BIOL3190 is offered in coursework mode in second semester.  This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students undertaking the Bachelor of Medical Science to learn about applications of the medical sciences in the work place. Various guest speakers, who will be professionals in different areas of medical science and/or research, will discuss their work, career, ethics and legal liability. Visits to work places such as different departments of the Canberra Hospital, research schools and pathology laboratories will be organised. Students will also work in small groups to design and run an interview with a medical professional or researcher.

 

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Communicate concepts and contexts clearly and effectively both in writing and orally
2. Work in small cooperative groups
3. Understand ethical standards of the work place
4. Write and run an interview with a medical/research professional
5. Approach potential employers
6. Critically analyse and summarise the content of presentations by medical/research
7. Reflect on the impacts of what was learnt from each component of this course. 

In addition this course provides students with a broad awareness of the many opportunities in medical science.

Research-Led Teaching

Diverse top researchers as well as clinicians will discuss their latest research and students will have the opportunity to reflect on the impacts of such work. In addition, in small groups, students will interview a health professional or medical researcher to deepen their knowledge on health professions and on particular current medical research topics. 

Field Trips

There will be visits to different workplaces at no cost to students. Students will need to agree to be under close supervision of the work place’s staff at all time (i.e. not wander off). Students will also need to wear closed in shoes, comply with no drinking or eating while in the labs and tie long hair back.

Additional Course Costs

None

Examination Material or equipment

This course does not have a final examination.

Required Resources

None

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• Written comments
• Verbal comments
• Feedback to the whole class, to groups, to individuals, focus groups

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.

Other Information

Students will be divided into two Groups (Group A and Group B) for workshop and workplace visit activities. Assessment due dates will be different for each group. This information is included in the assessment details box. The ranges used indicate the start and end of the teaching period.

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Seminar, Workshop Group A, Workplace Visit Group B	Group B Quiz
2	Seminar, Workshop Group A, Workplace Visit Group B	Group B Quiz
3	Seminar, Interviews Group A, Workplace Visit Group B	Group B Quiz
4	Seminar, Interviews Group A, Workplace Visit Group B	Group B Quiz
5	Seminar, Interviews Group A, Workplace Visit Group B	Group B Quiz
6	Seminar, Workshop Group A, Workplace Visit Group B	Group B Quiz, Seminar Reflections Due
7	Seminar, Workplace Visit Group A, Workshop Group B	Group A Quiz
8	Seminar, Workplace Visit Group A, Workshop Group B	Group A Quiz
9	Seminar, Workplace Visit Group A, Interviews Group B	Group A Quiz
10	Seminar, Workplace Visit Group A, Interviews Group B	Group A Quiz
11	Seminar, Workplace Visit Group A, Interviews Group B	Group A Quiz
12	Seminar, Workplace Visit Group A, Workshop Group B	Group A Quiz, Seminar Reflections Due

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Reflective summary of 3 selected seminars from weeks 1-6 of semester	18 %	05/09/2019	15/09/2019	1,6,7
Reflective summary of 3 selected seminars from weeks 7-12 of semester	18 %	25/10/2019	08/11/2019	1,6,7
Participation in seminars	8 %	22/07/2019	25/10/2019	3,6
Interview Group A	24 %	29/08/2019	24/10/2019	1,2,3,4,5
Quiz from workplace visits	12 %	01/08/2019	25/10/2019	1
Learning Outcomes Report	20 %	31/10/2019	15/11/2019	1,7

* If the Due Date and Return of Assessment date are blank, see the Assessment Tab for specific Assessment Task details

Policies

ANU has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University’s academic standards, and implement them. Students are expected to have read the Academic Misconduct Rule before the commencement of their course. Other key policies and guidelines include:

• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

The ANU is using Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website Students may choose not to submit assessment items through Turnitin. In this instance you will be required to submit, alongside the assessment item itself, hard copies of all references included in the assessment item.

Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Participation

You must attend all course activities to pass the course. This includes attending seminars and workplace visits. If you cannot attend an activity, this must be notified to the course convener in writing with appropriate supporting documentatin (eg medical certificate and a request for special consideration).

Participation and attendance in all activities is key to ensuring exposure to various aspects of Medical Science in the workplace. This seminars and visits have been carefully organised to give you a breadth of knowledge regarding future employment opportunities and to showcase the range of career paths available to students with Medical Science training.

