BMSC13001 - Advanced Haematology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will apply your foundation knowledge of haematology to the study of how haematological disorders manifest and are diagnosed through changes in number, cytogenetics and morphology of cells. Diseases of haemostasis including therapeutic management with anticoagulants will also be discussed. This advanced unit builds on the knowledge and skills taught in previous units and will prepare you for work as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in Haematology. You will be required to attend a compulsory residential school in Rockhampton and an assessment task will be completed on campus during this residential school.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites:

BMSC12003 Haematology and Transfusion Science


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 2 - 2023

Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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. Practical Assessment 30%
3. 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%).

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 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 61.54% 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
Feedback
Some students commented that the Residential School was content heavy and challenging.
Recommendation
Consider inclusion of more weekly morphology exercises using Cellavision Proficiency Software and morphology tutorials to support student learning in preparation for the residential school.
Action Taken
Morphology sessions were run through the tutorial sessions and these were related to the lecture content.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students commented that no answers were provided to weekly questions.
Recommendation
Consider discussions of the weekly study questions in tutorial sessions to allow students to receive feedback on study questions.
Action Taken
The Tutorial sessions were available each week as drop in sessions to answer any questions relating to that week. Week 12 was also a revision week with the chance for further questions to be answered at the end of term.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students commented that the sound quality of some lectures was suboptimal.
Recommendation
Continue to update lectures with improved audio clarity.
Action Taken
Some lectures were updated with new recordings with improved audio.
Source: Informal feedback during Residential School.
Feedback
Students commented that the Residential School's hands on experience puts into perspective much of the weekly lecture topics.
Recommendation
Continue Residential School in current format.
Action Taken
Residential school continued to provide a great hands on experience for students.
Source: Student feedback.
Feedback
Some students suggested there was too much content in the final exam.
Recommendation
Examine the unit's assessment tasks and ensure the end of term exam is used to assess only the second half of the term's learning.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Some students felt their feedback did not enhance their learning.
Recommendation
Provide students with more detailed and personal feedback on their assessment tasks.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Self reflection
Feedback
On reflection, the addition of more case studies would enhance students learning.
Recommendation
Add more case studies to improve students learning and ability to incorporate the units material into real life clinical scenarios.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Self reflection
Feedback
Increase the morphology content and improve some of the lectures
Recommendation
Improve the morphology training through live tutorials and develop some new recordings for some of the lectures.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Distinguish benign from malignant haematological disorders based on numerical, cytogenetic and morphological changes in the cells.
  2. Discuss the detection and monitoring of blood diseases using laboratory tests appropriate to the patient's clinical condition.
  3. Discuss disorders of haemostasis and the use of anticoagulant therapies.
  4. Analyse results of hematological tests and provide provisional and differential diagnoses with suggested further testing to support and confirm the diagnosis.
  5. Perform morphological analysis of peripheral blood smears to make a differential diagnosis.

Competency Based Standards for Medical Scientists, December 2009.

Unit 1: Collection, preparation and analysis of clinical material - Elements 1.1.1 - 1.1.3; 1.1.6 - 1.1.8; 1.2.4; 1.3.1 - 1.3.5; 1.5.1 - 1.5.5 & 1.6.1 - 1.6.8;   

Unit 2: Correlation and validation of results of investigations using knowledge of method(s) including analytical principles and clinical information - Elements 2.1.1 - 2.1.2; 2.2.1; 2.3.1 & 2.3.2

Unit 3: Interpretation, reporting and issuing of laboratory results - Elements 3.1.1; 3.2.1 - 3.2.3; 3.2.6 - 3.2.7 & 3.3.1 - 3.3.2

Unit 4: Maintenance of documentation, equipment, resources and stock - Elements 4.2.1 - 4.2.6 

Unit 5: Maintenance and promotion of safe working practices - Elements 5.1.3; 5.2.1; 5.3.4; 5.3.9; 5.4.1 - 5.4.5

Unit 6: Professional accountability and participation in continuing professional development - Elements 6.5.6 & 6.5.7

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment • • •
2 - Practical Assessment • •
3 - Examination • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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