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BM3000 - Advanced Projects in Biomedicine
Credit points: |
3 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
3 |
Administered by: |
College of Public Health, Medical and Vet Sciences |
This subject builds in prior learning experiences in Biomedicine and requires students
to apply, consolidate and extend their discipline knowledge and skills to design and
complete a biomedical research project. The project design will be determined by students
in consultation with staff. Projects will be developed in small groups to provide
team management and interpersonal communication skills in a professional context.
Students will complete workplace orientated performance management plans and critically
reflect on their performance and plans for improvement. Students will develop skills
in constructing a research hypothesis, protocol design, experimental techniques, quality
control, data collection and analysis. Students will present experimental results
in an oral format and propose future experiments in the context of a grant proposal.
Student will compile and showcase their discipline knowledge and skills in the format
of a job application. ** Please note that this subject includes a 2 day intensive
during O Week SP2.
Learning Outcomes
- Contribute effectively within a team to design a research project including methodology,
statistical analysis, ethics, budgets and timelines and to complete experiments;
- Critically analyse team experimental results, with a critique of methods and outcomes,
in the format of an oral presentation;
- Synthesis and formulate a grant proposal based on compiled and evaluated experimental
outcomes;
- Demonstrate sound interpersonal skills, the ability to work collaboratively in teams
and the ability to critically reflect on current performance and implement improvement
strategies;
- Demonstrate employment readiness by showcasing discipline knowledge and skills in
the preparation of a job application.
Subject Assessment
- Oral > Presentation 1 - (25%) - Group
- Written Grant Application - (30%) - Individual
- Written > Proposal - (25%) - Group & Individual
- Written job application (5%), Project Management Plan meetings (10%), Performance
Practical assessment (5%) - (20%) - Individual.
Special Assessment Requirements
Achieve an overall percentage of 50% or more; Complete assessment requirements worth
at least 80% of the total possible marks
Prerequisites: |
at least 18CP of level 2 subjects |
Availabilities
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Townsville,
Study Period 2,
Internal
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Census Date 24-Aug-2023 |
Coordinator: |
Dr Hillary Vanderven |
Lecturers:
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Assoc. Professor Jeffrey Warner, Dr Jenny Elliman, Assoc. Professor Donna Rudd, Assoc. Professor Brenda Govan, Dr Alanna Sorenson, Assoc. Professor Catherine Rush, Assoc. Professor Haleagrahara Nagaraja, Dr Hillary Vanderven, Dr Richard Francis, Dr Sacha Jensen. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
3
credit point subject is approximately
130 hours.
- 13 hours lectures
- 65 hours specialised
- assessment and self-directed study
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Restrictions: |
An enrolment quota applies to this offering.
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Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.