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Advanced Studies in Biomedicine (MEDI40002)
HonoursPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Contact information
Semester 1
Subject Coordinator:
Barbara Fam
bcfam@unimelb.edu.au
Administrative Coordinator:
Ms Jo Mayall
jmayall@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Students will attend and participate in the Continuing Education Program (approximately 12 hours) and attend the Departmental Research In Progress Seminars (60 minutes duration, held on a weekly basis (approximately 20 hours)). The Continuing Education Program has been especially designed to assist the student in gaining the skills necessary to succeed in their BSc Hons/BBiomed Hons. The program consists of a lecture series and number of workshops covering all of the assessment tasks in the Honours year including information relating to oral presentations, critical review of the literature, poster presentations, preparations of literature reviews, assignments, abstracts, posters and the research thesis. The Departmental Research in Progress program includes presentations encompassing a wide range of topics of central interest to contemporary biomedical research presented by external invited speakers and PhD students within the department.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Select, summarise and critically appraise published research in an area of clinical sciences.
- Identify and describe the variety of scientific topics in the medical community.
- Work as part of a team.
- Compare and contrast the relevant literature in understanding a research question.
- Demonstrate excellent time management skills.
- Communicate the method and findings of a research project in oral and written form.
Generic skills
- planning and organisation
- how to seek and retrieve relevant information;
- critically analyse information;
- compare and contrast the literature;
- establish time management skills and manage the completion of a specific task;
- communicate results in both oral and written format in accordance with guidelines provided.
Last updated: 4 March 2025