Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Greg Savage
Contact via greg.savage@mq.edu.au
AHH 3.823
By appointment
Tutor
Jasmina Vrankovic
Administration
Novello Alday
Contact via via https://ask.mq.edu.au/
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
6cp at 200 level including (PSY236(P) or PSY246(P) or PSY237 or PSY247(P) or BIOL257 or HLTH214)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an introduction to the academic disciplines of cognitive and clinical neuropsychology, and is taught by academic staff and practicing clinicians. Students will learn how research informs clinical practice, what can be gained from studying individual cases, and how scores on standardised tests can be interpreted. Successful completion of this unit gives students an understanding of normal and abnormal functional neuroanatomy, principles of neuropsychological assessment, and of common and uncommon manifestations of acquired and developmental brain injury. One of the learning objectives of this unit is to provide an insight into the profession of neuropsychology. This unit does not prepare students for clinical practice, but familiarises them with the scientist-practitioner role of a clinical neuropsychologist.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Mid-Session Test | 25% | No | 27/8/2018 |
Essay | 25% | No | 5/10/2018 |
Final Exam | 50% | No | Exam Period |
Due: 27/8/2018
Weighting: 25%
Multiple choice test held during the Week Five lecture, consisting of 40 questions each with 5 response options (50 min test duration), and covering material presented in the first four lectures AND the first tutorial.
Due: 5/10/2018
Weighting: 25%
The essay has a word limit of 1500 words and must adhere to the following format: double-spacing, 12-point font, Times New Roman and a margin of 2.54 cm. Essays must be submitted online via Turnitin which can be accessed in iLearn.
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 50%
Held in exam period at the end of session (2 hours plus 10 min reading time). The exam will consist of 40 multiple choice questions each with 5 response options (drawn from lecture content covered in weeks 6 to 13 inclusive) and two extended responses (one from each of two sections) from four options (drawn from tutorial content covered in weeks 4 to 13 inclusive).
Lectures
Number of lectures: 11
Time: Monday 4 pm - 6 pm
Venue: 10HA T1
Tutorials/Practicals
Number of classes: 6
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: see timetable
Students enrolled in the iLecture attendance mode can access the recording of the lecture through iLearn, but must attend the compulsory tutorial/practical class.
Class timetables can be found on the University web site at http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Managing Classes: Changes to all units can be done on-line via eStudent. After the designated last day to add units, no further changes will be allowed unless supporting documentation about the reason for changing is provided and there is space in the tutorial you wish to change into. All requests for changes after the last day to add units should be directed to the concerned tutors.
Required Texts
Kolb, B. & Whishaw, I.Q. (2015). Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology (Seventh Edition), New York, Worth Publishers.
Learning and Teaching Strategy
This unit is taught as a series of lectures and tutorials. You are expected to actively learn by asking questions and by participating in discussion or other exercises organised by the teaching staff. You are also expected to read the set chapters or papers before the tutorials and lectures. Your performance on the essay will be helped by reading beyond the prescribed materials. You are encouraged to use the Discussion Forum on iLearn for small group discussions about course content.
Week | Lecture Date | Topic | Lecturer | Text | Tutorial |
1 | 30 Jul | Introduction to Neuropsychology | Prof Greg Savage | Ch.1 | |
2 | 6 Aug | Neuropsychological Assessment | Dr Jamie Berry | Ch.28 |
Neuroanatomy Dr Jasmina Vrankovic |
3 | 13 Aug | Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatric Conditions | Mr Andrew Rock | Ch.27 |
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4 | 20 Aug | Brain Imaging | A/Prof Blake Johnson | Ch.7 |
Executive Function Dr Jasmina Vrankovic |
5 | 27 Aug | Multiple Choice Test (one hour only: surnames A-M 16:00-17:00, N-Z 17:00-18:00) |
Prof Greg Savage |
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6 | 3 Sep |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
Dr Jamie Berry | Ch.26 |
Stroke Dr Jasmina Vrankovic |
7 | 10 Sep | Dementia | Dr Jamie Berry | Ch.27 |
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MID-SESSION BREAK |
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8 | 1 Oct | No Class (Labour Day Holiday) | |||
9 | 08 Oct | Amnesia / Visuospatial Disorders | Prof Greg Savage / Dr Jenny Batchelor | Ch.18/13 |
Hands on Neuropsychology (Part One) Dr Jamie Berry |
10 | 15 Oct | Language and its Disorders | Dr Karen Croot | Ch.19 |
Hands on Neuropsychology (Part Two) Dr Jamie Berry |
11 | 22 Oct | Intervention | Dr Jamie Berry | Ch.25 |
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12 | 29 Oct | Cognitive Neuropsychiatry of Misidentification Delusions | Dr Vince Polito | TBA |
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13 | 5 Nov | Paediatric Neuropsychology | A/Prof Melanie Porter | Ch.24 |
Paediatric Neuropsychology Ms Jessica Reeve |
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Date | Description |
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22/10/2018 | An error was noted regarding the scope of content for the final exam: the existing guide stated it will be drawn "from tutorial content covered in weeks 6 to 13 inclusive" (based on last year's schedule), but a tute was moved to earlier in the schedule, and so the new version of the guide states it is drawn "from tutorial content covered in weeks 4 to 13 inclusive". An announcement will be posted reflecting this correction. |
13/09/2018 | Content and date of final tutorial amended. |
29/07/2018 | Typo corrected in date of test and due date for essay (correct day and month, but incorrect year) |