Undergraduate - UnitBMS4200 - Advanced studies in biomedical science

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12 points, SCA Band 3, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	School of Biomedical Sciences
Offered	Clayton Full year 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester to First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Robert Widdop

Synopsis

The unit aims to develop analytical abilities and communication skills, as well as provide students with advanced knowledge in specific areas of Biomedical Science. Students will undertake a module of statistics relevant to scientific hypothesis testing and provide a written critique of a scientific article. Students will also undertake a component of work within their selected discipline that is unrelated to their specific research component and involves some level of advanced theoretical training. Candidates may commence at the beginning of either first or second semester.

Outcomes

On completion of the Honours year of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science, students will be able to:

Critically review the scientific literature in their discipline;
Explain the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a research project;
Recognise the breadth of statistical tests and their applicability to common research methodologies;
Apply simple statistical tests.