understanding of all content delivered in this unit of study. Questions will be both short and long answer and will be based on complex case studies. The case studies will be released to students prior to the exam date.
Due: 9am, 25 June 2018
Weighting: 0%
Student to submit a logbook of experiences acquired during HAWC placements – including clinic/school/group observations and e-HAWC experiences. There are no marks assigned to this task but submission of this logbook is part of the assessment requirements for this unit of study. If you fail to submit your logbook your results will be withheld from release.
Assumed knowledge
This unit builds and integrates material from foundation sciences, clinical placements and the three core areas of cardio-pulmonary, neurorehabilitation and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. It also assumes you have a comprehensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Lectures will provide foundation knowledge and also incorporate large group demonstrations and discussion, enabling students to use tutorial time efficiently to develop technical skills and clinical reasoning. The teaching approach will be based on students developing a deep understanding of the principles and the ability to independently solve problems. The expectation is therefore that students can then translate this knowledge to different scenarios (e.g. patients with slightly different presentations).
Unit Organisation
This is a four credit point unit run over a 13 week session. Within this session there will be two hours of lecture content and two hours of tutorials in Week 1, and in Weeks 8-13. Further information is available in iLearn.
Students will also spend 70 hours across the semester participating in the Health and Wellbeing Collaboration (HAWC) program, of which approximately 35 hours is aligned with this unit. HAWC participation will involve attendance at group and clinical observation sessions, as well as approximately 10 hours of participation in the e-HAWC program. This will enable students to experience first-hand the content covered in lectures and tutorials in units of study, and gain a much deeper understanding of the health care system and a physiotherapist’s role in it. The assessments in this unit will draw upon students experiences during their HAWC hours.
Attendance
In the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our programs. As part of developing professionalism, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including tutorials, clinical and laboratory practical sessions. In most cases lectures are recorded; however, lecture recordings cannot be guaranteed and some discussion or content may not be available for viewing via the recording system.
All lectures and tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances.
Failure to attend any learning and teaching activities, including lectures and tutorials, may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor or the unit convenor by email to inform tutors if they are going to be absent.
Unit materials and readings
There is no compulsory textbook for this unit. Weekly readings will come from a range of sources, including government reports, journal articles, and multimedia sources. Specific information will be provided on the unit iLearn site.
Technology and equipment
On-campus
Teaching rooms are equipped with state of art audio-visual and ICT equipment including ipads, internet connection, high quality video cameras and multiple LCD screens. Students will use a range of physiotherapy specific equipment typically used in the assessment and management of people with a range of health conditions.
Off-campus
To study optimally when off campus you will need to have access to a reliable internet connection to retrieve unit information & at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.
Consultation with staff: All staff will be available for individual consultation. See iLearn for contact details and times.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
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Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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Feedback on this unit continues to be very positive and changes to the unit are minimal. The only substantial change made from 2017 is a reorganisation of the content assessed in a 50% written assignment, to be assessed across two smaller pieces of assessment with varied presentation formats - an infographic and a podcast. This change has been made to build skills in contemporary methods of communication regarding health and health services. More detailed information about all assessment tasks will be provided on iLearn.