Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Mirjana Strkalj
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BClinSc
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
MEDI201
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
You will build up on the knowledge of macroscopic and microscopic structure of the urinary and digestive systems acquired in HLTH108. This unit offers an in depth, integrated study of these systems’ anatomy and physiology. Topics covered in this unit require students to apply the knowledge of the development, structure and function of the urinary and digestive systems to basic clinical scenarios. This unit provides a foundation for the more complex biomedical and clinical concepts as well as integration of structure and function with the disease processes, presented in MEDI302.
MEDI202 is an intense 5 weeks course with self-directed on line learning, tutorial based discussion sessions, anatomy and simulation lab practical sessions, studying histophysiology on digitalized images, self-assessment tasks and examination.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
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To pass this unit, students must demonstrate sufficient evidence of achievement of the learning outcomes.
Further details for each assessment task will be available on iLearn including marking rubrics.
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Students will be awarded one of these grades plus a Standardised Numerical Grade (SNG). The SNG is not necessarily a summation of the individual assessment components. The final grade and SNG that are awarded reflect the corresponding grade descriptor in the Grading Policy.
Extensions for Assessment tasks
Applications for assessment task extensions must be submitted via www.ask.mq.edu.au. For further details please refer to the Disruption to Studies Policy available at http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/ disruption_studies/policy.html
Late Submission of Work
All assignments which are officially received after the due date, and where no extension has been granted by the course convenor or tutor, will incur a deduction of 10% for the first day, and 10% for each subsequent day including the actual day on which the work is received. Weekends and public holidays are included. For example:
Due date | Received | Days late | Deduction | Raw mark | Final mark |
Friday 14th | Monday 17th | 3 | 30% | 75% | 45% |
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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AT1 | 60% | No | Weeks 3&5 |
AT2 | 10% | No | Weeks 2&5 |
AT3 | 30% | No | Week 5 |
Due: Weeks 3&5
Weighting: 60%
2 x Mini Exams in class assessment tasks
Due: Weeks 2&5
Weighting: 10%
2 x Online Activities
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 30%
Practical Test
Delivery and Resources
Classes
The following compulsory classes are scheduled for this unit:
1. 2 hour lecture weeks 1-5
2. 1 1/2 hour anatomy laboratory session, weeks 1-4, week 5 laboratory practical test
3. 1 hour simulation lab session, weeks 1-5
4. 1x1 hour tutorial session per week, weeks 1-5
5. 7-8 hours per week self-instructional learning, set readings from the text and exercises on learning topics
Required and Recommended Texts
Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 13th Edition (2015). Saunders. ISBN: 978-1-4557-7005-2
Moore KL and Dalley AF. 2014. Clinically Oriented Anatomy 7th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Ross MH and Pawlina W. 2006. Histology a Text and Atlas 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Abrahams PH, Boon J, and Spratt JD. 2009.
McMinn’s Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy. 6th ed. Mosby/Saunder Elsevier.
Week | Learning Topic |
Week 1 | Oral cavity, pharynx, oesophagus and stomach, mechanical and chemical digestion, motility of the GIT |
Week 2 | Duodenum and pancreas, liver and biliary apparatus, physiology of GIT secretion |
Week 3 | Small and large intestine and gastrointestinal tract absorption |
Week 4 | An overview of the structure and function of the urinary system. The nephron as a structural unit and production of urine. |
Week 5 | Body fluid compartments, regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration |
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
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This is a second year offering of this unit. The following changes are implemented:
Reduced the number of Mini-Exams from four to two, increasing the duration and weighting of each mini-exam – these changes are aligned with those proposed for MEDI201 (the co-taught MED3 unit). N.B. The total volume of exam format assessment remains unchanged.
The number of Online Learning Activities has been reduced to two – these changes are aligned with those proposed for MEDI201 (the co-taught MED3 unit).
Tutorial one, which was face to face tutorial, is now moved to online learning in preparation for the in class discussion in the Simulation lab.