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FACULTY OF SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE
VISN2231
Foundations of Disease
SEMESTER 2 2017
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Table of Contents
1. Information about the Course .................................................................................................... 2
2. Staff Involved in the Course ...................................................................................................... 2
3. Course Details ........................................................................................................................... 3
4. Rationale and Strategies Underpinning the Course .................................................................. 5
5. Course Schedule ....................................................................................................................... 7
6. Assessment Tasks and Feedback .......................................................................................... 10
7. Additional Resources and Support .......................................................................................... 11
8. Required Equipment, Training and Enabling Skills ................................................................. 11
9. Course Evaluation and Development ...................................................................................... 12
10. Administration Matters ........................................................................................................... 13
11. UNSW Academic Honesty and Plagiarism ............................................................................ 16
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Faculty of Science - Course Outline
1. Information about the Course NB: Some of this information is available on the UNSW Handbook1
Year of Delivery 2017
Course Code VISN2231 Course Name Foundations of Disease Academic Unit School of Optometry and Vision Science Level of Course 2nd UG Units of Credit 6UOC Session(s) Offered Semester 2 Assumed Knowledge, Prerequisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: VISN2111
Hours per Week 6 Number of Weeks 12
Commencement Date 24
th July 2017
Summary of Course Structure (for details see 'Course Schedule') Component HPW Time Day Location e.g. Lectures 2 -4 Most are online
Lecture 1 11 - 1 pm Friday Law Theatre G23 (K-F8-G23)
Laboratory 2 Lab – Option 1 4-6 pm Wednesday AOP seminar room Lab – Option 2 11-1 pm Friday AOP seminar room
Tutorials/Debates 2-4 4-6pm Wednesday UNSW Business School 216 (K-E12-216)
11 - 1 pm Friday Law Theatre G23 (K-F8-G23)
Other activities, e.g., field trips TOTAL
Special Details
• Students will sometimes be split into groups for laboratories, debates, tutorials, case reports and seminars • Many lectures will be delivered on line in Moodle. • In certain weeks there may be labs, debates (tutorials)– see attached calendar of events
2. Staff Involved in the Course
Staff Role Name Contact Details Consultation
Times Course Convenor Prof Mark
Willcox 54164 ([email protected])
Additional Teaching Staff
Lecturers & Facilitators
Dr Ajay Vijay A/Prof Michele Madigan
54503 ([email protected]) 59879 ([email protected])
9-5pm
Tutors & Demonstrators
Dr Debarun Dutta Dr Simin Masoudi
[email protected] [email protected]
Technical & Laboratory Staff
Mr Praveen Yerramothu
[email protected] email
Other Support Staff
1 UNSW Online Handbook: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au
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3. Course Details
Course Description
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(Handbook Entry)
Objectives: An understanding of the basic mechanisms of disease. Brief curriculum: Microbiology: microbial identification, bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasitic infection, infection control, Immunology: cells of the immune system, normal and abnormal function; Disease processes: cell death, cell growth, wound repair
Course Aims
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The course aims to teach the students basics of disease progression, diagnosis and pathology, with reference to ocular diseases
Student Learning Outcomes
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Students will develop a basic understanding of disease process. Students will develop this from lectures, tutorials, laboratory demonstrations, computer-aided learning, and reading and critiquing case reports. By the end of the course students will be able to write short essays on disease processes and have learnt how to retrieve information needed to assess diseases that may be presented to them.
Graduate Attributes Developed in this Course
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Science Graduate Attributes
5 (maybe replaced or augmented by UNSW, School or professional attributes)
Select the level of
FOCUS 0 = NO FOCUS 1 = MINIMAL 2 = MINOR 3 = MAJOR
Activities / Assessment
Research, inquiry and analytical thinking abilities
1 Laboratory demonstrations and basis laboratory skills, questionnaires, short form question and answer paper
Capability and motivation for intellectual development
3 Lectures, reading and critiquing case reports, student debates on diseases with other members of class, laboratory
demonstrations and basis laboratory skills, computer-aided learning and retrieval of knowledge.
