CLINIMAG 722 : Extended Mammographic Practice
Medical and Health Sciences
2025 Semester Two (1255) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Provides students with an advanced understanding of breast histopathology, diagnostic imaging, and treatment and management pathways. Clinical application of the principles of interventional and assessment mammographic imaging is addressed through integration of mammographic diagnostic imaging technology and equipment; and associated image quality and ionising radiation safety considerations. Students will reflect on their roles within both diagnostic and screening mammography. They will achieve the knowledge and skills needed to demonstrate competence in clinical mammographic practice.
The course is delivered fully online by distance via the University of Auckland’s learning management system ‘Canvas’. It incorporates a range of learning approaches including videos, webpages, links to the library databases and resources, and utilising online technologies to promote shared learning opportunities. Academic learning is expected to inform clinical practice and enhance levels of clinical competency.
This course is a compulsory course within the PGCertHSc (Mammography) programme and only students in this programme are eligible to apply. Students must be employed in a clinical training position in a New Zealand mammography department.
Course Contacts
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the relationship between mammographic breast tissue anatomy and breast histopathology, and relate to diagnostic, treatment and management pathways (Capability 4, 5 and 7)
- Analyse and integrate the principles of epidemiology, ethics and quality assurance programmes for population-based breast screening (Capability 1, 2 and 8)
- Analyse and integrate the principles of mammographic assessment, interventional and diagnostic imaging technology and equipment, and ionising radiation safety (Capability 2 and 3)
- Critically analyse and reflect on practice required to achieve a high standard of reproducible assessment and interventional technique skills, whilst incorporating excellent client communication skills (Capability 4, 6 and 7)
- Demonstrate their ability to reflect critically on a wide range of aspects within clinical practice (Capability 1, 4 and 8)
- Demonstrate clinical competence for mammographic practice and image critique, informed by research and clinical-based knowledge to make reasoned decisions (Capability 5, 6 and 8)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection on Practice | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment Quality Assurance | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| Written assignment and presentation | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| Clinical Practice | Individual Coursework | |
| 4 types | 100% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Reflection on Practice | ||||||||||
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| Written assignment and presentation | ||||||||||
| Clinical Practice | ||||||||||
Workload Expectations
This course is a standard 30 point course and represents approximately 300 hours of study.
For this course, you can expect 80 hours of reading and thinking about the content, 30 hours on-line learning tasks, and 190 hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.
Delivery Mode
Online
The course will not include live online events.
Where possible, study material will be available at course commencement.
This course runs to the University semester timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Contact details for the Medical Imaging Postgraduate Student Representatives may be found in the 'Medical Imaging Postgraduate Programme Information' on Canvas.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.