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SCIE11022 - Introductory Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

On successful completion of this course, students will have a sound understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts of physical and chemical sciences, with particular reference to applied health. Students must attend a compulsory residential school or on-campus lab classes in order to achieve the leaning outcomes.

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 Compulsory Residential School
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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2010

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 15%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 20%
3. Written Assessment 15%
4. 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%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20.00% 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: Moodle and email
Feedback
Many students noted the unit covers a lot of content and requires a considerable amount of contact and non-contact hours to keep up.
Recommendation
Continue to review and update the content.
Action Taken
The unit content, especially some presentation slides, were reviewed and updated.
Source: Moodle and email
Feedback
Many students felt "intimidated' by this unit from the onset. They were either encountering the concepts for the first time, or it had been very long since they studied science.
Recommendation
Use a step-by-step approach to the mathematical aspects of the unit's content, including additional examples and practice problems, where appropriate. The UC to work closely with the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) so that students can get additional support especially in basic mathematics and English.
Action Taken
A lecturer from the School of Access Education delivered workshops focussed on mathematics and scientific fundamentals in the first four weeks of the term.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Link content to real-world applications
Recommendation
Continue to provide relevant examples of real-world applications of concepts covered in lectures and tutorials. This should go hand in hand with continuous review and update of content.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
The structure of the assessment items enhanced and scaffolded the learning of the unit.
Recommendation
A similar assessment structure and design are to be maintained. The weekly live 3-hour lecture/tutorial sessions will be maintained to support students in their learning and assessments.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply the concepts of scientific measurement to the presentation of quantitative data and the writing of reports
  2. Explain the basic physical principles associated with matter and energy with particular reference to applied health
  3. Explain the basic chemical principles relating to atoms and molecules, solutions, pH chemical bonding and reactions with particular reference to applied health
  4. Conduct practical procedures relevant to applied health

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical and Written Assessment
3 - Written Assessment
4 - Examination