Assessments of debates by fellow student vote Short written assessment on general microbiology – assessing ability of students to access relevant information from web and
paper sources
Ethical, social and professional understanding
1 Lectures on disease. Final examination on subjects taught during course
Communication
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Debates
Teamwork, collaborative and management skills
2 Debates
2 Computer-aided learning and assessment, retrieval of
2 UNSW Handbook: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au 3 Learning and Teaching Unit: Course Outlines 4 Learning and Teaching Unit: Learning Outcomes 5 Contextualised Science Graduate Attributes: https://www.science.unsw.edu.au/our-faculty/science-graduate-attributes
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Information literacy
information for debates from on-line databases and internet
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Major Topics (Syllabus Outline)
Students are introduced to a variety of diseases many of which have manifestations in the eye. They learn to build in their basic knowledge of the body. Their learning in this course is useful in subsequent courses in the following semesters. They gain their first experience in how a microbiology laboratory functions. They also gain an introductory experience in the management of diseases. lecture outline:
1. Introduction to disease and microbiology 2. Basis of microbial investigation 3. Bacterial investigation and pathogenesis – Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4. Bacterial investigation and pathogenesis – Staphylococcus aureus 5. Viral pathogenesis 6. Protozoa and disease 7. Fungal pathogenesis 8. The innate immune system 9. The adaptive immune system and vaccination 10. Allergy 11. Infection control and disinfection 12. Introduction to hormones and diabetes 13. Wound healing 14. Introduction to cell death processes 15. Vascular biology 16. Introduction to Neuropathology
Relationship to Other Courses within the Program
Forms foundation for OPTM 3131 OPTM 3231 OPTM 5151 OPTM 5251
4. Rationale and Strategies Underpinning the Course
Teaching Strategies
The Introduction to Ocular Disease course comprises of lectures, laboratory work and tutorial exercises designed to present an overview of diseases and related these diseases to the eye. Each concept and application is demonstrated with suitable presentations, discussion, quantitative analysis, tutorial exercises and laboratory work. Tutorial exercises, and laboratory demonstrations are chosen carefully to give students the required background. Their purpose is to illustrate strategies for assessing disease, to build concepts, increase familiarity and develop problem-solving skills. Students may consult the reference texts for details omitted in class work.
Rationale for learning and teaching in this course
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Students will find this course elementary, interesting and relevant and need to attend all aspects of the course. It is the sole purpose of the guidelines and requirements set out below to encourage that approach. The lecture notes and supplementary material posted on the web are the primary resources. Students should study them and clarify any doubts they may
6Reflecting on your teaching
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have. Students are to regard the lecture period as quality time and also a time to ask for feedback from lecturers. Students are urged to revise material covered in previous lectures and to the greatest possible extent be attentive and comprehend the material as it is presented in class. At the debates the students should attempt to understand the working of the problems that are solved and discussed during the time. Much of the learning of disease comes through problem solving. Students are advised to: • Prepare adequately beforehand for all classes. • Revise previous work. • Complete prescribed reading and exercises. • Bring relevant notes to scheduled tutorials and laboratories. • Maintain personal up-to-date written class notes including diagrams. • Question the lecturer freely. Only when the mind is freely questioning can true learning take place.
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5. Course Schedule Some of this information is available on the Online Handbook7 and the UNSW Timetable8.
7 UNSW Virtual Handbook: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au
8 UNSW Timetable: http://www.timetable.unsw.edu.au/
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Week
Lectures (day), Topics & Lecturers
Tutorials (day), Topics & Lecturers
Practical (day), Topics & Lecturers
Other
Assignment and Submission dates (see also 'Assessment Tasks & Feedback')
Week1
24thJULY
IntroductiontoOcular
Disease-online
Week2
31stJuly
Basisofmicrobial
investigation-online
Quiz1-voluntary
Week3
7THAUGUST
Bacterialpathogenesis
andinfection–P.
