School: Medical and Health Sciences

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  • Unit Title

    Second and third trimester obstetric ultrasound
  • Unit Code

    SON3201
  • Year

    2025
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Afrooz NAJAFZADEH ABRIZ

Description

This unit focuses on the scanning technique and ultrasound presentation of second trimester morphology and third trimester foetal growth scans, including pregnancy and peri-partum complications and their associated sonographic presentation. Students will also learn about foetus and maternal investigations, interventions and pregnancy management.

Prerequisite Rule

SON2202 Gynaecology and first trimester ultrasound SON2301 Introductory sonography clinical placement SCH3434 Human reproduction, development and ageing

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Characterise the clinical features, anatomy, embryology, scan protocols, ultrasound technique and presentation of pregnancy features in singleton and multiple gestations from week 13 including utero-placental circulation.
  2. Explain the clinical presentation, aetiology and ultrasound appearance of pregnancy complications during the second and third trimester of gestation and post-partum.
  3. Discuss the advantages and limitations of ultrasound as a screening tool for recognition of foetal anomalies and growth disturbance across the second and third trimester of pregnancy.

Unit Content

  1. Anatomy, physiology, aetiology and pathophysiology of the second and third trimesters of gestation and post-partum.
  2. Ultrasound techniques for invasive and non-invasive examinations.
  3. Prevalence of mid to late pregnancy complications in various populations, based on age, obstetric history, health habits and ethnicity with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.
  4. Communication of scan findings.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will develop competence in ultrasound scanning practices in simulated environments and competence will be assessed at a novice level as described by the Australian Sonographers Accreditation Registry Professional Competency Standards. Students learn and are assessed on their ability to apply equipment quality assurance processes such as pretreatment safety checks and sterilisation.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestKnowledge tests40%
PresentationOral presentation of obstetrics case study30%
Laboratory Work ^Assessment of fetal biometry in the second and third trimester of pregnancy30%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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