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Introduction To Biomedical Research (BIOM40001)
HonoursPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville) and Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Yossi Rathner
joseph.rathner@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Makhala Khammy
Administrative Coordination:
Semester 2
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Makhala Khammy
mmkhammy@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Yossi Rathner
joseph.rathner@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Coordination:
biomedsci-gradstudent@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) - Online Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject employs a modular approach to prepare students to the processes and strategies at the core of modern biomedical research. This is achieved via a two-pronged approach employing both self-study and oral and written communication. For the self-study segment, students will be guided through a series of competency-based online modules to serve as preparation for their own research projects. Online modules on the ethics of biomedical research, data integrity and legislation will equip students to consider the ethics requirements and implications of their research. Competency in the LabArchives/appropriate reference manager online modules will provide instruction and advice for recording data and to document their daily research work. Core statistical techniques and experimental design approaches using real-world examples will be presented as a basis for students to plan and analyse their own data. For the communication segment, students will participate in a journal club and present findings from selected manuscripts to their peers focusing on the critical evaluation of data and statistics of the paper along with contemporary research techniques employed. A 3-minute talk on the student’s own research project will allow students to present to their peers and to receive and provide feedback as part of their initiation to the research sphere. Students will demonstrate an appreciation and consideration for the ethical implications, regulation or impact of biomedical research by writing an opinion piece targeting a lay audience.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Explain experimental design, experimental implementation, data evaluation and communication in modern biomedical research, and discuss these concepts in an ethical context.
- Demonstrate competency in statistical analysis, hypothesis testing and data presentation.
- Identify and apply ethical conduct of animal and human experimental ethics, including regulatory requirements.
- Defend the need for the active management of intellectual property issues, scientific integrity and conflict of interest in a contemporary biomedical research context.
- Compare the scientific and technical basis of selected advanced techniques in biomedical research.
Generic skills
To:
• Develop critical reading skills.
• Develop skills in a range of communication forms, oral and written.
• Appreciate the roles of the individual and the team in contemporary medical research.
• Develop appropriate time managements skills over both short and long time frames
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into BH-BMED - Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours)
OR
Admission into BH-SCI - Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours)
OR
Admission into BH-ORHLTH - Bachelor of Oral Health (Degree with Honours)
OR
Admission into MC-BMEDSC – Master of Biomedical Science
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Three years of undergraduate 3 year sequence in a relevant biomedical science discipline.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Online training modules on research integrity (RIOT), animal ethics and use of cell lines (8 modules: 1 hour per module to review content and complete a short assessment)
| Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Online training modules on record keeping via LabArchives and/or appropriate reference manager
| Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Online quizzes (4 Quizzes – self paced) on statistics and experimental design
| By Week 12 | 25% |
Students will need to present one Journal club presentation (20 minute presentation; 10 minutes of questions) to the journal club group and attend ten journal clubs over the course of the semester.
| Journal club will run weekly. | 30% |
One lay writing assignment
| Week 10 | 25% |
One 3MT oral presentation on student project
| Week 11 | 20% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start) - Online
Principal coordinator Yossi Rathner Coordinator Makhala Khammy Mode of delivery Online Contact hours 18 hours in total including 8 hours (one full day) for Honours 3MT student conference. 10 hours for Journal Club (via Zoom or on campus) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 25 February 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 (Early-Start) contact information
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Yossi Rathner
joseph.rathner@unimelb.edu.auDr Makhala Khammy
Administrative Coordination:
- Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery
Principal coordinator Makhala Khammy Coordinator Yossi Rathner Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 18 hours in total including 8 hours (one full day) for Honours 3MT student conference. 10 hours for Journal Club (via Zoom or on campus) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Makhala Khammy
mmkhammy@unimelb.edu.auDr Yossi Rathner
joseph.rathner@unimelb.edu.auAdministrative Coordination:
biomedsci-gradstudent@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
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None
- Subject notes
This subject is only available to students enrolled in BSc (Honours); BBiomed (Honours); MSc (RT, Biomedical and Health Sciences)
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Last updated: 31 January 2024