Unit Synopsis
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to discuss fundamentals of haematology and transfusion science, including erythrocyte, leukocyte, reticulocyte and platelet morphology, enumeration and function. Skills in enumeration of blood cells and tests of haematological function will be developed during practical exercises. You will learn to contrast normal blood cell function with disorders of haemostasis affecting blood clotting and iron metabolism affecting blood cell numbers.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2 OR BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 OR BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 AND BUSN11016 Introduction to Study and Professional Practice OR BMSC11003 Professional Practice in Medical Sciences 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 |
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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. Case Study | 20% |
| 2. Laboratory/Practical | 0% |
| 3. Practical Assessment | 30% |
| 4. Examination | 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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.64% 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: SUTE
Students were satisfied with the presentation and explanation of topics, especially in relation to assessments.
Continue to spend time explaining content thoroughly and offer time for Q&A in tutorials for further discussions and explanations.
Live tutorials were run to improve Q&A sessions and discussion was encouraged.
Source: SUTE
Students found the 'Kahoot' application helped them engage with their studies and revise the content.
Continue to provide revision activities using applications such as 'Kahoot'.
Kahoots were run in tutorial classes.
Source: Student feedback at Residential school
Some students felt more direction was needed on how to be efficient in their learning of the weekly material.
Review content to include more interactive clinical case studies for discussion to assist with learning the weekly content.
Clinical case studies were increased and run in tutorial sessions
Source: Student feedback at residential school
Students felt more morphology exposure was required prior to attending residential school.
Begin morphology sessions early in the term to improve students knowledge and experience before they get to residential school.
Morphology sessions were run in the tutorial sessions, from the start of the term to enhance the students exposure to Morphology prior to attending the residential school.
Source: SUTE
More feedback on assessments in residential school.
Provide a residential school feedback session in a tutorial following attendance. Highlight the importance of attendance at tutorials.
In Progress
Source: Feedback at residential school
Students found the 'Kahoot' application helped them engage with their studies and revise the content.
Continue to provide revision activities using applications such as 'Kahoot'.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the physiological process of haematopoiesis
- Distinguish between normal and abnormal erythrocyte, leukocyte, reticulocyte and platelet morphology
- Describe the causes and diagnosis of selected haematologic and haemostatic disorders
- Interpret a full blood count and related basic haematological tests
- Discuss the principle of operation for selected automated and non automated haematological laboratory test procedures
- Test and conduct quality control of basic haematological, immunohaematological and coagulation procedures in the laboratory.
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| 3 - Practical Assessment | • | • | ||||
| 4 - Examination | • | • | • | • | • | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | |||
| 5 - Team Work | • | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | |||||
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