Unit Synopsis
On completion of this unit, you will be able to evaluate the evidence base for haematological tests and provide advice on the diagnosis and monitoring of disease. By analysing complex cases, you will use problem solving and decision-making skills to critically evaluate treatment and management protocols.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite LMED28002 Haematopathology 1 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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. Case Study | 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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 12.73% 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 in person, self reflection
Amend assessments to ensure AI use can be minimised.
Increase the use of formative quizzes and interactive self assessment such as Kahoots throughout the term to ensure confidence to complete the assessments.
Formative quizzes and Kahoots were used during the term to ensure continuous learning and more confidence with the assessment tasks.
Source: Self reflection
The inclusion of more dry practical exercises through case study interpretations would further improve the student learning.
Include more case study analysis and result interpretations into tutorials and weekly study questions.
Case study presentations became a larger part of the tutorial sessions and weekly questions were reinforced as essential learning.
Source: SUTE
The content was engaging, the lecturer was supportive, and the case studies helped connect theory to real lab practice.
Continue to provide Case study analysis to connect theory with current industry perspectives.
In Progress
Source: Students' direct feedback
Enjoyed the range of industry experts involved in the unit.
Continue to provide up to date and current learning which simulates current industry practice. Industry experts will continue to connect students with laboratory practice.
In Progress
Source: Students' direct feedback
Provide more guidance each week on the important aspects of each week and how to enhance study techniques
Provide weekly overview of the important topics from each week.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Diagnose complex haematological disorders based on numerical, cytogenetic and morphological changes in the cells
- Evaluate the detection and monitoring of blood diseases using laboratory tests appropriate to the patient's clinical condition
- Advise on the the use of anticoagulant therapies in the management of disorders of haemostasis
- Analyse results of specialised haematological tests and provide advice on further testing to provide a diagnosis
- Evaluate the performance of routine and complex haematology and haemostasis testing including quality control procedures.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Online Test | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Case Study | • | • | |||
| 3 - Examination | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | ||
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