Courses Handbook 2009

311533 (v.1) Applied Clinical Science 552


Area: School of Physiotherapy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):     303183 (v.2) Lifespan Health Issues 551 or any previous version
    OR
    311532 (v.1) Applied Clinical Science 551 or any previous version
AND
303186 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 551 or any previous version
AND
303187 (v.2) Anatomy and Pathology 552 or any previous version
Syllabus: Development of competencies in understanding human cardiorespiratory and neural physiology and measurement. Topics include pathophysiology of impaired airway clearance, clinical measurement and management, development and evaluation of treatment programsfor clinical populations with selected respiratory and cardiovascular pathologies. Topics on neurophysiology include peripheral afferent influences on motor control, central influences on motor control and pain mechanisms.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 019901 Medical Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2009 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2009 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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