Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer, Tutor
Verity Pacey
Contact via verity.pacey@mq.edu.au
Mon-Fri
Lecturer, Tutor
Kate Scrivener
Contact via kate.scrivener@mq.edu.au
Wed, Thurs, Fri
HAWC Co-ordinator
Tim Foulcher
Contact via tim.foulcher@mq.edu.au
Tues, Thurs, Fri
Unit Convenor
Laura Brown
Contact via laura.brown@mq.edu.au
Mon-Fri
Taryn Jones
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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 delivery of physiotherapy services to promote and enhance health and wellbeing in selected populations across the life span, with an emphasis on children, women during pregnancy and older persons. 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:
General Assessment Information
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To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes and attempt 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
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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, 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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HAWC written assignment | 20% | No | 12th April 2018 |
HAWC video assignment | 30% | No | 24th May 2018 |
Written examination | 50% | No | Week 14,15,16 |
Clinical placement logbook | 0% | No | 4th June 2018 |
Due: 12th April 2018
Weighting: 20%
In pairs, students will complete a worksheet relating to their HAWC. This will incorporate the initial assessment of their HAWC and the impact of their HAWC's health condition on their daily function. An individual written task relating to the HAWC's participation in their daily activities will also be completed.
Due: 24th May 2018
Weighting: 30%
Students will submit a video demonstrating an interaction between themselves and their HAWC and/or their carer, along with a short written reflection based upon the submitted video.
Due: Week 14,15,16
Weighting: 50%
This written examination will be a 3-hour exam that is combined with PHTY814 Health and Well-Being Across the Lifespan B. 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: 4th June 2018
Weighting: 0%
Students will submit a logbook of experiences acquired during HAWC placements – during both volunteer visits and clinic/school/group observations. 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 assumes that you have a good understanding of all content delivered in Semesters A-C. This unit draws on knowledge related to musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurological physiotherapy, and then extends that knowledge to cover specific patient populations.
Teaching and Learning Strategy
Lectures will provide foundation knowledge and also use large group 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 translate this knowledge to different scenarios eg patients with slightly different presentation, ages or family conditions.
Unit Organisation
This is a four credit point unit run over a 13 week session. There is a one hour lecture and a two hour tutorial most weeks. Students will also spend 70 hours across the semester (shared between PHTY 812 and PHTY 814) participating in the Health and well-being Collaboration (HAWC) program. Participation in the HAWC program is a major component of the unit of study. This involves following the health care experience of a paediatric volunteer from the community. This will enable students to gain a much deeper understanding of the paediatric health care system. The assessments in this unit rely heavily on experience gained 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 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
The following textbook is recommended but not essential. An electronic copy of this textbook is available through the library.
Campbell, SK (2012) Physical Therapy for Children (4th edition) Philadelphia: Saunders
Recommendations about specific readings from these and other resources (such as research papers, books, websites and videos) will be listed on iLearn.
Technology and equipment
On-campus
Teaching rooms are equipped with state of art audio-visual and ICT equipment using 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 and at times to submit assessment tasks via iLearn.
Videos relevant to many of the tutorials 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 (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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