HMO306 - Principles and Practice of Optometry 3
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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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) |
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 |
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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 |
ULO2 | Describe, classify and differentiate various refractive, binocular, developmental, age-related and systemic disorders that affect the eye. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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 |
ULO4 | Compare and contrast the clinical data collected with findings reported in the clinical and scientific literature. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO5 | Describe and complete a basic optometric patient examination under close supervision and with some assistance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
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 |
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 |
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Assessment 1: Clinical communication workshop - reflection | 1000 word written submission | 20% |
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Assessment 2: Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) | Ten stations, 10 minutes each | 45% |
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Assessment 3: Case History video and self-assessment of performance | 10 minute video and 500 word written self-appraisal | 15% |
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Assessment 4: Inter-Professional Education (IPE) | 6 online modules of self-directed stream | 20% |
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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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