aeruginosa-online
Bacterialpathogenesis
andinfection–S.aureus–
online
PracclassforGroup1
only–onWednesdayand
Fridaythisweek
Quiz2-voluntary
Assignment1set
Week4
14thAugust
Viralpathogenesis-
online
Protozoaanddisease-
online
PracclassGroup2only–
WednesdayandFriday
thisweek
Week5
21stAugust
Fungalpathogenesis–
online
TheInnateImmune
System-online
PracclassGroup3only-
WednesdayandFriday
thisweek
Quiz3-voluntary
Assignment1dueback5pm25thAugust–submittedtoSchoolOffice
Week6* 28thAugust
Theadaptiveimmune
systemandvaccination-
online
Infectioncontroland
disinfection-online
Debatetopicssetthis
weekforeachgroup–in
Moodle
PracclassGroup4only-
WednesdayandFriday
thisweek
Quiz4-voluntary
Week7
4thSEPTEMBER
IntroductiontoVascularDisease–Face-to-FacewithProfMadigan–Wed6thSeptIntroductiontohormones
-online
ReadingsforInfection
Control
Week8 11thSeptember Assignment1backto
9
IntroductiontoNeuropathology–Face-to-FacewithProfMadigan–Wed13thSeptIntroductiontowound
healing-online
students
Assignment2set
Week9
18thSeptember
IntroductiontoCellDeath
Responses-online
Quiz5–voluntary
Week10
2ndOCTOBER
Debates–Group1
debatingthetopic
Group2attendingas
audience–Wednesday
4th
Week11
9thOctober Debates–Group2
debatingthetopic
Group3attendingasaudience–Wednesday11thDebates–Group3
debatingthetopic
Group4attendingas
audience–Friday13th
Assignment2dueback5pm13thOct–Schooloffice
Week12
16thOctober Debates–Group4
debatingthetopic
Group1attendingasaudience–Wednesday18th
Week13
23rdOctober Assignment2duebackto
students
*NB: As stated in the UNSW Assessment Policy: ‘one or more tasks should be set, submitted, marked and returned to students by the mid-point of a course, or no later than the
end of Week 6 of a 12-week session'
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6. Assessment Tasks and Feedback10
Task
Knowledge & abilities assessed
Assessment Criteria
% of total mark
Date of
Feedback
Release
Submission
WHO
WHEN
HOW
Assignment 1: Antivirals -
written review
Ability to perform literature
analysis using a variety of
sources
Identification of
appropriate antiviral
structure
Description of its activity
Identification of the viruses
that it is active against
10 Wednesday 7th Aug
Friday 25th Aug
Mark Willcox/Simin Masoudi
Friday 15th Sept
Marks in Moodle
Assignment 2: Short
answer essay questions
Ability to write concisely on
topic covered in classes
Validity of underpinning
science 30 11th Sept 22nd Sept Mark
Willcox/Simin
Masoudi
28th Oct Marks in
Moodle
Debates Presentation of scientific
data; well thought out
arguments
Performance during debate;
using correct science;
entertainment value of the
science presented;
engagement in preparation
for debates
20 28th
August
2nd to 18th
Oct
(depending
on Groups)
Debarun
Dutta
28th Oct Marks in
Moodle
Final exam
Memory and recall Multiple choice Q/A 40 Mark Willcox Marks
* Insert rows as needed (DELETE from final version)
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Approaches to assessment: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/assessment
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7. Additional Resources and Support [ensure copyright compliance is met]
Text Books
None for this course
Course Manual
Lecture notes which will be made available each week through hard copy or through webCt.
Required Readings
Readings will be made available of WebCT
Additional Readings
From the recommendation as detailed in the lecture notes.
Recommended Internet Sites
None
Societies
None
Computer Laboratories or Study Spaces
The Optometry and Vision Science student computer room is located on the ground floor of Old
Main Building.
8. Required Equipment, Training and Enabling Skills
Equipment Required
Colour pencils/pens will be useful all the time. Students should have the current lecture
notes with them during the tutorial and lab classes.
Enabling Skills Training Required to Complete this Course
None
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9. Course Evaluation and Development
Student feedback is gathered periodically by various means. Such feedback is considered carefully with a view to acting on it constructively wherever possible. This course outline conveys how feedback has helped to shape and develop this course.
