HMO306 - Principles and Practice of Optometry 3

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):2
EFTSL value:0.250
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Linda Robinson
Cohort rule:

This unit is only available to students enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry

Prerequisite:

HMO303 and HMO304

Corequisite:

HMO305

Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

3 x 2 hour practical experience (clinical skills) 
1 x 2 hour ophthalmic dispensing practical experience (workshop) per fortnight and up to 8 hours of online IPE across the trimester. 
Up to 80 hours of professional experience (clinical placement) across the trimester. This includes ACO placements, practical experience (workshop) and external observations at optometry and ophthalmology practices.

Content

Students will consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge from previous units, HMO204 and HMO304, on the clinical competencies defined by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ). This includes patient examination, recording of optometric clinical data, ocular diagnosis and patient management. They will also explore the clinical knowledge, professional practice skills, legal and ethical issues, and population health matters drawn from the problem-based learning cases presented in HMO305. Cases will span the refractive, binocular, developmental, age-related and systemic disorders that affect the eye. Knowledge and skills gained will be applied in clinical placements. Students will also prepare for working in a collaborative care environment through inter-professional education (IPE).

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Demonstrate and apply proficiency in operating clinical tools that are used to collect data to assess the structure and function of the eye.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO2

Describe, classify and differentiate various refractive, binocular, developmental, age-related and systemic disorders that affect the eye.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Evaluate and communicate data regarding the structure and function of the eye, giving due respect to cultural and social issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO4

Compare and contrast the clinical data collected with findings reported in the clinical and scientific literature.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Describe and complete a basic optometric patient examination under close supervision and with some assistance.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO6

Practice professional and ethical behaviour in the group and clinical activities, including respect for cultural and social issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 3:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Clinical communication workshop - reflection 1000 word written submission 20%
  • Spread across second half of trimester, depending on workshop allocation
Assessment 2: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Ten stations, 10 minutes each 45%
  • End-of-unit assessment period
Assessment 3: Case History video and self-assessment of performance 10 minute video and 500 word written self-appraisal 15%
  • Week 6
Assessment 4: Inter-Professional Education (IPE) 6 online modules of self-directed stream 20%
  • Spread across trimester

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

  • Hurdle 1: Successful completion of Professionalism and Placement (P & P) requirements, as defined in the Optometry P & P guide
  • Hurdle 2: Pass Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) (Passing 7 out of 10 stations and achieving an overall pass for the determined 10 station aggregate OSCE score is a hurdle requirement)
  • Hurdle 3: Demonstrate competency on two occasions in each of 4 chosen clinical skills

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HMO306 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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