Discovering Biomedicine (BIOM10001)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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THIS SUBJECT IS DESIGNED TO BE TAKEN IN YOUR FIRST SEMESTER OF ENROLMENT IN BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICINE. YOU MUST ENROL IN THE SEMESTER YOU COMMENCE THIS COURSE.

As is exemplified by the lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biomedical Sciences and Health play a critical role within the complex societal and environmental contexts of health and wellbeing. This foundation level subject will provide commencing Bachelor of Biomedicine students an opportunity to discover and engage with this complexity and be inspired by it, whilst also welcoming and orientating them within their degree and at the University. Through the lens of Biomedical Science and Health, and incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing, students will explore aspects of people and place; respect and inclusion; University values and freedom of speech; academic integrity and good scholarly practice; and sustainability and wellbeing.

Students will participate in a range of individual and team-based learning opportunities, including lectures, and workshops for discussions, presentation tasks and project work, and the completion of required online learning modules.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of and adherence to academic integrity and ethical research practices, values, and requirements in relation to Biomedical Science and Health
  • Understand and articulate the importance of Biomedical Science and Health in the context of local and global communities, including Indigenous communities
  • Demonstrate effective, respectful and inclusive teamwork and collaboration
  • Identify, critically evaluate and effectively communicate a current topic or issue in Biomedical Science or Health
  • Understand why and how advances in Biomedical Science and Health knowledge are testable and contestable by evidence-based enquiry governed by research ethical standards
  • Appreciate the importance and interdependence of the relationship between wellbeing, sustainability and Biomedical Science and Health, at the individual, local and global levels
  • Demonstrate an emerging reflective practice in relation to their experiences in and understanding of Biomedical Science and Health influences as determinants of health and disease

Generic skills

  • Uses ethical and sustainable practices when working independently as well as in teams
  • Can identify, interpret, synthesise and critically evaluate knowledge in Biomedical Science and Health
  • Communicates information effectively to a range of audiences
  • Demonstrates digital and scientific literacy skills
  • Recognises data in its various forms and some methods for its evaluation

Last updated: 11 December 2024

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

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: 11 December 2024

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

6 online quizzes assessing the Discovery modules.

  • 1000 words (equivalent)
Hurdle requirement: All modules must be passed		Approximately one quiz every 2 weeks.20%

Completion of an e-portfolio of written reflections

  • 2000 words
Hurdle requirement		Approximately 5 reflections during semester of 200 words each, plus final reflection of 1000 words due in the exam period30%

Group project - written proposal, requiring completion of all preparation milestones and final proposal (completed as a group of 4) 1500‐Words total (500 word draft proposal plus 1000 word final proposal; equivalent to 375 words total per student)

  • 1500 words (total)
Hurdle requirement		Draft due from the group in Week 5 (500 words). Final due in Week 9 (1000 words). 20%

Group Presentation‐ Group project presentation (completed as a group of 4) 1600 words equivalent (400 words per student)

  • 400 words (each)
Hurdle requirement		Week 1230%

Attendance at workshops

Hurdle requirement: Students must attend at least 80% of workshops		N/A

Last updated: 11 December 2024

Dates & times

Time commitment details

170 hours in total including 1 hour of lectures per week (on campus or on online) and 2 hours of workshops per week

What do these dates mean

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  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
       -  Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
     

    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.

Additional delivery details

Students must enrol in the semester they commence their course at the University – Start Year commencing students must enrol in Semester 1, Mid Year commencing students must enrol in Semester 2.

Last updated: 11 December 2024

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

  • Subject notes

    This subject is only available to Bachelor of Biomedicine students

Last updated: 11 December 2024