LMED28003 - Immunopathology 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

On completion of this unit, you will understand the pre and post-natal development of the human immune system and its function in health and disease. This includes autoimmune disorders, hypersensitivity reactions and microbiological infections. You will also have learned about the diagnostic uses of antibodies, vaccine design, and preventive and therapeutic uses of vaccines. Problem-solving and decision making skills will be developed through the use of authentic case studies. Skill development in instrument calibration, best practice measurement, interpretation of test results, and test quality control monitoring will occur through practical exercises. You will be required to attend a residential school to promote the development of unit learning outcomes. The residential school may be scheduled outside of the term of offering of the unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite

Enrolment in Master of Laboratory Medicine.

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 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Melbourne
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Melbourne
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 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. Online Test 20%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Laboratory/Practical 0%
4. Examination 40%

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 84.21% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 40.43% 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
Feedback
Some students commented that they did not understand what was needed for the written assignments.
Recommendation
Encourage student attendance to Academic Learning Centre (ALC) workshops that have been designed to help students in CM18.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Students reported that the unit was very content heavy and that they struggled to recall all of the information in a single final exam.
Recommendation
Consider assessing the students knowledge mid-term to reduce student stress.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Evaluate the major cells and tissues of the immune system and their function in the immune response
  2. Compare and contrast the innate and adaptive immune systems and their roles in the immune response
  3. Evaluate immune dysfunctions including hypersensitivity, immunodeficiency and autoimmunity
  4. Appraise the treatment and management of immune disorders
  5. Demonstrate the skills and techniques required in the evaluation of immune function in a laboratory setting.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication • • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • • • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
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