| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-Campus |
UC - Canberra, Bruce |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.375 | 9 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Optometry | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Interpret and sequence the eye and vision examination into an efficient and accurate clinical routine for the examination of patients;
2. Effectively communicate in a clinical setting using modes and methods of communication (oral and written) which consider the physical, emotional, intellectual context of individual patients;
3. Elicit information about the patients presenting complaint and accurately record all the aspects of patient history relevant to the diagnosis and management;
4. Analyse and evaluate the principles underlying the design of the visual environment and the external factors that affect the comfort, safety and performance of people working at everyday tasks and counsel patients about their suitability for occupational or other tasks;
5. Distinguish ethical and culturally safe behaviour from non-ethical behaviour in personal and professional contexts; and
6. Explain the concepts of error and violation in health care and use root cause analysis to analyse adverse events and improve quality and safety in healthcare.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
Must be enrolled in the Master of Optometry, 374JA.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 31 July 2023 | On-Campus | Dr Vicki Evans |
| 2024 | UC - Canberra, Bruce | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Vicki Evans |
Required texts
David B. Elliott. Clinical Procedures in Primary Eye Care. Elsevier 2020. ISBN: hardcover 9780702077890 or ebook ISBN:9780702077906.
Nathan Efron. Contact Lens Practice. 3rd Edition. ISBN 9780 7020 6660 3 or ebook ISBN 9780702066627 or 9780702066610.
Visual Ergonomics Handbook. Edited By Jeffrey Anshel. CRC Press. 2019. paperback ISBN 9780367392611.
These books will be available for purchase at the School Locker online-shop and for loan at the library.
https://theschoollocker.com.au/universities/university-of-canberra
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Late penalties will be applied (see below).
The following conditions will apply to late submissions without an approved extension:
- Mark adjustment: 5% of the maximum mark available for the assessment task will be deducted for each day late up until seven days late. For example, an essay awarded 60% (60/100) submitted 2 days late will receive a mark adjustment of 5% per day, therefore, the adjusted maximum mark for that item will be 50% (50/100).
- Similarly, if the weighting is used then a piece of work worth 50% of the unit which received 30/50 would be reduced by 2.5 marks per day (i.e. 5% of 50) and would therefore receive a maximum adjusted mark of 25/50 if late by two days.
- Submissions received more than 7 days after the prescribed date and time will not be accepted for marking, a mark of zero (0) will be awarded for the item.
- For the purposes of these penalties, all days of the week count, including weekends and public holidays, even when the University may be closed.
- The minimum possible mark for late submission is zero.
- For clarification, one (1) minute past the specified due date and time is considered a late submission.
It is students' responsibility to be familiar with the electronic submission process (e.g., the use of Canvas and URKUND). Students are reminded to ensure they plan well enabling adequate time to submit assessments prior to the deadline, in order to avoid a mark adjustment. More details can be found in the Assessment Procedures.
Special assessment requirements
Information on extensions and special consideration for assessments can be found in the Student Guide to Policies.
The final mark for this unit will be calculated by an accumulation of marks from each assessment item. To achieve a passing grade or higher in this unit, students must:
- Attempt all assessment items;
- Participate in all Practical/Laboratory/Tutorial sessions;
- Achieve a mark of at least 50% in the final written exam;
- Achieve a mark of at least 50% in the practical assessment 2;
- Achieve a final aggregate (overall) mark of 50% or higher
In order to pass the unit, students must pass assessments with a 50% hurdle.
If the student does not achieve an aggregate score greater than 50%, or if the student receives less than 50% in the hurdle assessments they will not pass the unit..
The Unit Convener reserves the right to question students orally on any of their submitted work.
Reasonable Adjustment Plan (RAP)
If you have a RAP that you wish to apply to your studies, it is your responsibility to communicate with your Unit Convener in writing at least 7 days before your in-class assessment is due. For assessment tasks where patient safety will be compromised, time adjustments may not be applied. Please attach your RAP with your request.
Supplementary assessment
This unit is not in the final semester of the course, and a supplementary assessment is NOT available.
Extensions to assignments, placements, deferred intra-semester tests and examinations
Students can apply for an extension to the due date for submission/completion of an assessment item on the grounds of illness or other unavoidable and verifiable personal circumstances (specific details are found through the Assessment Policy and Procedures). Extensions must be applied for before the due date as outlined above. It should be noted that such documentation will be considered but will not guarantee that the extension application will be successful. The Unit Convener will decide whether to grant an extension and the length or availability of the extension.
Students are only permitted one extension per assignment and one deferral per examination/test/ placement (on the grounds of illness or other unavoidable and verifiable personal circumstances as per UC policies) unless otherwise approved. Students are NOT PERMITTED to defer a deferred intra semester exam, test or placement. Any student unable to undertake the deferred intra semester exam, test, assignment or placement will receive a mark of zero or fail grade for the assessment task. Students should note that this policy does not apply to deferred final exams which are centrally administered by the examinations office.
Academic integrity
Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.
To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.
Use of Text-Matching Software
The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.
COVID Exam Considerations
Due to COVID-19 emergency conditions, exams may need to be offered remotely and use online proctoring software.
Learner engagement
For this 9 credit point unit the total notional workload over a semester or term is assumed to be 450 hours. Engagement with the lectures, practicals, turorials and engagement with materials on Canvas is expected in order to complete the unit at Masters level.
