Unit Synopsis
This unit enables you to develop an advanced knowledge and understanding of the principles of transfusion and transplantation medicine, building on the knowledge and understanding of the principles gained in earlier units. You will enhance your knowledge on topics such as safe blood storage and handling, blood and tissue typing and the detection and identification of antibodies significant in transfusion and solid tissue transplantation. You will develop the critical skills necessary to enable you to provide advice on the provision of safe tissue transplantations and blood products and components for transfusion in both routine and emergency situations including product selection and patient management.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisites: LMED29003 Transfusion and Transplantation Medicine 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate 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
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. Case Study | 30% |
| 3. Examination | 50% |
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%).
Past Exams
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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: SUTE
Students found use of guest lecturers from industry beneficial.
Continue to engage industry experts from the fields of transfusion and transplantation medicine.
Industry experts from the field of transfusion and transplantation medicine were engaged in this unit on an ongoing basis.
Source: SUTE and email
Students appreciated the clear explanation of key concepts, engaging lectures, and thoughtful teaching approach, which made a challenging unit more understandable.
Continue to deliver this unit with clear and detailed explanation and engaging lectures and tutorials.
Ongoing explanation of lectures and tutorials were further incorporated with interactive and engaging content.
Source: SUTE and self-reflection
Some students indicated that video resources and organisation of learning material could be improved.
Video resources and learning material will be reviewed and reorganised to include more detail with clarity.
Video resources and learning material are intentionally designed to emphasise key concepts and promote active engagement through note-taking and participation during lectures. Additional learning resources and supporting materials will continue to be provided to reinforce understanding while maintaining an approach that encourages active learning.
Source: SUTE
Some students felt the required use of generative AI in the literature review assessment was unnecessary and unhelpful for the unit/real world application.
A review of the literature review assessment should be undertaken to ensure use of generative AI appropriately reflects usefulness in this evolving space.
In Progress
Source: SUTE and email
Some students felt tutorials were engaging and interactive.
Tutorial should continue to be created using online interactive tools to maximise student engagement and enhance learning outcomes.
In Progress
Source: SUTE and email
Some students found unit content practical and relevant, directly relating to real world transfusion laboratory practices.
Unit content should continue to be created in line with current and industry standards and expectations to enhance student preparedness for the workfoce.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Articulate the application of transfusion of human blood products in the prevention or treatment of serious medical conditions
- Analyse complex test results in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Review and optimise quality control procedures in transfusion and transplantation medicine
- Determine the appropriate implementation of advanced testing procedures in transfusion science including pre-transfusion, compatibility testing, antenatal/postnatal/neonatal screening and the testing for autoantibodies
- Research and critique literature related to adverse outcomes and their effects in transfusion and transplantation medicine.
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| 2 - Case Study | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Examination | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | ||
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