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All students in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science course will complete a program which is a combination of core and elective subjects. In the first and second year of the program, students will study three core and one elective subject each semester. In the third year of the program, students will study between two and four core subjects and up to two elective subjects each semester. Every semester, students will receive more detailed information about all core and elective subjects from subject convenors and in individual subject manuals. These manuals contain detailed information on teaching staff, contact persons, timetables, textbooks, reading guides, supplementary lecture material, details and weighting of assessment methods and procedures including some specific assessment dates. Manuals are available at the commencement of each semester.
At the beginning of each semester, a detailed week-by-week timetable is distributed to each student.
The
high expense associated with the purchase of textbooks and the variety of texts
available necessitate that students undertaking a course buy only those texts
suited to their individual work method and that satisfy the academic
requirements of the faculty and the course. This may only be achieved through
individual examination of the relevant texts and consultation with staff and
fellow students.
It is recommended that, in general, students defer the purchase of books until
after the introductory teaching in each subject. This should familiarise the
student with an outline of the course and provide opportunity for discussion
with teaching staff.
Textbooks are listed under four categories:
Students are advised to read these books or articles before attending their first lecture.
Students are advised that one or more of these books will need to be purchased but students should not purchase them until confirmed by subject coordinators in the first week of semester. Library copies are provided in minimal numbers.
In the absence of prescribed texts for a particular subject, certain titles in this category are often of particular importance. Other reading material will be indicated at the time of teaching, announced in subject manuals or handouts provided at the first class session, or included in workbooks.
Detailed reading guides will be provided in subject manuals or at the first lecture. The majority of these books and journals are available in the university libraries and are a recommended source of material for assignments and further reading and research into subject areas being studied by students. It is not required that reference books be purchased, however in the absence of prescribed or recommended texts for a subject students may wish to acquire one of these texts. Students in doubt should consult their lecturer or tutor before making a purchase. The Monash bookshop is usually able to provide up-to-date information on any book listed in these categories.
The following methods of teaching will be used:
This multifaceted approach to
teaching is intended to enable students to develop the breadth of knowledge and
understanding, skills and attitudes required by graduates of this course.
Within each subject, lectures will be used to present the fundamental concepts
while tutorials will enable individual and group learning through
problem-solving and often case-based discussion of lecture material.
Demonstrations, correlation sessions and self-directed computer-based learning
sessions will aid in the integration of the biomedical sciences with aspects of
clinical studies and public health.
Group discussion sessions will further assist students in the development of a
reflective and ethical approach to their studies. Case-based studies, involving
written and oral presentations, will promote the integration by the student, of
experiential and practical knowledge with the theoretical knowledge taught in
the lecture setting.
The interdisciplinary and inter-faculty teaching program will provide students
with a wide choice of material which will produce a graduate capable of
pursuing a research or a vocational career in the biomedical sciences or in the
health care industry.
To meet the range of requirements for the course described in the objectives section a variety of assessment methods will be used:
By means of these assessment strategies a student's progress
in achieving the requisite level of understanding and application of the
knowledge and skills associated with each subject will be assessed. The
student's acquisition of factual knowledge will be assessed through means of
written examinations involving multiple choice questions and short and long
questions.
Written assignments, laboratory reports, and oral presentations and
examinations are designed to assess the student's understanding of the material
and their ability to convey this understanding to their peers. The case study
reports and the research projects enable the assessment of the student's
ability to investigate particular issues which involve in-depth knowledge and
the integration of clinical and academic knowledge. Assessment of practical
skills will be achieved through practical examinations and reports.
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