Information concerning Macquarie University's assessment policy is available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment. 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 demonstrate 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 Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences 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. Students 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 must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Special Considerations Policy available at https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration

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 or course director, 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. 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:

Delays in clinical placements

In some circumstances, such as periods of wet weather or postponement of sporting events, there will be unavoidable delays in students undertaking or completing clinical placements. As these circumstances are beyond the control of both the student, no penalty will be incurred for delayed assessments. If these delays extend beyond the exam period, students will receive an "incomplete" grade due to the assessments being incomplete and will receive a waiver for any further units. Overall progression in the course will not be affected. The SNG and assessment mark will be updated once all placements are complete.

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.

Learning and Teaching Strategy

This unit encompasses an active learning approach where you will be expected to actively engage in enhancing your own learning experience. Lectures will provide content but will also incorporate interactive content (such as online forms and knowledge check activities), which will complement lectures and practicals. The teaching approach will be based on you developing a deep understanding of the principles and the ability to independently solve problems in various workplace and sporting contexts. The expectation is therefore that you can then translate this knowledge to different scenarios, which will be exemplified in the academic assessment associated with this unit. Also included within the unit and assessment will be a focus upon increasing your digital literacy and advanced communication skills, with creativity and innovation being embraced.

Unit Organisation

PHTY8205 will be delivered via two, five-week academic blocks followed by 70 hours of clinical placement. Students are required to participate in one of the academic blocks. Weekly three-hour face-to-face practicals will occur during each academic block. Students are required to be on campus for these practicals.

Clinical Placement

As part of this unit, students will partake in 70 hours of clinical placement hours across the semester. Clinical placement hours related to this unit can be undertaken either face-to-face or digitally. The hours are separated equally between workplace and sports. In addition to clinical placement rubrics, students will complete a log book that must be submitted as part of the overall assessment works for the unit.

Attendance

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our programs. As part of developing professionalism, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences students are expected to attend all small group interactive practicals. Online lectures and activities will be pre-recorded. Students are expected to engage with online activities prior to practicals.

Practicals 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 practical on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances.

Failure to attend or engage in learning and teaching activities, including online activities and practicals, 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 or unable to engage with content.

Unit materials and readings

There is no compulsory textbook for this unit. Brukner and Kahn's Sports Medicine is a generally good resource for the sporting context. However, resources enhancing the content of this unit will be referred to throughout the unit and will come from a range of sources, including journal articles, multimedia sources and government policies/legislation. 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, engage in online lecture and practical content & 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.

The organisational structure and delivery of the unit has changed substantially from previous offerings, however the content of the unit remains unchanged. The academic content of the unit is ow being taught in a five-week block, rather than a six-week block. Tutorials have been lengthened to three-hours from two-hours.Lecture content will now be delivered online and a range of interactive teaching-learning activities have been developed to support and consolidate learning.

AT1 has changed from a written exam to a webinar series. This change was made to better reflect professional practice.