Inclusion and engagement
If you have a RAP that you wish to apply to your studies, it is your responsibility to communicate with your Unit Convener in writing at least 7 days before your in-class assessment is due. Please attach your RAP with your request. Impairments that impact a student's ability to carry out ocular assessments are required to be disclosed to the unit convenor and clinical educators. Alternative examination techniques and strategies will be taught to students who require it, to ensure that they can appropriately examine patients and that patient safety is not compromised.
Participation requirements
This Unit contains participatory elements which are vital to the Optometry Board of Australia entry-level competencies for optometrists (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cxo.12216). Students are expected wot work towards and gain therse competencies during the Master of Optometry Course.
Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, attendance at all lectures is expected and 100% participation is required in all Practical/Laboratory/ Tutorials. For inability to attend a scheduled laboratory session, an ‘Absence from Laboratory' form (available on UCLearn Canvas) with supporting documentation must be submitted to the Unit Convener; students may be required to attend an additional laboratory session to complete the required tasks. Consideration will be given for illness; however evidence such as a medical certificate will be required. The final decision will be at the discretion of the Unit Convener.
Please note, not all learning material covered in lectures, e.g. worked examples of problems or discussion in small groups, can be captured by the lecture recording software. Students are required to attend for the entire time scheduled for tutorials, practicals, laboratories and presentations. Students who are late by more than 15 minutes without an adequate documented reason will be regarded as absent; students who leave before the end, unless all assigned work has been completed to the satisfaction of the lecturer or tutor will be regarded as absent from the tutorial.
It is expected that students unable to fulfil these participation requirements will inform the Unit Convener as soon as practical, by telephone or email. If attendance requirements cannot be regularly satisfied (e.g. timetable clash) it may be recommended that you schedule this unit for a future semester. Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in failure of the associated assessment piece. Contact details for the Unit Convenor and the Faculty of Health Administration Office are given in Section 1.
Required IT skills
The use of UCLearn Canvas, library searching skills, reference management software, word and data processing (Microsoft Office Suite) and electronic presentation skills are necessary for this unit.
In-unit costs
Students are expected to purchase their own non-programmable scientific calculator and small tape measure. Students will be expected to have the optometry student equipment starter kit and may additionally purchase equipment as described above in Materials and Equipment section. Students may wish to print electronically provided material for their own study.
Work placement, internships or practicums
This unit involves work integrated learning simulation.
For students who have already completed 10329, Optometry for Special Populations, this unit precedes an observational or clinical placement.
Successful completion of this unit 10329|1 Optometry for Special Populations along with successful completion of Advance Primary care Optometry 10328|1 enables students to enrol in the clinical placement units for the Masters of Optometry Program.
This unit has pre-placement requirements (e.g. Working with Vulnerable People registration, immunisations, recording of relevant details in InPlace etc), which must be completed prior to commencement of your observational or clinical placement; refer to Placement Requirements.
Students must adhere to University policy during WIL experiences, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL Policy and WIL Procedure, and the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure.
Contact your unit convener if you have any concerns with meeting the requirements of this unit.
Additional information
Academic Misconduct and Contract Cheating.
Contract cheating (academic outsourcing / ghost-writing) is a form of academic misconduct in which students submit written or creative work which has been drafted or produced by someone else and claim authorship for it. It includes (but is not limited to) using a third party, offering their services for commercial or other benefits, to complete (either partially or fully) an assignment or other assessment items on behalf of the student.
You are at risk of contract cheating if you ask someone to:
complete an assignment for you substantially edit your assignment
do your university work for you, with or without compensation check test or quiz answers
sit a test or quiz for you
provide someone with your UC login details.
You may also be at risk of contract cheating if you provide information to people or organisations outside UC, such as:
assignment questions and briefs lecture notes
marking rubrics and marking guides
UC considers contract cheating serious misconduct which may attract suspension or exclusion from the university. Furthermore, we, as your education provider, have mandatory reporting responsibilities under National Law. We are required to notify the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) if we believe that a registered health practitioner (including those with student registration) has behaved in a way that constitutes notifiable conduct including signature departure from accepted professional standards. Contract cheating may also result in UC submitting a mandatory notification to AHPRA.
You can learn more about contract cheating in the Academic Integrity Module - which is a compulsory module that provides information about a range of issues including plagiarism and contract cheating. UC provides a range of services to support student learning - further information regarding Study Skills, Studiosity and Medical & Counselling services are available in your unit's Canvas site.
Professional Obligations
Pursuant to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, optometry practitioners (registered optometrists) and education providers have an obligation to report ‘notifiable conduct', to the Optometry Board of Australia in order to prevent the public being placed at risk of harm.
Education providers are also required, under s.143 of the National Law, to make mandatory notifications in relation to students, if the provider reasonably believes:
- a student enrolled with the provider has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm; or
- a student for whom the provider has arranged clinical training has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking the clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm.
Practitioners are required to make a mandatory notification in relation to a student if the practitioner reasonably believes that a student has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm.
All concerns raised within the Discipline of Optometry or by clinical preceptors will be reviewed by the Head of Discipline and the Course Convener before any reporting action is taken.These professional obligations are taken seriously by staff and the University. Students should be aware of their obligations under student registration.
