HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICUM A
HBS2PPA
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students will undertake a series of interactive, application focused practical exercises in human physiology. This subject is designed to provide students with a 'hands-on' approach to learning human physiology within a laboratory environment. Research skills development, including critical thinking and scientific writing, is incorporated in this subject. Topics covered include molecular mechanisms of action potentials in nerve and cells, mechanisms of muscle contraction, and cardiovascular physiology.
School: School of Life Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Chris Van Der Poel
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Student must be enrolled in one of the following course codes: HBHS, HZHSID, HZHSB, AZAHS or HBHN and must have passed: [HBS1HBA or HBS101] and [HBS1HBB or HBS102] OR Students must be enrolled in the following course code: SBMS and must have passed one of the following subjects BIO1OF (pre 2015) or BIO1MGC OR Students enrolled in any other degree must have passed one of: BIO1CO or BIO1OOS or equivalent.
Co-requisites: HBS2PTA
Incompatible subjects: HBS2HPA
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: Priority enrolment is given to students taking the subject as a core requirement. Merit based quota on WAM of HBS1HBA and HBS1HBB for B Health Sciences (HBHS) students. Enrolment is provisional until the quota is managed. Enrolments will not be accepted after 31 January.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach | Recommended | Silverthorn, D.U. 2016 | PEARSON, 7 edition |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Employ discipline-appropriate instrumentation to competently measure and record physiological data and apply these to the integrated understanding of basic physiological principles
- Activities:
- Weekly Lab Submissions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. Work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team to achieve well integrated, cohesive outcomes in physiology practical tasks
- Activities:
- Weekly team submissions, Oral presentation and Major report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
03. Write a physiologically well reasoned evidence based scientific report on the outcomes of experimental data within a collaborative environment
- Activities:
- Poster Presentation; Major Research Report
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
04. Analyse experimental data in order to draw logical and well supprted conclusions about physiological processes
- Activities:
- Weekly team submissions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
05. Summarise experimental findings in a discipline-specific format and present them to your peers as an oral presentatoin
- Activities:
- oral presentation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 210
Enrolment information: Quota due to limited lab space. Priority enrolment is given to students taking the subject as a core requirement. Merit based quota on WAM of HBS1HBA and HBS1HBB for B Health Sciences (HBHS) students. Enrolment is provisional until the quota is managed. Enrolments will not be accepted after 31 January.
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Chris Van Der Poel
Class requirements
PracticalWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 hours practical per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours workshop per week on any day including weekend from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| one team oral poster presentation (500-word equivalent) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 05 | |
| one major research report (2000 word) | 35 | 02, 03 | |
| 7 x 100 word assessments (3% each) and 4 x 300 word writing tasks (6% each) | 45 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |