CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
PSY5NPM
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject will provide a working knowledge about neuroanatomy, neuroscience, and neuropsychology upon which information about neuropsychological models and syndromes can be built. The subject will strongly emphasise the association between structure, system and function, and how this specialised knowledge can be applied to clinical cases. The program will consist of a mixture of lectures and seminars.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Simon Crowe
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Neuroanatomy Through Cinical Cases
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Blumenfeld, H.
Year: 2010
Edition/Volume: 2nd Ed
Publisher: Sunderland, Mass: Sinauer Associates
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Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Gazzaniga, M.S., Ivry, R.B., & Mangun, G.R.
Year: 2019
Edition/Volume: 5th ed
Publisher: New York: W.W. Norton & Company
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The Little Book of Neuropsychology: A Syndrome-Based Approach.
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Schoenberg, M.R., & Scott, J.G.
Year: 2011
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Publisher: New York Springer
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Week 08-26, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Simon Crowe
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 8 - 8
One 3.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 8 to week 8 and delivered via face-to-face.
SeminarWeek: 8 - 26
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays from week 8 to week 26 and delivered via face-to-face.
SeminarWeek: 9 - 9
One 7.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 9 to week 9 and delivered via face-to-face.
SeminarWeek: 10 - 20
One 2.00 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 20 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 45-minute multiple-choice examination (750 words)The first multiple-choice examination is a formative assessment. | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2 |
One 60-minute multiple-choice examination (1000 words)This multiple-choice examination is a summative assessment of a designated module of the subject and follows the same procedure as the early exam | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
One 90-minute multiple-choice examination (1500 words)This multiple-choice examination is a summative assessment of a designated module of the subject and follows the same procedure as the early exam. | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Oral examination - 30 minutes (1250 words)The oral examination is summative and scheduled at the end of semester. | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3, SILO4 |
Take-home assignments X 2 (250 words each, total 500 words)Students will be allocated two 250-word written assignments throughout the semester. For each of these, they will be asked to answer a clinically relevant question about the neuropsychological syndrome taught in that week. | N/A | N/A | No | 10 | SILO3, SILO4 |