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BIOH12012 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will build on your introductory knowledge of the science of the musculoskeletal, renal, immune and lymphatic systems, gastrointestinal, integumentary and reproductive systems to explore fundamental pathophysiology (alteration in function as seen in disease) of these body systems and the pharmacology of drugs used in the treatment and management of diseases. Throughout this unit, you will develop your knowledge of body systems in both healthy and disease states, and how these disease states may be managed therapeutically. The unit concentrates on common major diseases of these body systems which facilitates a comprehensive study of the pathophysiology encountered in these disease states, as well as gaining an understanding of normal physiology. This is complemented by the study of the treatment and management of these diseases, whilst also focusing on the professional and legal responsibilities that underpin the use of medicines in the treatment of human disease.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite:

BIOH12011 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2025

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 84.51% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 13.22% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Moodle forum discussion and SUTE.
Feedback
Students enjoyed the format of the lectures in weeks 1 and 2 which contained activities after each lecture topic to help consolidate their learning.
Recommendation
This format will be retained for weeks 1 and 2, and incorporated into other weeks which have multiple topics.
Action Taken
The format of the weeks 1 and 2 lectures were retained, but have not been introduced into other weeks due to publishing delays with the updated prescribed textbook. This will be enacted in the 2025 lectures.
Source: SUTE.
Feedback
Students found the weekly practice quizzes beneficial when studying for the online tests.
Recommendation
The weekly practice quizzes will be retained in future terms and the questions will be updated as required with unit and assessment updates.
Action Taken
The weekly practice quizzes have been retained.
Source: SUTE.
Feedback
Students found the weekly Q&A tutorial that uses patient case studies presented by a nurse, invaluable in understanding how the content being learnt fits into real life scenarios.
Recommendation
This format will be retained for the Q&A tutorial in future terms and will continue to be conducted by a nurse.
Action Taken
The format of the Q&A tutorials has been retained with a registered nurse discussing patient case studies.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students commented that using scenarios to help link the theory to a real life scenario helps with their knowledge and understanding.
Recommendation
Case scenarios will be retained for the weekly Q&A tutorial and will be conducted by a registered nurse to provide nursing context.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students commented about the limited content covered in the tutorials.
Recommendation
Students will be reminded that tutorials are intended to supplement the pre-recorded lectures, emphasising challenging concepts and aligning with assessment case study questions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Direct feedback from students
Feedback
Students found the practice quizzes for the online test assessments beneficial in preparing them for the actual assessment.
Recommendation
The practice quizzes will be retained and the questions will be updated as required with unit and assessment updates.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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