Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Jennifer Cornish
Contact via jennifer.cornish@mq.edu.au
C3A 412
By Appointment
Convener
Sarah Baracz
Contact via 9850 4310
F9A 151
By Appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
This unit is also offered to Masters of Research Candidates
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Unit description |
Unit description
The aims of this seminar are to introduce and develop students' understanding and awareness of current topics in contemporary neuroscience. Students will develop the ability to critically evaluate, present and discuss research papers. This seminar series will cover a wide range of topics in the field of neuroscience such as neural stem cell research, transgenic research, neural basis of emotions, anxiety disorders, depression and drug addiction. Essay and presentation topics will be allocated or guided by the students' own interest in neuroscience.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Essay | 50% | No | April 6, 2018 |
Research Presentation | 35% | No | Weekly |
Student Participation | 15% | No | Weekly |
Due: April 6, 2018
Weighting: 50%
Eight double-spaced pages (excluding reference list) in 12-point times new roman with a margin of 2.5 centimetres (rubric available on iLearn). Due 5pm on Friday 6th April via turnitin.
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 35%
Given weekly throughout the session (allocation to topic in week 1). You are to individually select a relevant neuroscience article and present your arguments in a 30 minute powerpoint presentation. You will be assessed on oral communication, clarity and presentation of information (rubric available on iLearn). Please email a copy of this paper to sarah.baracz@mq.edu.au prior to your presentation so that it can be made available to other students via iLearn. All articles must be approved by course lecturers.
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%
Students are to ask one question during each weekly student presentation based on discussion and/or article.
This unit is delivered as a weekly two hour workshop where contemporary research literature on a given topic will be presented and discussed. Information for the class is available on iLearn, however iLecture will not record information provided during the workshop.
Week 1 (February 28th): Review of Basic Physiological Psychology
Week 2 (March 7th): Anxiety Disorders
Week 3 (March 14th): Depression
Week 4 (March 21st): Substance Abuse
Week 5 (March 28th): Psychosis
Week 6 (April 4th): No Class (essay due 5pm on April 6 via turnitin)
Week 7 (April 11th): Autism Spectrum Disorder
Semester Break
Week 8 (May 2nd): Guest Lecture
Week 9 (May 9th): Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Week 10 (May 16th): Gut Brain Axis and Stress
Week 11 (May 23rd): Alzheimer's Disease
Week 12 (May 30th): Traumatic Brain Injury/Stroke
Week 13 (June 6th): Video and Discussion
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20/02/2018 | The year that the essay is due was updated to 2018. Apologies for the mistake! |