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Unit Overview

Description

Students are encouraged to actively participate in discussing contemporary clinical and research issues relating to podiatric medicine and surgery. Students are expected to attend all sessions and to actively contribute to the learning experience. Emphasis is placed on examining contemporary paradigms of clinical practice including the critical appraisal of journal research articles by encouraging targeted literature searching skills.

Credit
6 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationMode
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) identify and discuss contemporary issues in podiatric medicine and surgery; (2) explore and critically evaluate the literature in selected relevant areas of podiatric medicine and surgery; (3) summarise and present key information in relevant areas of podiatric medicine and surgery; (4) work within a team, facilitate a small group and demonstrate presentation skills; and (5) demonstrate critical thinking ability and research skills to promote lifelong researchers and/or learners.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) assignment(s) and (2) in-training assessment(s). Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the in-training assessment(s) component.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Catherine Crabb
Unit rules
Prerequisites
successful completion of
PODI4205 Progression of Clinical Practice 2, PODI4206 Podiatric Medicine 4, PODI4207 Pharmacology for Podiatrists, PODI4208 Research Methods
Contact hours
face-to-face contact for up to 3 hours per week for 15 weeks
  • The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change.
  • All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.