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Advanced Seminars in Biomedical Sciences (PHYS90008)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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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
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Magda Montgomery
magdalene.montgomery@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Coordination:
biomedsci-gradstudent@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject uses Research Seminars as a vehicle to teach students the experimental approach to contemporary research questions. Students will attend seminars presented by a mixture of departmental faculty, invited speakers from outside the department, and postgraduate students who will discuss their current research findings and describe their experimental approaches. The seminars will be chosen to cover each of the evolving research themes within the department: sensory and systems neuroscience, metabolic and cardiovascular sciences, muscle biology, stem cell and developmental biology and related topics. Students will engage with a diverse range of research questions and the experimental strategies used to address them. Students will learn to critique seminars and to focus on the scientific essentials, i.e. what question is being addressed? What led up to this question? What strategies are being used to answer the question, and how well have they succeeded? Students will also attend a number of workshops throughout the semester where the students will have opportunities to engage with speakers from the seminars in which directed questions and structured discussion will be used to engage students further with the scientific issues arising from the seminars, as well as scientific communications skills.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Employ research process, including hypothesis generation, experimental rationale, and measurement and interpretation
- Report on scientific proposals, data, and research activity outcomes
- Explain key scientific concepts in presentations, and adapt messages to different audiences
Generic skills
Analysing complex scientific issues.
Identifying critical and essential factors from a large body of information
Making a constructive critique of a scientific presentation
Performing written and oral communication skills at a high standard.
Contributing to intellectual discussion
Generating new ideas for scientific experiments
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into one of the following:
- BH-BMED Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours)
- BH-SCI Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours)
- Master of Science
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BIOM40001 | Introduction To Biomedical Research |
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Early-Start) (Online)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PHYS40005 | Anatomy & Physiology Research Project P1 | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
25 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Undergraduate 3 year sequence in relevant experimental 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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Oral Presentation on a key scientific paper
| From Week 7 to Week 8 | 20% |
Written assignment
| From Week 9 to Week 10 | 40% |
Written assignment
| During the examination period | 40% |
Attendance at weekly seminars Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance required | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Magda Montgomery Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 30 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinator:
Dr Magda Montgomery
magdalene.montgomery@unimelb.edu.auAdministrative Coordination:
biomedsci-gradstudent@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
An estimated total time commitment of 170 hours (including non-contact time)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
No specific text. Recommended reading will be given with the pre-seminar questions for the three seminars used for assignments.
- Subject notes
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Science (BioSciences) Informal specialisation Anatomy and Physiology, and Neuroscience Informal specialisation Anatomy and Physiology, and Neuroscience Informal specialisation BioSciences Informal specialisation BioSciences - Links to additional information
- 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