MRSC1150
10 units
1000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course introduces the clinical science of Diagnostic Radiography; the roles and responsibilities of the diagnostic radiographer in the health care team; conventional diagnostic radiography approaches; and issues related to the management of a patient undergoing a radiographic examination.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. To describe and apply diagnostic radiography practice and procedures
2. Develop clinical reasoning skills so as to provide optimal patient management and outcomes, based on clinical history, patient presentation and differential diagnosis to ensure the appropriate imaging pathway
3. Develop a knowledge of the mechanisms of injury and/or the causes of disease
4. Identify key imaging anatomy
5. Develop pattern recognition and image interpretation skills so as to identify and describe imaging pathology
Content
1. Musculo-skeletal Imaging
2. Cardio-Respiratory Imaging
Requisite
Students must be concurrently enrolled in MRSC1110, have successfully completed HUBS1105 and MRSC1010 and be active in the [40002] B Medical Radiation Science (Diagnostic) (Honours) program to enrol in this course.
Assumed knowledge
HUBS1105, HUBS1401, MRSC1010, HLSC1000
Assessment items
In Term Test: Quizzes
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 50% - Must obtain 50% in this assessment item to pass the course.
Formal Examination: Formal Examination
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan
Computer Lab-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 9 week(s) starting in week 1
- Students are to attend all sessions unless an absence is supported by accepted adverse circumstance documentation.
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 10 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- MRSC1150 - Semester 2, 2023 (Callaghan) (PDF, 240.1 KB)
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