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BMSC12014 - Pharmacology for Health Professionals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy relevant to your health profession. You will explore the mechanism of action of major drug classes used in pharmacological interventions or procedures in patient management relevant to your profession. You will be required to demonstrate critical analysis of this content and align this with current practice in your respective professions.

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:

Pre-requisite for all courses except CV69 and CB86: BMSC11005 Foundations of Biochemistry

Pre-requisite for CV69: ECHO11004 Biochemistry for Cardiac Pharmacology

Pre-requisite for CB86: MPAT12001 Pathophysiology

Co-requisite for CB86: MBIO12013 Microbiology for Health Professionals

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online
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

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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%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 96.15% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.33% 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 emails; SUTE
Feedback
The oral feedback students received for the written assessment task was comprehensive and constructive.
Recommendation
Continue to provide oral feedback for the written assessment task.
Action Taken
Students continue to receive oral feedback on their assessment tasks.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The unit provides useful information about 'on-the-job' pharmaceuticals and common prescription drugs in Australia.
Recommendation
Continue to provide course-specific material as well as content on common prescription medications.
Action Taken
Students continue to complete both course-specific material and content on common prescription medications.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The 'real-world' drug examples provided in the tutorials made the unit more interesting.
Recommendation
Continue to integrate clinical ('real-world') examples into the unit material.
Action Taken
Time in tutorials remains dedicated to discussing 'real-world' drug examples.
Source: SUTE; Unit coordinator
Feedback
The written assignment was overwhelming due to the large number of questions. Students valued the knowledge they gained from completing the task but found it tedious.
Recommendation
Consider reducing the number of questions in the written assignment to streamline the assessment task, enhance learning, and prevent student fatigue.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE; Unit coordinator
Feedback
Additional resources or links to short videos on the mechanisms of action of complex drugs could be beneficial for students.
Recommendation
Consider adding supplementary resources, such as short videos, to enhance student understanding of complex drugs.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students found the unit material engaging, accessible and easily navigable.
Recommendation
Continue using engaging teaching methods and clear presentation of information to maintain accessibility and student interest.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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