MEDI11002 - Physics for Health Sciences

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit creates the foundations for an understanding of physics as it applies to our world around us, our bodies and our clinical environments. You will learn how to explain observed phenomena, predict changing behaviour and communicate using science conventions. You will apply problem-solving skills and knowledge of physics to find reasonable solutions to both word- and numerical-based situations.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
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 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Mackay
Online

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

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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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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 66.67% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 17.33% 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: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
Provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests were well received by students.
Recommendation
Continue with the provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests.
Action Taken
The provision of the breakdown of question types, marks, and time budgets for tests was maintained.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Moodle data
Feedback
Student completion rate for practice tests was noted to be quite high.
Recommendation
Maintain the provision of a practice tests to support students in preparing for their assessments.
Action Taken
The provision of practice tests was continued in the current iteration.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection SUTE
Feedback
Updating existing lecture video resources and incorporating visuals and/or examples of real world applications of physics concepts will be beneficial to students.
Recommendation
Determine which lecture videos have poor quality and prioritise them for renewal with inclusion of more visuals and/or examples of real world applications where possible for future iterations.
Action Taken
Lecture videos have been reviewed and supplementary videos illustrating physics concepts and applications have been included for complex topics. In addition, weekly tutorial questions have been enhanced to include real-world examples and more practical scenarios have been incorporated into the weekly practice quizzes.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Complementing the weekly end of chapter questions and answers with weekly formative quizzes will further support students in their progress check and consolidation of weekly content.
Recommendation
Investigate the option of incorporating weekly formative quizzes as part of the progress check activity to support student learning of content.
Action Taken
Existing weekly formative quizzes were updated and new quizzes were developed for Weeks 1- 8. These were supplemented with practice tests for the assessments in Weeks 8 and 13.
Source: SUTE Informal student feedback
Feedback
Some students found the peer assisted study sessions (PASS) valuable in their learning of unit content.
Recommendation
Investigate the possibility of continuing PASS support in future iterations of the unit to support students in their learning of the unit content.
Action Taken
PASS was offered to students in the current iteration.
Source: MI teaching team Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
The three weekly online tutorial sessions are experiencing low turnout of students.
Recommendation
Consider scaling back on the number of tutorials to encourage higher student attendance in each weekly tutorial session.
Action Taken
The online weekly tutorials were reduced from three sessions per week to two sessions per week.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Feedback
The availability of two online tutorials each week was well received by students.
Recommendation
Consider maintaining the provision of two online tutorial sessions per week to accommodate diverse student work-life balances.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Feedback from teaching team
Feedback
Moving the Online tests from Weeks 5 and 10 to Weeks 4 and 8 respectively has allowed for more timely feedback to be provided to the students.
Recommendation
Invest in the option to continue with timetabling of the two online tests in Weeks 4 and 8 in future deliveries.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection Feedback from teaching team
Feedback
The cost of the prescribed textbook has increased significantly in recent years, adding to financial strain on students.
Recommendation
Explore more affordable alternatives for the prescribed textbook to help reduce financial strain on students while still providing them with the necessary resources for their studies.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection Feedback from teaching team
Feedback
Scheduling tutorials during the same week as the related content instead of retrospective coverage the following week allowed for immediate application and reinforcement of the material.
Recommendation
Consider scheduling tutorials in the same week as the related course content in future iterations.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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