Available in 2024
Course code

MRSC1110

Units

10 units

Level

1000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to begin to develop professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience, by participating in professional skill labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited diagnostic radiography clinical centre. The labs and professional placement will increase confidence and competence in undertaking and participating in basic professional procedures.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Apply, participate in, and develop clinical skills in, MRS procedures at a level suitable to their current clinical experience

2. Begin to develop and demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers

3. Begin to develop clinical reasoning skills

4. Begin to develop and apply communication skills with members of the public and other health care workers

5. Practice within an ethical and legal framework

6. Be able to evaluate and critique his or her role within and during the clinical period, according to the level of experience


Content

This course is fully integrated with MRSC1150. Medical radiation science students in Year I are expected to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes, practice and procedure, at a level commensurate with their professional development.

Anatomical regions covered include:

  • Musculo-skeletal imaging
  • Cardio-respiratory imaging

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

Students must be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Diagnostic Radiography) [40002] program, have successfully completed MRSC1010, HUBS1105 and HLSC1000, AND be concurrently enrolled in MRSC1150 to enrol in this course.


Assumed knowledge

HUBS1105HUBS1401MRSC1010HLSC1000Must be enrolled in or have successfully passed MRSC1100 or MRSC1150.


Assessment items

Portfolio: Clinical Supervisors Assessment
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

In Term Test: Online Exams

Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Lab assessment


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.
  • First Aid Certificate - students must complete a First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.

Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 80 hour(s) per term
  • Up to 80 hours (10 shifts of clinical practice)
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 9 week(s) starting in week 1
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must attend 100% of sessions.
Lecture-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per term
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.

Course outline