Examination(s)

There are no examinations.

Assessment Task 1

Reflective summary of 3 selected seminars from weeks 1-6 of semester

Students are required to post, on Wattle, their reflections on three seminars from the first half of the semester and on three seminars from the second half. In total, students must hence submit six substantive reflections. Students must demonstrate a deep level of engagement in the seminar component of the course. In minimum 200 words (and maximum 400 words), students should summarise the content of the selected seminars but most importantly must discuss what was most relevant to them and why. In other words, students must explain what they learnt from the selected seminars. Making a few generic (or even pointed) remarks is not considered substantive. Each posting will account for 6% of the total requirement of the course.

Assessment Task 2

Reflective summary of 3 selected seminars from weeks 7-12 of semester

Students are required to post, on Wattle, their reflections on three seminars from the first half of the semester and on three seminars from the second half. In total, students must hence submit six substantive reflections. Students must demonstrate a deep level of engagement in the seminar component of the course. In minimum 200 words (and maximum 400 words), students should summarise the content of the selected seminars but most importantly must discuss what was most relevant to them and why. In other words, students must explain what they learnt from the selected seminars. Making a few generic (or even pointed) remarks is not considered substantive. Each posting will account for 6% of the total requirement of the course.

Assessment Task 3

Participation in seminars

Students must attend all seminars and are expected to actively participate and contribute towards the discussions. Active participation in seminars will be monitored. Oral and written communication are crucial skills which will reflect back in the seminars and feed into assessment tasks 1 and 2.

In order to pass the course, students must attend all seminars. If you cannot attend a seminar this must be notified to the course convener in writing with appropriate supporting documentatin (eg medical certificate and a request for special consideration).

 Students are expected to contribute on an on-going basis throughout the semester. The date range for this task comprises the start of the semester and the date final results are published on ISIS.

Assessment Task 4

Interview Group A

This course gives you the opportunity to, as a group of four to five students, design and lead an interview with a health science professional. A list of professionals will be available in week one and you will have to select one of them for your interview (from two to no more than 4-5 students per professional). This assessment is divided into 3 components: i) Workshops (1 hour): during 2 weeks, as a group of students, and under the supervision of a tutor, you will write your interview’s questions.

ii) Interview (1 hour): still as a group of students, you will run your interview with the selected professional.

iii) Interview discussion (24%): your group will be presenting the information collected during the interview emphasising what was most relevant to each of you.

The group discussion will give each of you an opportunity to share the information you learnt from the interview, if answers were expected, if the right questions were prepared, if further questions were added during the interview or if other points should have been approached. The best way of preparing for this discussion is to write together a concise transcript of the interview and, as a group, to decide what should be presented (the main points you took out of this experience). Each of you will be required to participate, probably sharing different points that were more relevant to each of you in particular, pointing at the diverse outcomes of the interview (in relation to the diverse interests of each member of the group). This discussion will allow the other groups to gain information on professionals they have not interviewed and will enable the sharing of knowledge with the other students of your workshop group. The discussion will be informal where the students in the audience will be encouraged to ask questions, we would like this exercise to be interactive. There is no need to prepare power point slides.

Interview Group A

Due: 2019-08-29

Returned: Immediately

Interview Group B

Due: 2019-10-24

Returned: Immediately

Students will present in different groups. The due date indicates the date the first presentation is due.

Assessment Task 5

Quiz from workplace visits

After each of your workplace visits, you will need to complete an online quiz (6% each quiz). Students must view the quiz before going to each visit so as to know the information they need to look for. To prepare for the visit, students are encouraged to answer the questions of the respective quiz in advance, tho determine whether they have prior knowledge or if there is a lot they don’t know about the particular work-place. Students are welcome to try to find out more about the facilities they will be visiting ahead of the visits (by, for example, checking the websites of each work-place).

Students will be divided into two Groups (Group A and Group B) for workplace visit activities. All quizzes will be due one week following each visit. Check the course Wattle site for specific due dates as these will be different for each group.

The date ranges used indicate the first visit for Group B and end of the teaching period.

