Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Clinical Examination 1
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Sharyn Burke
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925
Course Coordinator Email: Sharyn.burke2@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 202.04
Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses
Successful completion of
Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course.
For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage.
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the foundation practice and principles of undertaking a structured patient examination in a clinical setting. You will learn to take a patient case history and begin development of the fundamental skills of clinical reasoning to support your choice of clinical examinations.
You will learn to demonstrate the skillful use of appropriate diagnostic equipment to examine the ‘systems’ of the body in a structured and logical sequence. You will be required to demonstrate safety and care for your patient, whilst gathering and recording clinical examination findings to inform decisions made about the patients’ general health.
Additionally, you will be introduced to radiographic analysis; learning basic principles and observing normal radiographic anatomy of the ‘body systems. This course includes a learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from industry and/or community is integral to your experience.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:
BP231OST Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Osteopathy)
PLO 1: Apply a breadth and depth of biomedical science and Osteopathic knowledge, concepts and evidence in various real-world settings using a scientific approach.
PLO 2: Apply systematic thinking and a range of high- level analytical skills using a blend of digital and traditional tools and technologies to solve complex scientific and medical problems using a biomedical and Osteopathic perspective.
PLO 3: Demonstrate knowledge of the regulatory frameworks relevant to biomedical sciences and Osteopathy and exhibit safe and ethical conduct.
PLO 4: Communicate and collaborate on biomedical topics with diverse audiences utilising contemporary and traditional formats employing integrity, inclusivity and culturally safe practices.
PLO 5: Demonstrate critical reflection skills, responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice as part of a multidisciplinary team.
PLO 6: Apply and demonstrate the concepts of reconciliation, cultural intelligence and cultural safety to practice, with consideration of the experience and perspectives of First Nations peoples and the global community in all aspects of work.
On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate structured and logically sequenced methods to gather and interpret health with consideration of the patients physical/social/lifestyle and environmental influences.
2. Demonstrate a systematic physical examination of the’ body systems’, and correctly interpret their findings.
3. Describe the anatomical/physiological structure and function of the body systems relevant to examination.
4. Examine and discuss the test findings to make informed clinical decisions about safety in proceeding with patient.
5. Identify anatomical structures and variants on clinical imaging modes care.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
Practice learning activities will be provided in a variety of ways including simulated learning activities.
Practical Classes: Practical sessions will support your application of, and familiarity with key concepts covered in the lectures.
Self-Directed Learning: These sessions will enable you to better develop independent learning, and will support the material covered in the practical sessions.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
The learning resources associated with this course will include targeted readings taken from a range of both primary and secondary sources.
Recorded lectures and on-line material: The lectures and reading material provided digitally available to you. You are encouraged to engage in wider reading to provide an opportunity to expand your focus on specific details, complex areas and life examples.
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through RMIT Student Website.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the RMIT Student site.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks:
This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning, Teaching and Quality).
A hurdle requirement is necessary in order to demonstrate to the accrediting body that students are competent and are being sufficiently assessed against practice-focused professional standards throughout the course of their program.
Assessment Task 1: Learning modules – online quizzes
Weighting 20% (10% x 2)
These assessment task support CLOs 3 & 5
Assessment Task 2: Clinical case study – written assessment
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 3 & 4
Assessment Task 3: Clinical case scenario – video assessment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 3, 4 & 5
Assessment Task 4: Clinical practical skills assessment (Hurdle requirement)
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or EquitableLearning Services if you would like to find out more.