ASSESSMENT IN THIS UNIT

Assessment Tasks Description

In-class tests

The on-line quizzes will be made available for a 48 hour window at the end of the week, during weeks 4, 6, 9, 11 & 13. Each quiz will be of 10 minutes duration, and cover material that has been delivered in lectures and/or tutorials. 

Assignment

See iLearn for details.

Requirements for your assignment:

a) It must be done individually

b) It must be fully referenced, with a minimum of 8 peer-reviewed journal articles or textbooks.

c) As a rough guideline, a length of approximately 1,500 words is expected.

d) The assignment needs to be submitted by midnight on the due date, electronically via Turnitin. A hard copy is NOT required.

Final examination

This will cover the content of the entire semester. Questions will include multiple choice and short answer questions. A minimum of 50% in the examination is required to satisfy the requirements of the unit. If a student earns less than 50% in the final exam then they will fail the unit.

Attendance Requirements

A minimum 80% attendance is required at tutorials.

Examination(s)

The University Examination period in for First Half Year 2018 is from Tuesday 12th June to Friday 29th June.

You are expected to present yourself for examination at the time and place designated in the University Examination Timetable. The timetable will be available in Draft form approximately eight weeks before the commencement of the examinations and in Final form approximately four weeks before the commencement of the examinations. https://iexams.mq.edu.au/timetable

The only exception to not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these circumstances you may wish to submit a application for 'Special consideration'. Information about the special consideration process is available at Policy Central: http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/

If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session.  By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments.  Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Extensions and penalties

Extensions to assignments is at the discretion of the unit convenor. It is the responsibility of the student to prove to the convenor that there has been unavoidable disruption. Please submit a 'Notification of disruption to studies' and request an extension. The online form will ask you to provide evidence of the disruption. 

Marks will be deducted for late submissions in the absence of an approved extension. Marks will be deducted at the rate of 10% of the available marks per day.

Returning Assessment Tasks

1. On-line quizzes: The quiz marks will be released on-line once the quiz closes. The tutors will discuss the correct responses during the following class.

2. Assignment: This will be returned within 3 weeks of submission (only for on-time assignments BEFORE the mid-semester break. General feedback will be given during class time.

3. Examination: Papers will not be returned. Marks will be incorporated into the final unit grade. 

Hurdle Requirements and Serious Attempt Defined

A hurdle is a passing requirement for the unit. A serious attempt is a threshold when a second chance will be provided as an opportunity to meet the hurdle requirement.

HLTH316 has 2 hurdles. The hurdles, their serious attempt threshold, and the method of the second attempt are described below.

Hurdle 1) Assignment.  A mark of 50% is needed to satisfy the requirements of the unit. Students who do not achieve this mark will be required to resubmit their assignment. This is a hurdle requirement.

• Second chance: If you do not achieve 50% in the assignment you have a second chance to resubmit the assignment with improvements.

Hurdle 2) Final examination: must obtain 50% of the combined available marks

• Serious attempt: defined as gaining 40-49% in the final examination.
• Second chance: a supplementary final examination

​Second-chance hurdle examinations will be offered during the FSE supplementary examination period.  Results will be released on July 12.  You will be notified shortly after that date of your eligibility for a hurdle retry and you must make yourself available during that week to take advantage of this opportunity.

Classes

Delivery mode

It will comprise:

1. A 2 hour lecture per week, weeks 1-13

2. A 2 hour tutorial per week, weeks 2-13

3. 4-5 hours per week self instructional learning, set readings from the text and exercises on lecture topics

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

Core:

1. Unit workbook for HLTH316 in .pdf format - available on iLearn unit page,

2. J Craft et al. (2011) Understanding Pathophysiology, Mosby OR K L McCance & S E Heuther. (2010) Pathophysiology. The Biological Basis for Disease in Adults and Children. Mosby

Highly recommended: A medical dictionary (This will be useful for all health science units)

Technology Used and Required

Unit web page:

The URL of the HLTH316 iLearn site is: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/

You will be asked for a username and password. Your username is your student MQID. Your MQID and password have been mailed to you by the University. If you have lost them go to the student portal: http://students.mq.edu.au/home/

Recommended web sites:

See ilearn

Changes made since last offering

There have been no changes made since the last offering.

In 2017, the assignment and final written exam were designated as hurdle assessments, this continues in 2018. Previously these assessments were deemed as 'must pass' assessments. 

The mid-semester examination was added in 2016, this continues in 2018. The mid-semester examination exposes students to the style of short-answer questions that are used in the final exam. 

Achievement of grades will be based on the following criteria:

NOTE: Raw mark vs SNG

"The Standard Numerical Grade (SNG) is the number that is associated with the grade (high distinction, distinction, credit and so on) that a student is awarded. It is called a grade as it does not represent the raw marks, it reflects where within the grading structure the student sits."

http://www.mq.edu.au/glossary/term/StandardisedNumericalGrade

It is NOT necessarily the same as your RAW mark, which represents the total of your marks for each assessment task. 

High Distinction:  provides consistent evidence of deep and critical understanding in relation to the learning outcomes.  There is substantial originality and insight in identifying, generating and communicating competing arguments, perspectives or problem solving approaches; critical evaluation of problems, their solutions and their implications; creativity in application.

 Distinction:  provides evidence of integration and evaluation of critical ideas, principles and theories, distinctive insight and ability in applying relevant skills and concepts in relation to learning outcomes. There is demonstration of frequent originality in defining and analysing issues or problems and providing solutions; and the use of means of communication appropriate to the discipline and the audience.

 Credit:  provides evidence of learning that goes beyond replication of content knowledge or skills relevant to the learning outcomes.  There is demonstration of substantial understanding of fundamental concepts in the field of study and the ability to apply these concepts in a variety of contexts; plus communication of ideas fluently and clearly in terms of the conventions of the discipline.

 Pass:  provides sufficient evidence of the achievement of learning outcomes.  There is demonstration of understanding and application of fundamental concepts of the field of study; and communication of information and ideas adequately in terms of the conventions of the discipline.  The learning attainment is considered satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the specified outcomes.

 Fail: does not provide evidence of attainment of all learning outcomes.

There is missing or partial or superficial or faulty understanding and application of the fundamental concepts in the field of study; and incomplete, confusing or lacking communication of ideas in ways that give little attention to the conventions of the discipline.