PTY4283 · Physiotherapy 8C: Campus

Overview

PTY4283 continues to develop the five themes upon which the four-year curriculum is based. This 24 credit point, year long unit includes 2 on-campus sections and contains the majority of the non-clinical assessment throughout the final year of the Physiotherapy program. It extends students' integrated knowledge and skills into specialised areas of physiotherapy practice and includes wide-ranging content such as: Research methods and evidence based practice; Indigenous Health; preparation for graduation and entry into the workforce; the role of the clinical educator; professional issues and a reflection on personal and professional development. Unique to PTY4283 is a Student Research Conference which will take place in the final week of Semester 2, Year 4 during which students will have the opportunity to present the outcome of their research project to their student peers and industry partners.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Collaboratively design a clinically relevant research proposal.
2. Apply evidence-based practice in patient care.
3. Develop and deliver a research-themed verbal presentation addressing an area of need at a clinical site.
4. Integrate knowledge and skills to effectively assess patient needs, including selection of relevant measures of health indicators and outcomes.
5. Critically analyse risks and adverse events associated with client assessments and interventions.
6. Examine complexities and justify clinical decision making associated with ethical and equitable health care delivery.
7. Demonstrate and comply with standards of professional behaviour and communication with colleagues, clients, staff, and other stakeholders.
8. Develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes to collaboratively address racism in healthcare.
9. Detail and apply critical pre-employment information and processes relative to the entry-level graduate.
10. Review roles and skills required for effective supervision and mentoring and identify personal strengths and learning challenges whilst on clinical placements.
11. Apply fundamentals of evidence-based practice in order to effectively analyse and plan appropriate patient interactions, including patient-centred goal development, and the selection of appropriate interventions.
12. Deliver a verbal presentation and provide constructive peer feedback in an inter-professional seminar setting.
13. Meet entry level requirements for registration to practice as a Physiotherapist.

Workload

PTY4283 comprises three campus-based weeks and additional self-directed learning time. On campus there will be approximately 17 hours per week of contact teaching. A campus-based learning week will consist of approximately 1-2 hours of lectures; 2 hours of tutorials; and 12-14 hours of workshops. For every formal teaching contact hour, students are expected to complete a minimum 2.5 additional hours of self-directed learning related to content, tasks and further reading as described in the PTY4283 Unit Guide. Other written assessment tasks will be completed by students in self-directed learning time.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.