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Discovering Biomedicine (BIOM10001)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 1
Subject Coordinators
Professor Karena Waller
Dr Graham Mackay
Dr Jennifer Fox
Dr Daniel Clarke
Administrative Coordination
Past Students, Future Students and General Enquiries
Semester 2
Subject Coordinators
Professor Karena Waller
Dr Graham Mackay
Dr Jennifer Fox
Dr Daniel Clarke
Administrative Coordination
Past Students, Future Students and General Enquiries
Overview
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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: 31 January 2024