Mechanisms of Review
Last Review Date
Comments or Changes Resulting from Reviews
Major Course Review
myExperience11
Other
11 myExperience process: https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/myexperience
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10. Administration Matters
Information about each of the following matters is best presented in a generic School handout or webpage.
Reference should be made in every course handout to where the information can be found, and the importance of
being familiar with the information.
Expectations of Students
Some components of this course are compulsory (Debates), and you are expected to attend. Attendance at compulsory course components will be monitored by asking attendees to sign an attendance register. You may lose marks from your final course mark for non-attendance, unless you submit an application for special consideration and provide appropriate documentation. The compulsory course components, and the justification for their compulsory nature, are as follows: • Debates run in Weeks 10 to 12 These debates provide a particularly effective and critical
learning experience to help you to contextualise important subject matter presented elsewhere in the course.
The University uses email as an official form of communication for students. All UNSW students have their own email account. The School of Optometry and Vision Science will also make use of this form of communication. It is extremely important that you know how to use your Zmail and ensure that you check it regularly. You are advised to link your official UNSW email address to your habitual email address (e.g. hotmail). You will miss out on vital information from the School and University if you do not check your Zmail. For more information or if you are having connection or access problems, see: IT Service Centre www.it.unsw.edu.au/ Telephone: 02 9385 1333 Email: [email protected]
Assignment Submissions
Assignments should be submitted via Moodle (electronic submission). This includes completed laboratory reports and logs which should be scanned/photographed and submitted via Moodle. If your assignment requires submission of a pair of glasses/contact lenses, these may be submitted via the Assignment submission box at the Student Enquiry office (North Wing, Rupert Myers Building, Room 3.003), however the accompanying report should be submitted via Moodle. Marked assignments can be collected from the: • School Enquiry office during counter opening hours. You must show a valid student card
to do this.
The School Policy on Submission of Assignments (including penalties for late assignments) and the Assignment Attachment Sheet are available from the School office (RMB3.003) and the School website at: http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au/current/policies-and-procedures
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Information on relevant policies and expectations is provided during General Safety Induction training. A copy of the Induction booklet distributed at this training is available from the School of Optometry and Vision Science office (RMB3.003) and the School website at: http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au/whs/work-health-and-safety
SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCE, UNSW 12 UNSW OHS Home page
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Assessment Procedures UNSW Assessment Policy13
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION INFORMATION, 2017
There are two circumstances whereby a supplementary examination may be granted: COMPETENCY IN DOUBT Students whose competency level is in doubt after the final examination(s) may be eligible to sit a supplementary examination in the course(s) concerned. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION On some occasions, sickness, misadventure or other circumstances beyond your control may prevent you from completing a course requirement, such as attending a formal end of semester examination. In these cases you may apply for Special Consideration. To do this you must make formal application for Special Consideration for the course/s affected as soon as practicable after the problem occurs and within three working days of the assessment to which it refers. The application must be made via Online Services in myUNSW. Log into myUNSW and go to My Student Profile tab > My Student Services > Online Services > Special Consideration. Submit the application (including supporting documentation) to UNSW Student Central.
