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CAUD8008 – Clinical Practicum II

2024 – Session 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Chevelle Krumins
Lecturer
Juan Pablo Faundez Astudillo
Yee-Foong Stone
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
CAUD804 or CAUD8004
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit is offered on a pass/fail basis. This unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge of audiological assessment and to further develop a professional approach to audiological casework. The unit builds on the knowledge from CAUD8004 and also includes an understanding of paediatric assessment strategies for children under the age of five years. Students develop skills in audiological reporting and further develop an understanding of ABR, OAE and vestibular assessment. Students also further develop their understanding of hearing aid features and styles, and their application.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

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

  • ULO1: Demonstrate knowledge and practical skills in audiological assessment including hearing assessment of adults and older children, acoustic immittance measurement, and adult speech discrimination testing techniques; and build on students' skills in audiological reporting and interpretation.
  • ULO2: Show a understanding of paediatric assessment strategies for children under the age of five years.
  • ULO3: Generate skills in the application and uses of objective assessments such as ABR and OAE in adult and paediatric populations.
  • ULO4: Differentiate different vestibular tests and interpret their results.
  • ULO5: Develop and advance student's knowledge on hearing aids, their features and styles, and to apply this in a clinical context.
  • ULO6: Create hypotheses regarding the probable type and site of lesion or dysfunction in clients with auditory symptoms.
  • ULO7: Evaluate the consistency of results across the basic audiological test battery & decide on further action to resolve inconsistencies and or inadequacies

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Written and practical examinations and a viva examination 25% Yes within formal exam period
Exercise Portfolio 25% Yes various due dates, see iLearn
clinical placement documents 25% Yes by midnight the Wednesday the week following each placment
Basic skills 25% Yes 09/05/2024

Written and practical examinations and a viva examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 32 hours
Due: within formal exam period
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

Students will have an exam with a simulation case and short answer questions as well as a separate viva examination which consists of two clinical cases presented to student.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and practical skills in audiological assessment including hearing assessment of adults and older children, acoustic immittance measurement, and adult speech discrimination testing techniques; and build on students' skills in audiological reporting and interpretation.
  • Show a understanding of paediatric assessment strategies for children under the age of five years.
  • Generate skills in the application and uses of objective assessments such as ABR and OAE in adult and paediatric populations.
  • Differentiate different vestibular tests and interpret their results.
  • Develop and advance student's knowledge on hearing aids, their features and styles, and to apply this in a clinical context.
  • Create hypotheses regarding the probable type and site of lesion or dysfunction in clients with auditory symptoms.
  • Evaluate the consistency of results across the basic audiological test battery & decide on further action to resolve inconsistencies and or inadequacies

Exercise Portfolio

Assessment Type 1: Portfolio
Indicative Time on Task 2: 16 hours
Due: various due dates, see iLearn
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

You will complete a portfolio of clinical exercises related to your clinical practicum

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Show a understanding of paediatric assessment strategies for children under the age of five years.
  • Generate skills in the application and uses of objective assessments such as ABR and OAE in adult and paediatric populations.
  • Differentiate different vestibular tests and interpret their results.
  • Develop and advance student's knowledge on hearing aids, their features and styles, and to apply this in a clinical context.

clinical placement documents

Assessment Type 1: Field work task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 9 hours
Due: by midnight the Wednesday the week following each placment
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

Students to submit documents relating to their clinical placements

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and practical skills in audiological assessment including hearing assessment of adults and older children, acoustic immittance measurement, and adult speech discrimination testing techniques; and build on students' skills in audiological reporting and interpretation.
  • Show a understanding of paediatric assessment strategies for children under the age of five years.
  • Generate skills in the application and uses of objective assessments such as ABR and OAE in adult and paediatric populations.
  • Differentiate different vestibular tests and interpret their results.
  • Develop and advance student's knowledge on hearing aids, their features and styles, and to apply this in a clinical context.
  • Create hypotheses regarding the probable type and site of lesion or dysfunction in clients with auditory symptoms.
  • Evaluate the consistency of results across the basic audiological test battery & decide on further action to resolve inconsistencies and or inadequacies

Basic skills

Assessment Type 1: Clinical performance evaluation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: 09/05/2024
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)

 

Assessment of practical skills such as otoscopy, tympanometry and acoustic reflexes

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge and practical skills in audiological assessment including hearing assessment of adults and older children, acoustic immittance measurement, and adult speech discrimination testing techniques; and build on students' skills in audiological reporting and interpretation.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Tutorials will be face to face 

Unit Schedule

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Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct

Results

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Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

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Changes from Previous Offering

CAUD8008 runs as a session 2 unit. When running out of session students attend tailored small group tutorials. 

Inclusion and Diversity

Social inclusion at Macquarie University is about giving everyone who has the potential to benefit from higher education the opportunity to study at university, participate in campus life and flourish in their chosen field. The University has made significant moves to promote an equitable, diverse and exciting campus community for the benefit of staff and students. It is your responsibility to contribute towards the development of an inclusive culture and practice in the areas of learning and teaching, research, and service orientation and delivery. As a member of the Macquarie University community, you must not discriminate against or harass others based on their sex, gender, race, marital status, carers' responsibilities, disability, sexual orientation, age, political conviction or religious belief. All staff and students are expected to display appropriate behaviour that is conducive to a healthy learning environment for everyone.

 

Professionalism

In the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, professionalism is a key capability embedded in all our courses.

As part of developing professionalism, students are expected to attend all small group interactive sessions including clinical, practical, laboratory, work-integrated learning (e.g., PACE placements), and team-based learning activities. Some learning activities are recorded (e.g., face-to-face lectures), however you are encouraged to avoid relying upon such material as they do not recreate the whole learning experience and technical issues can and do occur. As an adult learner, we respect your decision to choose how you engage with your learning, but we would remind you that the learning opportunities we create for you have been done so to enable your success, and that by not engaging you may impact your ability to successfully complete this unit. We equally expect that you show respect for the academic staff who have worked hard to develop meaningful activities and prioritise your learning by communicating with them in advance if you are unable to attend a small group interactive session.

Another dimension of professionalism is having respect for your peers. It is the right of every student to learn in an environment that is free of disruption and distraction. Please arrive to all learning activities on time, and if you are unavoidably detained, please join activity as quietly as possible to minimise disruption. Phones and other electronic devices that produce noise and other distractions must be turned off prior to entering class. Where your own device (e.g., laptop) is being used for class-related activities, you are asked to close down all other applications to avoid distraction to you and others. Please treat your fellow students with the utmost respect. If you are uncomfortable participating in any specific activity, please let the relevant academic know.

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Unit information based on version 2024.01R of the Handbook