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RDGY30120

Academic Year 2025/2026

Professional Completion (RDGY30120)

Subject:
Radiography
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Mrs Martina Bonner Mullaney
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
Blended
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module establishes a solid knowledge base for the graduating radiography student. It consolidates graduate clinical skills which will be practiced alongside expectations of newly qualified staff within professional and legal contexts.
The module will help students to build on existing decision-making with respect to aspects of radiographic clinical practice, leadership and management; in addition to quality and risk management as related to radiography.
Students will build on their patient care, approach, modification of technique and communication skills to understand how to enhance their understanding in specific challenging patient contexts and apply it to their practice.
This module will also explore contemporary issues in Healthcare as related to the role of the Radiographer.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module the successful student will be able to:


- Critically analyze and justify decisions related to patient care, evaluate the benefits of an imaging procedure relative to the patient presentation and diagnostic inquiry; and potential impact clinical decisions may have on patient outcomes.
- Apply key national and international guidelines on radiation safety, quality, safety and risk to ensure accurate, safe and legal practise within the profession.
- Critically analyze, reflect, and discuss the day-to-day application of quality, safety, and risk management principles in clinical practice.
- Explore leadership & management strategies within the context of radiography service delivery and operations.
- Critically appraise and address contemporary healthcare issues, demonstrating a forward-looking perspective on the evolving role of the radiographer.
- Articulate the professional and ethical responsibilities of a graduate radiographer.

Indicative Module Content:

Key topics that will be addressed in the module include:

- Leadership and management overview.
- Radiography service delivery considerations.
- Quality & Safety including clinical audit & risk management in Radiography.
- HIQA - role of the Ionising Radiation team in the HTA Directorate.
- Critical evaluation, considerations and key decision-making in radiographic clinical scenarios.
- Ethical practices and challenges.
- Environment, sustainability & radiography.
- AI - what does the radiographer need to know.
- CPD & role development for the graduate radiographer.
- Behavioural Change.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

110
Lectures

20
Tutorial

1
Practical

2
Online Learning

5
Total

138

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
- Lectures - in-person & on-line
- Active and task based learning
- Enquiry & problem-based learning
- Case and scenario-based learning
- Reflective practice

For the clinical audit poster, the Vancouver referencing system may be used however for all other assignments the Harvard referencing system as outlined should be used.

Generative AI (GenAI) may be used in this module as dictated by the UCD traffic light system. This module is Amber – students may use GenAI for specific purposes as outlined in each assignment brief and in accordance with the academic integrity policy. The GenAI tool used, prompts and descriptions of how the content was generated and manipulated must be declared and submitted with all assignments.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This module delivers material which builds on the students existing radiographic knowledge.
Discussions surrounding clinical experiences form a large part of class discussions and prior clinical experience as a student radiographer up to and including the successful completion of CPoR 3.1 and 3.2 is essential.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Clinical audit individual student poster submission based on clinical audit groupwork practical Week 4 Graded No
30
 No
Viva Voce: 15mins In-person oral image based exam Week 12 Standard conversion grade scale 40% Yes
70
 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

- Group feedback will be provided following assignments - Individual Feedback on assignments given using rubrics & any additional grader comments on brightspace. - Students may request individual feedback by appointment.

Name Role
Ms Marie-Louise Ryan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Exam Offering 1 Week(s) - 11 Fri 12:00 - 13:50
Autumn Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Thurs 12:00 - 13:50
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