Problem-based learning is widely used in Medical and Health Sciences to consolidate knowledge via clinical scenarios. The purpose of this task is to be able to collaborate as a group in clinical review, just as you will in your clinical placements and hospital medical facility work environments.

Students will be allocated a pathology commonly encountered in critical care cardiac environments. The aim is to produce a poster for oral presentation (total 5 minutes) in week 10.

This assessment involves 4 submissions:

1. Portfolio (submitted by one team member)
2. Poster (submitted by one team member)
3. Presentation (delivered by all team members)
4. Rebuttal (submitted by individuals)

• Ensure that you (and your team) completes each submission.
• During week 2, students will be allocated into groups of 4.
• Students must participate in all parts.
• Part 1, 2 and 3 are assessed as a group.
• Part 4 is assessed as an individual component.

Portfolio
The research must be logged in a portfolio along with the dates and times of group meetings, attendees and associated dot-point minutes of each meeting and "brief" minutes. The portfolio must indicate a timeline used to complete the project and attendance or not of group members. The portfolio details will be in the unit Moodle site assessment block.

As a team you will research the anatomy, pathophysiology, pharmacology, patient presentation, diagnostic testing & imaging (including expected outcomes and measures) and common management options related to your allocated cardiac pathology. This researched report must acknowledge sources and be referenced. See the marking criteria in the unit Moodle site assessment block. The research report and meeting documents (submission 1) will be submitted in a portfolio by one team member.

Poster
The poster and oral presentation will demonstrate the anatomy, pathophysiology, pharmacology and patient presentation, followed by the imaging diagnostic testing and common management options which relate to the pathology.

The poster is to be of A1-A0 paper size. (NB: Power Point can be used to create these posters). The posters must meet CSANZ guidelines. Further details are available in the unit Moodle site assessment block.The poster (submission 2) will be submitted through the unit Moodle site by one team member.

Presentation
The oral presentation (total 5 minutes) will be presented to tutors and peers and must have at least 2 team members speaking though it would be preferred if all team members spoke. Oral presentation details are in the unit Moodle site assessment block (submission 3).

Rebuttal
After the presentation you will be given feedback and 5 questions from your tutors and peers. Individually each team member must respond to the questions / review comments within seven (7) days of the presentation date.

Maximum word count for team researched report is 1000 words +/- 10%, not including references and appendix which may contain diagnostic test results and images / diagrams.

Submit your 'Rebuttal' individually (submission 4) as a word document (for editing purposes) through the unit Moodle site.

Portfolio submission

• Comprising of well-structured and succinct use of referencing (minimum 10 references) as set out in http://heart.bmj.com/pages/authors/
• The quality and relevance of the references and most up-to-date knowledge will be looked at favourably.
• Demonstrated scientific review with a supported clinical diagnosis (10 marks).
• Referencing (5 marks).
• Written expression and proofing (5) marks).
• Evidence of collaborative team work and meeting attendance / contribution (5 marks).

Presentation

• The poster should be self-explanatory, so that you are free to supplement and discuss particular points raised by viewers.
• The presentation should not add new material but simply present that displayed on the poster.
• Use CSANZ poster format and guidelines.
• Illustrations (5 marks).
• Referencing (5 marks).
• Presentation (5 marks).
• Flow and clarity (10 marks).

Individual rebuttal

• Clear, evidence-based justification, argument and / or clarification of information in the poster / presentation.
• Concise, well explained and accurate response to each of the questions.
• Responses well supported by scientific evidence.

Peer review and rebuttal

• After the presentation, questions will be submitted by your peers and tutors, and "review" of your poster will be given by your peers and tutors.
• Each group member is then to produce a written 1000 word rebuttal, within 7 days of the presentation.
• This rebuttal will provide answers to the questions submitted, defence or agreement of poster review, it can include extra seminal papers or research.
• Part of this includes submission of a patient care flow analysis (PFA), comprising of patient presentation, the initial assessment, cardiac diagnostic test performed, results of tests, alternative cardiac diagnostics tests that could have assisted diagnosis, final outcome. This should be separately referenced specific to topics included in this rebuttal.

There will be 4 online quizzes. One will be held in week 3, one in week 5, one in week 7 and one in week 9. They are to assess your knowledge of the unit material in preparation for residential school.

Each quiz will have 10 questions. You will be allowed 3 attempts at each quiz. It is not compulsory to attempt each quiz 3 times. The highest grade you achieve will serve as your final score for that quiz.

Quizzes open at 8 am on Tuesday and close Wednesday at 3pm (AEDT) in each week as specified above.

Quiz dates and specific topics are available on the unit Moodle site.

Once the quiz has commenced, approximately 3 minutes per question will be given, for example, a 10 question quiz would be given a time limit of 30 minutes to complete. This is subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator based on the content of the pool of questions.

No attempts are permitted after the quiz has closed, so ensure adequate time for completion.

Students must achieve a pass rate of 50% in each of the FOUR (4) quizzes to pass this component.

Answers will be either correct or incorrect and tabulated by the unit Moodle online system.

These are an open book quizzes, so you have the opportunity to consult your notes, lecture slides, text books and unit Moodle page. However there will be little time for consulting unit resources and it would be better to collate your own revision sheet from the unit resources prior to attempting the quizzes.

This assessment is to be undertaken as an individual. As with all university examinations, colluding with other students in non-group work tasks is considered academic misconduct.