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Critical Analysis of Pathology Research (PATH40002)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Theo Mantamadiotis
Administrative Coordinator:
A/Prof Vicki Lawson
A/Prof Frederic Hollande
frederic.hollande@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
The Honours program in the Department of Pathology provides an introduction to the challenging area of investigation of disease processes at the cellular and molecular level. In this subject, advanced scientific lectures will be provided by experienced researchers discussing current scientific methods and their application to the study of pathological diseases. These lectures provide a foundation for critical analysis tasks which are consolidated during tutorials which assist students in reading and understanding scientific research articles. Students will be taught key learning objectives including, the application of scientific methods, how to write manuscript titles and abstracts, and in the art of critical analysis of scientific papers. The course is composed of 12 lectures and up to 8 tutorials. The lectures and tutorials are held during first semester.
Intended learning outcomes
The objectives of this course include –
- To ensure students develop competent skills in reading and understanding of scientific research articles.
- To acquire skills for the critical analysis of research articles.
- To appreciate the importance of constructing a title and composing an abstract that conveys the significance of the research problem.
- To be able to identify the purpose of a research article by determining the proposed hypothesis or aims.
- To appreciate the technical basis of the proposed research and determine whether the appropriate methods were used to address the aims.
- To appreciate the need for good experimental design, the appropriate use of controls and standards, the clear presentation of data in graphs, tables or images, validation of results through statistical testing and concise description of the experimental results.
- To generate awareness of how a discussion summarises the results relating to the hypothesis and reconciles the results with published literature.
- To become familiar with being able to extrapolate new research ideas from the published research.
Generic skills
The emphasis of this course is to introduce students to the importance of reading research articles effectively by learning critical analysis and evaluation skills.
This will enable students to:
• Be subjective when reading research articles.
• Appreciate the importance of presenting results in a format that demonstrates good scientific process.
Last updated: 30 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Honours) or the Bachelor of Science (Honours) to complete this subject.
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOM40001 | Introduction To Biomedical Research | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATH40001 | Pathology Research Project Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
June (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is recommended that students have a Pathology major that includes PATH30004 Advanced Investigation of Human Disease as their elective.
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATH30004 | Advanced Investigation of Human Disease | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 30 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
An oral presentation critically evalulating components of a research paper | During the teaching period | 20% |
Students are required to perform critical analysis of a research article. This is an open book examination
| During the teaching period | 80% |
Last updated: 30 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Theo Mantamadiotis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Theo Mantamadiotis
Administrative Coordinator:
A/Prof Vicki Lawson
A/Prof Frederic Hollande
frederic.hollande@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
30 contact hours with an estimated total time commitment of 170 hours (including non-contact time)
Last updated: 30 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
- Links to additional information
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 30 November 2022