311128 (v.1) Medical Imaging Practice 351

Area:	Department of Medical Imaging Science
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Covers radiographic examinations where the major emphasis is on the patient's age and / or condition, the environment where the examination is conducted and where standard protocols frequently cannot be followed, topic areas will include radiography for:geriatric and paediatric cases with an emphasis on emergency and trauma imaging; mobile and operating theatre. Students will establish an integrated understanding of general radiography in these areas taking into consideration human development, patient management and managing critically ill and stigmatised patients. Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of the role played by more advanced imaging modalities, and to draw on previous learning and clinical experience to provide an integrated and applied understanding of the topics covered.
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:	061500 Radiography (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Categorised *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	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