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BMSC11003 - Introduction to Medical Sciences

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to the medical science specialisations of medical laboratory science, clinical measurement, nutrition and biotechnology. An inter-disciplinary, integrated approach will be provided so that you will also understand the relationships of the disciplines with one another. You will develop an understanding of the key roles of each discipline, professional practice, investigative procedures and application of medical sciences in modern health care. This will also allow you to make an informed choice about which specialisation to study in subsequent years.

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 - 2018

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. Group Work 50%
2. Written 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

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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. Relate historical evidence and global perspectives to the application of medical science in modern healthcare
  2. Evaluate standards of professional practice in medical science
  3. Perform investigative procedures used in medical science
  4. Develop communication skills used in professional practice.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Group Work
2 - Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Group Work
2 - Written Assessment