HMO702 - Advanced Optometric Studies 2
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 4 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.500 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Alex Gentle and Alissa Maillet |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D302, H710 |
| Prerequisite: | HMO701 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 2 hours of seminar (PBL) |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 600 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
In this unit students will further develop and demonstrate their capacity to apply knowledge of the physical and biomedical sciences and the professional and business practices underpinning optometry in the clinical setting.
Students will engage in problem-based learning cases on more complex optometric conditions associated with developmental and refractive disorders of vision, ocular disease, ocular therapy and systemic disorders of vision. Classes, seminars, clinical skills practicals and clinical placements will be offered in support of the problem-based sessions.
Students will continue to gain the competencies for all aspects of optometric practice, as defined by the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ), including: patient examination, diagnosis and management; optometric dispensing and business; and ethics, law and public health.
Transition to clinical practice workshops will prepare students for clinical residential placement and highlight topical issues in optometric practice.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Utilise knowledge of ocular and systemic disease pathophysiology and epidemiology in designing a coherent differential diagnosis and patient management plan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Combine technical, observational and communication skills in developing and implementing a coherent general and/or targeted clinical examination of a patient. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Critically appraise clinical data obtained from a clinical examination to determine an appropriate course of action for a patient. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Work in a team to conduct a clinical study, analyse the data, interpret the data and communicate findings to a professional audience. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Combine discipline knowledge, professional behaviour, and social and cultural empathy in demonstrating the capacity to reflect upon all aspects of practitioner-patient interactions. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Team-Based Learning | 10 individual readiness assurance tests and team readiness assurance tests | 15% |
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| Assessment 2: Research data analysis and oral poster presentation | 2000 words | Analysis of simulated data: 5% |
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| Assessment 3: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) | 10 stations | 25% |
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| Assessment 4: Clinical consultation assessment | 1 - Patient examinations (individual) | Supervisor assessment of patient clinical examinations: 10% |
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| Assessment 5: Online clinical decision-making examination | 2 hours | 25% |
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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
- Passing online written examination
- Successful completion of Professionalism and Placement (P & P) requirements, as defined in the Optometry P & P Hurdle document
- Submission of a personal learning plan covering clinical skills development and problem-solving readiness for the residential placement program
- Passing 7 out of 10 OSCE stations and achieving an overall pass mark for the OSCEs is a hurdle requirement.
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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