| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: BIO2118
Overview
Endocrinology is the study of the structure and function of hormones and their mode of action in the body. The endocrine system has a role in regulating all the body's organ systems and an understanding of the nature of this system as well as how it is targeted by pharmacological interventions is key to the study of biomedical science.
In some disciplines, students need to demonstrate competency before they can progress further in their studies. Competency involves the application skills and knowledge to a particular standard performance. Students need to pass all competency assessments in a course and reach a total passing of 50% to be awarded a passing grade. Competency Assessment Items are identified in the course specification.
The course will explore the structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract and the endocrine system in greater depth than BIO1203 and BIO1206 and build upon the pharmacology introduced in BIO2118 by explaining the mechanisms of action of common pharmacological agents on the endocrine system and in the gastrointestinal tract. The residential school component of this course will enable the student to perform hormone-based assays including the analysis of the data generated.
This course contains a mandatory residential school for both external and on-campus students. Student non-compliance with the attendance requirement will mean the student cannot pass the course.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students will be able to:
- Explain the function of the endocrine system;
- Explain the mechanisms by which hormones influence the processes of individual cells and whole-body systems;
- Describe the mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses and major adverse effects for drugs used in the treatment of relevant disease states such as gastrointestinal disease and hormonal imbalance;
- Perform physiological and hormone-based assays on biological samples and analyse the data generated.
- Work in teams in the biomedical science laboratory to generate solutions to authentic clinical problems.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Physiological actions of major hormones including Thyroid, Gastrointestinal, Bone and Reproductive, together with relevant pharmacological interventions. | 70.00 |
| 2. | Laboratory and practical skills. | 10.00 |
| 3. | Quantitative skills. | 10.00 |
| 4. | Literature retrieval and written communication skills. | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical | No | 10 | 4,5 |
| Essay | No | 15 | 1,2 |
| Quiz A1 of 4 | No | 5 | 1,2,3 |
| Quiz A2 of 4 | No | 5 | 1,2 |
| Report | No | 20 | 2,3,4 |
| Quiz A3 of 4 | No | 5 | 1,2,3 |
| Quiz A4 of 4 | No | 5 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 35 | 1,2,3,4 |