Information concerning Macquarie University's Assessment Policy is available at policies.mq.edu.au. Grade descriptors and other information concerning grading requirements are contained in Schedule 1 of the Macquarie University Assessment Policy.

To pass this unit, you must have demonstrated sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes. 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 the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences Assessment Committee, and are approved by the Faculty Board. They are not the sole responsibility of the Unit Convenor. You will be awarded an Assessment Grade 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. If there is a lack of sufficient evidence demonstrating that a student has met the required level of achievement in all learning outcomes they will be awarded a Fail grading with an assigned mark of 49 or less.

Extensions for Assessment Tasks

Applications for assessment task extensions may be considered for short-term, unexpected, serious, and unavoidable circumstances affecting assessment. Applications must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au . For further details please refer to the Special Considerations Policy. You can also find out more on the MQ Student Portal at the following link: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration

Should you encounter any personal issues or concerns in regard to health and wellbeing during your studies you can also gain personal support and advice on campus. Please see the following link for further information: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/personal

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 5% of the overall assessment weighting for the first day, and 5% for each subsequent day, including the actual day on which the work is received. Assessments received 5 days or more beyond the due date, without an approved extension, will be awarded a maximum of 50% of the overall assessment marks. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:

Hurdle Assessment

Mastery register is a hurdle assessment. A hurdle requirement is an activity for which a minimum level of performance or participation is a condition of passing the unit in which it occurs. You must obtain a pass grade in this assessment as a minimum requirement for passing the unit. Should you fail to obtain a pass grade upon your initial attempt, one supplementary opportunity will be provided to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for this assessment. Should you still not meet a pass standard a Fail (Hurdle) grade will be awarded, as indicated by a FH grade upon your transcript.

Assumed knowledge

This unit assumes that you have comprehensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

Unit Organisation

This is a ten credit point unit run over a 13 week session. Overall, it is anticipated that you spend approximately 150 hours across the session on this unit. Within this session, there will be approximately 29 hours of campus-based learning activities, with a further 49 hours of online activities, including online interactive lectures and preparation for face-to-face tutorials. You will also need to allow approximately 72 hours for assessment based work.

Teaching and Learning Strategy

This unit encompasses an active learning approach where you will be expected to actively engage in enhancing your own learning experience. A blended learning and teaching strategy is implemented within this unit with online resources providing content and interactive activities such as quizzes and forums, which is further built upon in campus-based tutorials. You will be able to use tutorials to practice observation, assessment and prescription of programs to improve performance of everyday activities and breathing.  The teaching approach will be based on you developing a deep understanding of principles and the ability to independently solve problems, with the expectation that you can then translate this knowledge to different scenarios (e.g. patients with similar activity limitations but different diagnoses).

Attendance

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health & Human Sciences professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our programs. As part of developing professionalism, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Human Sciences students are expected to attend all face-to-face tutorials. You should be punctual and prepared for all sessions. All 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 unit convenor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances.  Failure to attend any learning and teaching activities, including workshops, may impact your final results. It is your responsibility to contact the unit convenors by email to inform tutors if you are going to be absent. This unit involves essential on-campus learning activities which will be delivered in accordance with a COVID Safe plan. You are expected to attend campus for these activities unless the Public Health Orders and/or University advice changes, you have any symptoms of COVID or you have been identified as a contact of an individual with COVID.

Textbooks & Readings

Essential

This unit does not have any textbooks that are essential for you to purchase.

Recommended

Recommended readings for this unit are accessible through Leganto.

The following text will be a useful resource and available in the library reserve and as an e-book. Recommendations about specific readings from these and other resources (such as research papers, books, websites and videos) will be listed on iLearn.

Main and Denehy (2016) Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy: Adults and Paediatrics (5th Ed). Elsevier Health Sciences. The following exercise physiology text is strongly recommended, however if you have a similar text from previous studies that is fine. Copies will be held in library reserve and also available as an e-book.

Powers SK and Howley ET (2018) Exercise physiology: Theory and application to Fitness and Performance (10th Edition) New York: McGraw Hill

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. You 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 complete assessment tasks, including Quiz 1 and Quiz 2, via iLearn.

Consultation with staff 

All staff will be available for individual consultation. See iLearn for contact details.

In 2020, due to COVID-19, PHTY8100 was a special circumstance offering. Delivery of content and assessment had to be modified to optimise online teaching and learning. PHTY8100 in 2021 will revert back to the standard weekday attendance offering with all tutorials delivered face-to-face. There will be some online activities that will remain including interactive lectures.