Introductory Clinical Reasoning and Practice (12087.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Discipline Of Optometry | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Understand normal changes in vision across the lifespan and apply this knowledge to clinical reasoning in refractive and ocular health assessment;
2. Sequence and perform a preliminary eye examination in an efficient and accurate clinical routine; and
3. Sequence and perform an anterior and posterior eye health examination in an efficient and accurate clinical routine, including the use of advanced clinical techniques.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
This unit addresses the UC graduate attribute of critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real world problems within the discipline of optometry and vision science, especially as it relates throughout the lifespan.
Prerequisites
10290 Assessment of Vision 2 AND 10408 Assessment of Ocular HealthCorequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Dr Mei Ying Boon |
Required texts
These will be provided on CANVAS and will be assessable.
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
To pass this unit, students must complete the following:
1. Attempt and submit all assessments
2. Actively contribute and participate in all lectures which involve guest lecturers or involve the practice of clinical reasoning and all tutorial classes, and the small meeting with tutors as part of the assignment, as these involve the development of reasoning abilities which can require guided practice
3. Actively contribute and participate in all laboratory classes.
4. Achieve an aggregate mark of at least 50%.
Students who are absent from classes must submit an absence from class form, which will be made available on CANVAS, and provide supporting documentation to the unit convenor. Acceptance of the reason is at the discretion of the unit convenor. Illness will require a medical certificate.
In this unit, generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) will only be permitted in the context of the lecture and tutorial in Week 3, which specifically addresses the role of generative AI in clinical reasoning. For all other instances, including assessments, generative AI is not permitted and is considered a form of academic misconduct for this unit.
Supplementary assessment
This unit is not a final unit in the Bachelor of Vision Science degree so supplementary assessments do not apply.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
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). Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, 100% in-person on campus attendance is expected at all guest lectures and lectures where there are participatory activities regarding clinical reasoning, 100% in-person on campus participation is required in all tutorial and laboratory classes. Self-directed learning laboratories are not compulsory but are available for you to practice non-invasive clinical skills on your classmates. Note that there will not be any academic staff present to answer questions during self-directed learning laboratories. However, a staf member will be present for administrative reasons. One self-directed learning laboratory will have a lab instructor to supervise the instillation of anaesthetic for contact procedures.
Students are required to attend for the entire duration scheduled for lab sessions. 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 email. Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in failure of the associated assessment piece.
For inability to attend a scheduled laboratory session, an ‘Absence from Class' form (available on UCLearn Canvas) with supporting documentation must be submitted to the Unit Convener. 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.
Students are required to cooperate in laboratory classes, workshops or remediation sessions where students may be asked to practice optometry skills on each other, with each student acting as the patient and practitioner in turn and in approximately equal duration. By both conducting the clinical procedures and participating in the tests, you will gain an insight and empathy into the issues associated with testing visual function, both from the point of view of both an optometrist and patient.
This course aims to develop your professional and communication skills in preparation for your journey towards being a health professional. During classes you will be required to demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict. Any action or omission that affects the safety of patients or peers or is deemed disrespectful to your patients, fellow students or the teaching staff can result in failure of an assessment task regardless of the aggregate mark for the assessment.
Virtual classes have additional requirements where you will further develop communication skills in the virtual environment. While in a virtual environment, students are required to present themselves and communicate with peers, staff and invited speakers in a professional way. Hence, the default for all virtual classes is for all student web cameras to be turned on during virtual classes. Instructors may require students to interact either verbally, through polls or the shared chat function. Students who do not participate in this way can be marked as absent for the class. Students who need guidance on expected behaviours and participation may consult with the Unit Convenor and/or Study Skills. Instructors may request that cameras are turned off under certain circumstances.
Required IT skills
Students should bring their computer to the lecture and tutorial in Week 3.
In-unit costs
Student kit, as indicated on CANVAS.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None