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Clinical and Translational Physiology (PHYS30011)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (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 2
Subject Coordinator
Dr Yossi Rathner
Administrative Coordination
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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By the conclusion of this subject students will have explored the nexus between clinical condition and bench research. Students will be presented with a series of clinical cases or physiological challenges and will examine the underlying physiological dysregulation in each scenario. Working in teams, students will develop a set of questions about the clinical presentation, will draw on their collective existing knowledge of human physiology, examine the limits of existing contemporary research to formulate their own explanation of the underlying pathophysiology, and propose novel research approaches to better understand the mechanisms physiological regulation and dysregulation.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Evaluate a series of clinical symptoms or physiological measures and formulate a working hypothesis of the mechanism underlying the physiological dysregulation
- Work in teams to develop a series of questions as the basis to undertake independent investigation of the research literature to understand the state of contemporary research in the field
- Evaluate cellular and molecular processes that underlie normal cell function and evaluate how dysregulation of these pathways lead to health complications
- Incorporate their understanding of normal physiology with contemporary research to formulate a working hypothesis for the mechanistic cause of disease states
- Communicate and defend their evidence-based diagnosis
- Develop their own research question on a disease state of their choice, and will investigate and critique the contemporary research in the field and design their own research proposal to better understand the underlying physiology of the clinical case
Generic skills
- Team work
- Independent research skills
- Critical evaluation of academic (scientific) literature
- Presentation skills
- Critical analysis
- Application of scientific knowledge to new and novel circumstances
- Application of scientific knowledge to real world problems
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PHYS30010 | Advanced Human Physiology | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
Students will be assessed by the peers for their relative contributions to the team based assessment tasks. There is a benchmark peer-evaluation that students need to achieve to receive the full team mark for their team submissions. Underperforming peer-evaluation marks may act as a multiplier for the group mark.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Team based assignment
| Weeks 5, 8 and 11 (i.e. at the end of each 3‐ week module) | 21% |
Online quiz
| Weeks 5, 8 and 11 (i.e. at the end of each 3‐week module) | 30% |
Assignment progress reports
| Progressively in each of the 3 week modules | 10% |
Peer evaluation
| Weeks 5, 8 and 11 (i.e. at the end of each 3‐week module) | 9% |
Individual written assignment
| Submission ‐ Week 1 of examination period | 30% |
Additional details
Hours of work required for assessment items includes face-to-face contact hours, revision/study and time on assessment task
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Yossi Rathner Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 3 hours per week of workshops Total time commitment 140 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 Yossi Rathner
Administrative Coordination
Time commitment details
144 hours Subject completed in 12 weeks: Contact: 3 Hours/week, 12 weeks. 36 hours Online activities: 2 Hours/week, 12 weeks, 24 hours Independent research: 2 Hours /week 12 Weeks, 24 hours Out of class team activity 2 Hours/week 12 Weeks, 24 hours Assessment activity 1 Hour/week, 12 Weeks, 12hours Total 10 hours per week 120 Hours Miscellaneous time commitments ~20-30 hours
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further 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: 31 January 2024