BMSC13023 - Applied Immunology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Building upon the foundational knowledge of how the immune system functions gained in Foundations of Immunology you will now examine the consequences of a malfunctioning immune system including immune deficiencies and autoimmunity. This will include a case-based learning approach and practical laboratory sessions to explore immune dysfunction.

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

BMSC11012 Foundations of Immunology

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 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 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. Laboratory/Practical 0%
2. Written Assessment 50%
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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 62.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.95% 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
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Some students reported that they felt overwhelmed with the level of content in the unit
Recommendation
Consider implementing a mid-session assessment to spread the content of the unit over the semester.
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Source: Student feedback, SUTE comments
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Some students felt that they would benefit from examples being provided for the written assessment
Recommendation
Consider providing more examples for the level of information expected for the written assessment.
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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss immune function and dysfunction at the molecular and cellular levels
  2. Explain how aberrations in immune regulation underlie autoimmunity, immunodeficiency, allergy and cancer
  3. Explain how aberrations in immune regulation can be measured in the laboratory and corrected by directed therapeutics
  4. Discuss the application of the principles of immunology to the development of vaccines and diagnostic techniques
  5. Demonstrate competence in the use of primary resource material for experimental and research assignment purposes.

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