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EDED20502 - The Neuroscience of Memory and Learning

General Information

Unit Synopsis

The neuroscience of memory has shifted the traditional educational paradigm into a new neural paradigm – understanding the brain as a network of neural activation patterns. As an educator, you will learn about the operational systems of the brain and processes of memory networks. You develop new insights into the challenges of learning from a neuroscience perspective. To support the development of a well-integrated, socially responsible, thriving person you will develop your knowledge and understanding of the neural basis of fear, support, overprotection, repetition, asking questions, social interaction and neural proliferations. You learn about the consolidation and priority of neural networks to enhance memory and expertise.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
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 No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2018

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 Postgraduate 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 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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 5 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 37.5% 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: Students and staff.
Feedback
Continue high quality courseware and assessments.
Recommendation
Continue to have engaging and high quality courseware that is contemporary in the field.
Action Taken
This unit has been included in the Masters of Educational Neuroscience BeDifferent course. We have ensured that contemporary readings and activities have been included to provide student engagement
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Analyse the effect of the stress response on learning and the hierarchy of neural networks
  2. Synthesise key theoretical and empirical developments in the neuroscience of memory and learning
  3. Specify the role of sleep processes in learning and memory formation
  4. Explain the processes of the proliferation and consolidation of neural networks to enhance memory and increase expertise
  5. Communicate high level professional judgments and demonstrate personal accountability.

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