Assessment Task 6

Learning Outcomes Report

Throughout the course you should keep a learning journal in which you write what you are learning from the different components of the course. Try to keep up-to-date with your journal as if you try to write your learning outcomes report from blank, at the end of semester, you will probably find that you have forgotten the outcomes from the beginning of the course. Your learning outcomes report should be of 600 words +/-10%. It should first state what your expectations from this course were and what the actual outcomes are (based on the notes you have written in your learning journal). You should comment on the outcomes of each component of the course. It must also include a section in which you reflect on the value of this course for medical sciences elective students with emphasis on your particular needs. 

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a core part of our culture as a community of scholars. At its heart, academic integrity is about behaving ethically. This means that all members of the community commit to honest and responsible scholarly practice and to upholding these values with respect and fairness. The Australian National University commits to embedding the values of academic integrity in our teaching and learning. We ensure that all members of our community understand how to engage in academic work in ways that are consistent with, and actively support academic integrity. The ANU expects staff and students to uphold high standards of academic integrity and act ethically and honestly, to ensure the quality and value of the qualification that you will graduate with. The University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct. Visit the following Academic honesty & plagiarism website for more information about academic integrity and what the ANU considers academic misconduct. The ANU offers a number of services to assist students with their assignments, examinations, and other learning activities. The Academic Skills and Learning Centre offers a number of workshops and seminars that you may find useful for your studies.

Online Submission

Your Learning Outcomes Report is to be submitted using Turnitin in the course Wattle site. The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.

Hardcopy Submission

For some forms of assessment (hand written assignments, art works, laboratory notes, etc.) hard copy submission is appropriate when approved by the Associate Dean (Education). Hard copy submissions must utilise the Assignment Cover Sheet. Please keep a copy of tasks completed for your records.

Late Submission

No submission of assessment tasks without an extension after the due date will be permitted. If an assessment task is not submitted by the due date, a mark of 0 will be awarded.

Referencing Requirements

Accepted academic practice for referencing sources that you use in presentations can be found via the links on the Wattle site, under the file named “ANU and College Policies, Program Information, Student Support Services and Assessment”. Alternatively, you can seek help through the Students Learning Development website.

Returning Assignments

Feedback on your assignments will be available on Wattle once all groups have submitted them. 

Extensions and Penalties

Extensions and late submission of assessment pieces are covered by the Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure The Course Convener may grant extensions for assessment pieces that are not examinations or take-home examinations. If you need an extension, you must request an extension in writing on or before the due date. If you have documented and appropriate medical evidence that demonstrates you were not able to request an extension on or before the due date, you may be able to request it after the due date.

Resubmission of Assignments

No resubmission accepted.

Privacy Notice

The ANU has made a number of third party, online, databases available for students to use. Use of each online database is conditional on student end users first agreeing to the database licensor’s terms of service and/or privacy policy. Students should read these carefully. In some cases student end users will be required to register an account with the database licensor and submit personal information, including their: first name; last name; ANU email address; and other information. In cases where student end users are asked to submit ‘content’ to a database, such as an assignment or short answers, the database licensor may only use the student’s ‘content’ in accordance with the terms of service — including any (copyright) licence the student grants to the database licensor. Any personal information or content a student submits may be stored by the licensor, potentially offshore, and will be used to process the database service in accordance with the licensors terms of service and/or privacy policy. If any student chooses not to agree to the database licensor’s terms of service or privacy policy, the student will not be able to access and use the database. In these circumstances students should contact their lecturer to enquire about alternative arrangements that are available.

Distribution of grades policy

Academic Quality Assurance Committee monitors the performance of students, including attrition, further study and employment rates and grade distribution, and College reports on quality assurance processes for assessment activities, including alignment with national and international disciplinary and interdisciplinary standards, as well as qualification type learning outcomes. Since first semester 1994, ANU uses a grading scale for all courses. This grading scale is used by all academic areas of the University.

Support for students

The University offers students support through several different services. You may contact the services listed below directly or seek advice from your Course Convener, Student Administrators, or your College and Course representatives (if applicable).

• ANU Health, safety & wellbeing for medical services, counselling, mental health and spiritual support
• ANU Diversity and inclusion for students with a disability or ongoing or chronic illness
• ANU Dean of Students for confidential, impartial advice and help to resolve problems between students and the academic or administrative areas of the University
• ANU Academic Skills and Learning Centre supports you make your own decisions about how you learn and manage your workload.
• ANU Counselling Centre promotes, supports and enhances mental health and wellbeing within the University student community.
• ANUSA supports and represents undergraduate and ANU College students
• PARSA supports and represents postgraduate and research students