Special Consideration - Pre-Existing Conditions Many conditions that are the subject of special consideration applications are pre-existing and could be used repeatedly to gain examinations at a later date. These include conditions aggravated or triggered by the stress of the assessment. With the help of your doctor and/or other health care practitioners, steps can be taken ahead of the assessment time to minimise or avoid the consequences of these conditions. When applying for special consideration on the basis of a condition that was already known to be a problem for you and which you have already used as the basis for a special consideration application, the School will require you to provide a certificate that details the preventative measures taken and why they were not successful. This will then be taken into account when considering the application. Absence from a final examination is a serious matter, normally resulting in a Fail (FL) grade. If you are medically unfit to attend an examination, YOU MUST CONTACT THE SCHOOL DIRECTLY ON THE DAY OF THE EXAMINATION TO ADVISE OF THIS (telephone 02 9385 4639, email: [email protected]). You must also submit a Request for Special Consideration application as detailed above. You are reminded that supplementary examinations are not granted lightly or automatically. Eligibility for supplementary examinations, for both of the above situations, is determined by the School Examination Committee, which meets soon after the formal examination period has ended. You cannot “apply” for a supplementary examination, so please do not contact the School or Course Controllers to request a supplementary examination. It is the responsibility of the student to consult the web site or noticeboard to ascertain whether they have supplementary examinations. This information WILL NOT be conveyed in ANY other manner. Interstate, overseas or any other absence cannot be used as an excuse. This information will be available on the School web site at http://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au (do not confuse the School website with the myUNSW website) and posted on the notice board on Level 3. This information will be available as soon as possible after the School Examination Committee meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FOR 2017 WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:
FOR SESSION 1: • STAGE 1-4* COURSES: DURING THE WEEK OF 3-7 JULY 2017 • THERE WILL BE NO SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS FOR STAGE 5
STUDENTS IN SEMESTER 1 2017 FOR SESSION 2:
• ALL COURSES: DURING THE WEEK OF 27 NOVEMBER-1 DECEMBER 2017
Supplementary examinations will be held at the scheduled time only. If students who are granted supplementary examinations do not attend, a failure will be recorded for that course. Students should not make travel arrangements, or any other commitments, before establishing whether or not they have supplementary examinations. Ignorance of these procedures, interstate, overseas or any other absence will not be accepted as an excuse. But usual Special Consideration for illness still applies.
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If additional assessment is not scheduled, this does NOT indicate whether or not a student has passed or failed the course. Results will be received in the usual way. Please do not contact the School in this regard. Please note the above applies to OPTM and VISN courses only. Any information on supplementary examinations for servicing courses (e.g. CHEM****) is the responsibility of the School conducting the course. * Stage 4 includes courses in the first year of the MClinOptom program.
School of Optometry and Vision Science, UNSW, 13 December 2016
Equity and Diversity
Those students who have a disability or are dealing with personal circumstances that affect their study that requires some adjustment in their teaching or learning environment are encouraged to discuss their study needs with the course Convenor prior to, or at the commencement of, their course, or with the Equity Officer (Disability) in the Equity and Diversity Unit (9385 4734 or http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/ ). Issues to be discussed may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, the provision of services and additional exam and assessment arrangements. Early notification is essential to enable any necessary adjustments to be made.
Student Complaint Procedure14
School Contact
Faculty Contact
University Contact
Prof. Helen Swarbrick [email protected] Tel: 9385 4373
Dr Chris Tisdell Associate Dean (Education) [email protected] Tel: 9385 6792 or Dr Gavin Edwards Associate Dean (Academic Programs) [email protected] Tel: 9385 4652
Student Conduct and Appeals Officer (SCAO) within the Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Students) and Registrar. Telephone 02 9385 8515, email [email protected] University Counselling and Psychological Services [CAPS]9 Tel: 9385 5418
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11. UNSW Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
The following information should appear in all course outlines or be available on the web in unaltered form. It is
recommended, however, that additional discipline-specific advice and/or material be added to assist students
wherever possible.
What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as one’s own. *Examples include: • direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material, ideas or concepts from a book,
article, report or other written document (whether published or unpublished), composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resource, or another person’s assignment without appropriate acknowledgement;
• paraphrasing another person’s work with very minor changes keeping the meaning, form and/or progression of ideas of the original;
• piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole; • presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other
people, for example, another student or a tutor; and • claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that is greater than that actually
contributed.† For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for academic credit elsewhere may be considered plagiarism. Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered to be plagiarism. Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live presentation, may similarly contain plagiarised material. The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the academic discipline does not amount to plagiarism. The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on plagiarism and academic honesty. These resources can be located via: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for example, in: • correct referencing practices; • paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management; • appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials including text, images, formulae and concepts. Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre. Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study and one of the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management. Students should allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing of sources in preparing all assessment items. * Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with kind permission from the University of Newcastle † Adapted with kind permission from the University of Melbourne