Course specification for NSC2500

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: BIO1203

Rationale

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the pathophysiology of the most common diseases affecting patients in developed countries. This course will then build on an understanding of normal physiology and pathophysiology to address treatment approaches to such diseases with a particular focus on pharmacology.

Synopsis

This course focuses on understanding the basis for disease states that are most prevalent in the developed world and how they can be treated. Major topics to be covered are the major burdens of disease, including central nervous system disorders, inflammatory, cardiovascular, endocrine, and respiratory diseases and cancer.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify how a disruption to homeostasis can lead to enhanced disease processes of human body;
Identify the pathological processes involved in the major burdens of disease including: central nervous system disorders, inflammatory, endocrine cardiovascular. respiratory diseases, and cancer;
Explain the fundamentals of pharmacology and the core principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics;
Describe the actions of the major drug groups that are used to treat the burdens of disease by defining drug mode of action, indications, contraindications, potential interactions, adverse effects and therapeutic outcomes;
Explain the interrelatedness of the main burdens of disease by identifying the breakdown of homeostatic mechanisms and how drug therapies are used to promote health and well-being.

Topics

	Description	Weighting(%)
1.	Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics	10.00
2.	Pain and Infection	15.00
3.	Cancer	15.00
4.	Circulation	15.00
5.	Respiration	15.00
6.	Endocrinology	15.00
7.	Neurology	15.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=NSC2500)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Australia Injectable Drugs Hndbook (AIDH) 2019, Australia Injectable Drugs Hndbook (AIDH), 7th edn,
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(This resource is freely accessible through the Library for students with their USQ Connect username and passwords.)

Marieb, EN & Hoehn, K 2019, Human anatomy and physiology, 11th edn, Pearson Education.

Ritter, J, Flower, R, Henderson, G, Loke, Y.K, MacEwan, D, and Rang, H 2020, Rang and Dale's Pharmacology, 9th edn, Elsevier,
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(This textbook is freely available online through the library for students with their USQ Connect username and password.)

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

Bryant, B & Knights, K 2018, Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 5th edn, Elsevier.

Bullock, S & Manias, E 2017, Fundamentals of Pharmacology, 8th edn, Pearson Education.

Kumar, V, Abbas, A.K, Aster, J.C 2015, Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th edn, Elsevier,
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(This textbook is freely available online through the Library for students with their USQ Connect username and password.)

Student workload expectations

Activity	Hours
Assessments	60.00
Directed 精东传媒app	54.00
Online Lectures	26.00
Tutorials	22.00

Assessment details

Description	Marks out of	Wtg (%)	Due Date	Notes
Online Quiz #1	10	2	06 Mar 2020
Online Quiz #2	10	3	20 Mar 2020
Online Quiz #3	10	3	03 Apr 2020
Assignment 1	100	20	22 Apr 2020
Online Quiz #4	10	3	01 May 2020
Online Quiz #5	10	3	15 May 2020
Online Quiz #6	10	3	29 May 2020
Online Quiz #7	10	3	05 Jun 2020
Online Exam	60	60	End S1	(see note 1)

Notes

This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via Uconnect when the official examination timetable has been released.

Important assessment information

Attendance requirements:

It is the students' responsibility to participate appropriately in all activities (such as online laboratories, tutorials and online tutorials, depending on delivery mode) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:

Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

Requirements after S1 2020:
To complete the tests and examinations satisfactorily, students must obtain at least 50% of the marks available for that assessment. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course
Penalties for late submission of required work:

Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:

Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

Requirements after S1 2020:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the weighted marks available for that assessment item.

Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.

To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:

The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

Requirements after S1 2020:
Exams in this course are restricted. Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are:
1. writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination);
2. Students whose first language is not English, may, take an appropriate unmarked non-electronic translation dictionary (but not technical dictionary) into the examination.
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:

Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

Requirements after S1 2020:
Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
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Assessment notes

Students should be aware that the originality of any submitted assignment will be checked by the USQ service, "Turnitin". An originality index must be generated and will be checked - an acceptable Turnitin similarity index is <15%. Additional details will be provided on 精东传媒appDesk and with the assignment requirements.
Academic integrity is to be maintained for all assessment submissions. This precludes the resubmission of part or whole of a previous assessment piece (self-plagiarism).
Referencing in Assignments must comply with the American Psychological Association (APA) or Harvard AGPS referencing systems. Students should use either the APA or Harvard AGPS referencing style in their assignments to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. Both referencing styles are defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide which can be found at

Other requirements

Computer, e-mail and Internet access:
Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at
Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre颅requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them

Semester 1, 2020 On-campus Ipswich
Short Description:	Pharm & Pathophysiology Health
Units :	1
Faculty or Section :	Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department :	School of Health and Wellbeing
Student contribution band :	Band 2
ASCED code :	019907 - Pharmacology
Grading basis :	Graded

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