You will be provided with an authentic clinical case study on the unit Moodle site.

The following information regarding the case will be available to you: clinical presentation, patient history, blood smear morphology, haematological parameters (provided by an automated analyser) and may include biochemical changes (if any).

You are required to analyse a case study, in the format of short answer questions, describing the pathology observed, aetiology, specific morphological or haematological characteristics observed that lead to the provisional diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment options and any recommended further tests. Guidelines to complete the report, marking rubric and a template will be available on the Moodle site.

Student are permitted to use Generative AI for this assessment in the following ways:

 - Understanding and exploring the assessment task. 
 - Deriving relevant research search terms.                                                                                                                          
 - Developing assessment response ideas and response structure.                                                                                     - Guidance for structuring the assignment. 

The submitted assessment item must be your own work, but you may be assisted by the use of Generative AI tools (GenAI/LLM). However, it is important to note that GenAI/LLM generated responses are not peer-reviewed. Therefore, if material for an assessment is generated through your engagement with GenAI/LLMs, it is important that this information is:

- Verified through rigorous comparison with peer-reviewed scholarly sources
- Paraphrased
- Referenced to peer-reviewed scholarly sources
- Correctly referenced as being generated via GenAI/LLM (See APA Guide)
 

As per academic writing requirements and assessment criteria; citations of information should be of the primary source.  Failure to cite primary sources as well as AI sources could be considered breach of academic integrity.
Your use of Generative AI must be clearly outlined in an appendix as a separate file which includes the prompt used and Generative AI response (in line with marking rubric). Failure to include an appendix may result in academic integrity investigation. 

Cutting and pasting of GenAI/LLM material into assessments may be considered contract cheating and/or plagiarism. Further information regarding the appropriate use of GenAI/LLM for this assessment item is available on the unit Moodle page.

If you have questions about the appropriate use of GenAI/LLM material, please speak with your lecturer and/or contact an ALC advisor.

The assessment task is marked according to how well you have met the specific requirements and in accordance with the detailed marking rubric, which is available on the Moodle site.

Please note that all late submissions will be penalised 5% per calendar day unless an application for an extension has been approved.

All extension requests must be made through the extension request system on Moodle with the appropriate documentation. 

For medical laboratory scientists within the area of Haematology in a pathology laboratory, it is essential that analysis of a wide range of benign and malignant disorders of different types of blood cells in adult and children are performed and interpreted correctly. Individual activities will provide hands-on experience of haematological techniques in analysis of a wide range of clinical conditions. Completion of the Laboratory Workbook will evidence student's engagement and understanding of the principles behind the haematological tests.

During the residential school you are required to complete:

(A) Laboratory workbook (Pass/Fail):  You will be provided with the laboratory workbook on the Moodle site prior to residential school. This will contain a set of blood films with authentic cases to be reviewed and results interpreted based on the data provided. 

(B) Practical Assessment (30%): This will be conducted on the final day of the residential school. It will encompass skills practiced on the days leading up to this assessment. You will be provided a set of blood films with authentic cases to be reviewed and results interpreted based on the data provided. 

As this is a Practical in person assessment, use of Gen AI/LLM is not permitted in any form for this assessment.  

(A) Laboratory workbook (Pass/Fail): The laboratory workbook will contain a detailed assessment scheme associated with the tasks and questions/reports to be completed. The laboratory staff will provide immediate verbal feedback to you on the practical hands-on aspect of this assessment item. You are required to submit the completed version of the laboratory workbook on the Moodle site. You must achieve a pass grade in order to pass this assessment. Students who do not achieve the required 50% on the 1st attempt may be granted an opportunity to reattempt the assessment. The re-attempt must be submitted within seven consecutive days after receiving a mark for the initial assessment.

(B) Practical Assessment (30%): You must achieve a minimum of 50% marks in order to pass this examination. Students who pass the first attempt will be awarded the achieved grade, up to 100% of the total marks. Students who fail the 1st attempt will be granted a second attempt. The second attempt will be conducted in the second half of the final day. The repeat attempt will be a pass/fail, with the maximum marks being 50% of the total achievable marks.