6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Chief examiner(s)
Associate Professor Frank Alderuccio
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Synopsis
Students will learn advanced techniques used in both clinical and research immunology settings. Students will design experimental protocols; appreciating the importance of experimental and quality controls in research design and linking
practical findings with clinical problems. The course is laboratory based, incorporating in-class tutorial sessions covering theoretical aspects of the content. Students will choose an emerging area of research, design experiments that could investigate this research and present this in a range of research settings.
Outcomes
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the ability to perform practical techniques used in research and diagnostic techniques;
- Work in a laboratory and demonstrate safe and competent scientific work-practices;
- Identify relevant questions for scientific inquiry through a written assignment and present this in a research forum;
- Accurately record, analyse and report experimental outcomes and demonstrate this by producing written laboratory reports;
- Source relevant scientific literature from a variety of sources, including (but not limited to) scientific journals, text-books and the internet for the completion of written and oral assignments.
Assessment
Practical class assessment: 30%
Research project report and oral presentation: 30%
Examination (3 hours): 40% (Hurdle)
This unit is subject to the Hurdle and Threshold Standards policiesHurdle and Threshold Standards policies (http://www.med.monash.edu.au/policies/assessment-policy-2017.html) of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences.
Workload requirements
One 5-hour practical class per week
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