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BMSC11003 - Introduction to Medical Sciences

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This course gives an introduction to each of the specialist areas of Medical Sciences, providing the student with sufficient information about the type of work, research and application of scientific knowledge and techniques in pathology, physiological measurement, nutrition and biotechnology. Practical laboratory classes will provide an opportunity for students to experience typical techniques applied in the practise of each specialisation. The breadth and content of this course will provide sufficient detail on each topic to allow the student to make an informed choice about which specialisation to study in subsequent years and therefore the named award they will graduate with. Distance education (FLEX) students will be required to have access to a computer to make frequent use of internet resources and will be expected to attend a residential school for this course to meet the learning outcomes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2010

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Bundaberg
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 20%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
3. Practical Assessment 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.91% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 26.44% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Students felt that the residential school was an essential and enjoyable part of the learning process. Additional information on the professional context of the laboratory based skills would enhance learning.
Recommendation
Continue to develop students' practical skills via residential schools. Include further context for laboratory based skills in lectures and tutorials throughout the term.
Action Taken
Residential school and internal laboratories offered to students. Application of laboratory skills were included in lectures and tutorials.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Students appreciated discipline specific content and real world examples within lectures and tutorials.
Recommendation
Continue to deliver focused tutorials and lectures with relevant, real-world examples, from multiple discipline specialists.
Action Taken
Discipline specific guest lectures were provided by discipline experts.
Source: Self reflection.
Feedback
Assessment focused tutorials facilitated student success.
Recommendation
Continue to deliver assessment based tutorials which establish expectations and clarify assessment requirements.
Action Taken
Dedicated tutorials for each assessment piece were provided throughout the term.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Some internal practical classes had time pressures with high numbers of activities to complete in a single session.
Recommendation
Timing and layout of practical classes will be revised without altering the learning outcomes.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback, observation.
Feedback
Variable engagement with guest speakers based on alignment to chosen specialisation.
Recommendation
Continue to engage guest speakers for all specialisations and include an emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of medical science.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Students appreciated the inclusion of both foundation academic and career development skills.
Recommendation
Continue to include foundation academic and career development skills in the unit.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Illustrate the application of medical sciences in modern healthcare.
  2. Outline the principles of Quality Control and Quality Assurance.
  3. Identify different pathology sample types and describe how they should be handled.
  4. Summarise the key function of each of the pathology disciplines and types of clinical investigation.
  5. Outline the different investigative approaches to assessing respiratory, neurological and cardiovascular function.
  6. Relate the principles of nutrition and lifestyle to health and disease.
  7. Recognise the importance of biotechnology in the development of diagnostic services and treatment of disease.
  8. Perform basic investigative procedures used in medical sciences.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • • •
3 - Practical Assessment • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving • • • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
5 - Team Work •
6 - Information Technology Competence •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Online Quiz(zes) • •
3 - Practical Assessment •