HMO304 - Principles and Practice of Optometry 2
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Natalie Watt |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry |
| Prerequisite: | HMO203 and HMO204 |
| Corequisite: | HMO303 |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 3 x 2 hours of clinical skills seminars and 1 x 2 hour dispensing practical per week for 10 weeks of trimester. 1 x 8 hours of transition to clinical practice workshop and up to 70 hours of clinical placements across the trimester |
Content
In this unit students will build on the foundations developed in HMO203 and HMO204. They will gain further skills in history-taking and patient examination. They will continue to apply other competencies defined by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) including diagnosis, patient management, recording of clinical data and practical application of ophthalmic dispensing principles. They will further explore legal and ethical issues drawn from the problem-based learning cases presented in HMO303 and gain clinical knowledge and skills in professional practice associated with the cases through clinical skills seminars. In addition, students will consider in more depth public and population health implications in identifying and managing the conditions presented in the cases. Clinical skills seminars will develop skills based on the cases including developmental and refractive disorders of vision, ocular pathology, and systemic disorders of vision. Transition to clinical practice workshops will prepare students for clinical residential placement and highlight topical issues in optometric practice. Finally, students will be introduced to research methodology in preparation for an extended clinical research project, which will be commenced in later units.
| 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 assess the structure and function of the eye. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe and classify various refractive and ocular conditions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Collect and communicate data regarding the structure and function of the eye using clinical tools. | 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 | Demonstrate the principles of optical dispensing and determine how these are applied in an optometric practice. | 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 |
| ULO7 | Demonstrate competency in a range of clinical skills relevant to course stage and required for ongoing advancement through the course. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1:Clinical Skills Practice and Self-reflection | Practice and log four clinical skills (4 x 200 words, total 800 words) | 5% |
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| Assessment 2: Team-based video presentation of a clinical skill and group communication skills workshop and individual reflection | Part A: Video - 10 minutes Part B: Written reflective report | Part A: 25% |
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| Assessment 3: Clinical case report | 2000 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 4: Dispensing examination | Practical examination | 15% |
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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
- Demonstrate competency on two occasions in each of 4 clinical skills, as described in AT1
- Successful completion of Professionalism and Placement (P & P) requirements, as defined in the Optometry P & P guide
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HMO304 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.
Unit Fee Information
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