Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Tim Noblet
Contact via tim.noblet@mq.edu.au
See ilearn site
Lecturer and tutor
Michael Ryan
Contact via michael.j.ryan@mq.edu.au
Lecturer and tutor
Angela Stark
Contact via angela.stark@mq.edu.au
Lecturer and tutor
Kate Scrivener
Contact via kate.scrivener@mq.edu.au
Lecturer and tutor
Verity Pacey
Contact via verity.pacey@mq.edu.au
Lecturer and tutor
Stephanie Wicks
Lecturer
Lisa Harvey
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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 includes three modules: an advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy module, an advanced clinical reasoning module addressing complex patient-centred health care in society, and a preparatory research module. In the musculoskeletal module, students will develop advanced manual therapy skills. In the advanced clinical reasoning module, students will develop skills in the assessment and management planning for patients with multisystem or complex problems. In this unit students, will build on and integrate material from their clinical placements, the core areas of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurological physiotherapy as well as foundation sciences and advanced anatomy. The preparatory research module will assist students in developing scientific writing skills and critiquing current literature to identify areas of further research required.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes and attempt all three of the 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 course convenor or tutor, 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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Practical exam | 30% | No | 10th April |
Written report | 30% | No | 25th May |
Viva exam | 40% | No | End of semester exam period |
Due: 10th April
Weighting: 30%
Skills based practical exam on advanced manual therapy techniques
Due: 25th May
Weighting: 30%
Report requires students to reflect, identify and justify their selection of dissertation topic area and associated research question
Due: End of semester exam period
Weighting: 40%
Based on complex cases provided prior to the viva exam, students will be required to describe and justify evidence based assessment and treatment choices at an advanced level
Assumed knowledge
This unit assumes that you have a good understanding of all content delivered in semester B across the core areas of physiotherapy practice. In particular the advanced manual therapy module draws strongly from PHTY805 and the research planning module draws strongly from PHTY804.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Lectures will provide foundation knowledge and also use large group demonstrations and discussion, enabling students to use tutorial time efficiently to develop technical skills and clinical reasoning. There are 3 key modules (research planning, advanced manual therapy and complex cases) all of which build on the skills and knowledge from semesters A, B and C with a focus now on increased complexity and integration of knowledge across core areas of physiotherapy.
Unit Organisation
This is a four credit point unit run over a 13 week session. There is an average of one two hour lecture and two hour tutorial each week. Further information is available in iLearn.
Attendance
All lectures and tutorials are scheduled in your individual timetable. You may make a request to your tutor to attend a different tutorial on a one-off basis for extenuating circumstances. In most cases lectures are recorded; however, attendance is expected at both lectures and tutorials, as this is where the majority of learning occurs. Failure to attend may impact your final results. It is the responsibility of the student to contact their tutor by email to inform tutors if they are going to be absent. The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/.
Unit materials and readings
There is no compulsory textbook for this unit. Weekly readings will come from journal articles and a range of text book chapters. Most weekly readings will be available on e-reserve or as full text articles through the library. Where this is not possible a hard copy will be placed in the library reserve. Weekly readings will be listed on ilearn.
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.
Videos of many of the assessment and treatment skills will be available on the ilearn site.
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. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/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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