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FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES School of BEHAVIOURAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Melbourne Campus (St Patricks) SEMESTER 1, 2020 BIOL121: Human Biological Science 1 UNIT OUTLINE – Revised COVID-19 impacted

Credit points: 10 Prerequisites: Nil INCOMPATIBLE UNITS BIOL125 Human Biology 1 (I), BIOL126 Human Biology 2 (I), BIOL124 Human Body in Health and Disease 1 (I), BIOL128 Human Body (I), BIOL204 Human Body in Health and Disease 2 (I)

Lecturer in Charge: Eileen Lay Office location: 420.3.85 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (03) 9953 3224 Contact me: via email for a quick response (please include ‘BIOL121’ in your subject). For general enquiries, or assist with genuine timetable clashes, please email the School of Science Administration Officer: [email protected].

UNIT RATIONALE, DESCRIPTION and AIM:

To function successfully as a health professional, it is essential that one has a thorough understanding of the principles of anatomy and physiology in the healthy individual. This fundamental knowledge then underpins the development of an extended understanding of anatomy and physiology in the individual’s chosen field of expertise. This unit introduces students to the normal functioning of major body systems; microscopic, and systemic anatomy and physiology; and the principles of pharmacology. The aim of this unit is to provide a firm basis for furthe r studies of the human body in health and disease.

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Teaching team: Name

Office

Telephone

E-mail

Ms Eileen Lay (LIC)

4.20.3.85

9953 3224

[email protected]

Dr Belinda Martinac

4.20.3.84

9953 3003

[email protected]

Dr Tanya Uebergang

4.20.3.66

9953 3201

[email protected]

Mode: On campus until week 4. Online delivery from week 5

Attendance pattern: You are expected to view three online lectures (Lecture A, B and C) and attend one 2-hour online interactive workshop each week. A 1-hour virtual lecture chat session with your lecturer will be available to you each week. Note that the content of workshops does not directly follow the lectures; while some material may be covered in both lectures and workshops, some may only be dealt with in one session. It is therefore essential that you take advantage of ALL the means provided – and both types of classes – to assist your learning. You may also attend virtual PASS classes each week for revision and self-directed learning. Once allocated to a workshop at a specific day/time, you must attend the same class each week. Duration: Three self-directed online hours (lectures) and two online contact hours (workshops) plus an optional online contact hour (lecture chat) for 12 weeks. You should anticipate undertaking 150 hours of study for this unit; including class attendance, readings and assignment preparation. Important laboratory safety information To safely enjoy the opportunity of participating in classes in the Science Laboratories, individuals are required to complete a Mandatory Laboratory Safety Online Induction. This online induction has been designed to provide you with resources and knowledge required to promote a safe learning and working environment in the science laboratories. This online safety induction must be completed prior to attending your first class in a Science laboratory. You will not be able to participate in laboratory activities until this induction is complete. You can access the online induction via https://leo.acu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=26190. You must achieve 100% in this Lab Safety Induction to satisfactorily complete this resource. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of completion, which is valid for all science units for 2020. You must present your certificate to your tutor for verification during your first workshop class. Appropriate attire: You must wear a lab coat to enter the practical rooms. You can order a lab coat from the following: www.acuclothing.com.au or www.theschoollocker.com.au. You can also buy a lab coat from the campus bookshop. To enter the Science laboratories, you must also wear solid shoes that cover your entire foot; appropriate clothing (your abdomen and lower back must be covered); and hair longer than shoulder-length must be tied back. For certain workshop classes, you will not be allowed to enter the laboratory without safety glasses. You can buy safety glasses from the same sources as the lab coat. In your first workshop class you will receive thorough instruction in safe science laboratory practices. You are expected to follow staff instructions and demonstrate safe laboratory practices Page 2 of 15

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throughout the semester. If at any time you are at all unclear about what is expected, you must immediately request assistance from the teaching and/or laboratory staff.

LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to: 1. Relate the structure and function of cells and tissues to their roles within selected organs and organ systems; 2. Describe how the structure of selected organs and organ systems relates to their function; 3. Explain the contributions of selected organ systems in maintenance of homeostasis within the body and thus health; 4. Explain the principles of pharmacology in relation to different methods of drug administration. You may be enrolled into the Bachelor degree for Nursing, Midwifery, Occupational Therapy, Paramedicine or Public Health. These courses are professional programs that require development of particular attributes for accreditation purposes. These are also included in the Learning Outcomes

NMBA standards for the registered nurse developed in this unit are: NMBA standards for practice

Learning outcomes:

Standard 1. Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice; 1.1, 1.2

1, 2, 3, 4

Standard 4. Comprehensively conducts assessments; 4.2

1, 2, 3

Standard 5. Develops a plan for nursing practice; 5.1

1, 2, 3, 4

Standard 6. Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice; 6.1

1, 2, 3, 4

Occupational Therapy Australia Limited (OTAL) Competency Standards developed within this unit:

OTAL Competency Standards

Learning Outcomes

1. Professional Attitudes and Behaviour 1.7 Demonstrates professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes appropriate for the working environment

1, 2, 3, 4

GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES Each unit in your course contributes in some way to the development of the ACU Graduate Attributes which you should demonstrate by the time you complete your course . All Australian universities have their expected graduate attributes – ACU’s Graduate Attributes have a greater emphasis on ethical behaviour and community responsibility than those of many other universities. All of your units will enable you to develop some attributes.

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On successful completion of this unit, you should have developed your ability to: GA4

think critically and reflectively

GA5

demonstrate values, knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the discipline and/or profession

GA8

locate, organise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND STUDENT FEEDBACK This unit has been evaluated through the ‘Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching’ (SELT) online surveys. Continuations: In response to student feedback, we are continuing with a variety of in-class and take-home assessment tasks, the first of which is a low-stakes, online assessment conducted in Week 3 of semester. Students from 2019 thought this was a convenient, low-stress way to gauge their initial progress in the unit. Positive feedback from students means that we will continue to offer pre-class questions both online via LEO and in the study guide. This provides an alternative way for you to complete this work and gives immediate feedback. We will also continue to provide students with additional, voluntary online resources such as weekly ‘feedback quizzes’, additional learning activities and videos. These extra resources were very well regarded by past students. Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) will run alongside this unit to help consolidate and improve student learning. Changes: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, significant changes to assessment have had to be implemented to comply with restrictions on large gatherings, to adhere to social distancing recommendations and to complete the move to 100% online delivery of content. Please refer to assessment schedule for more details on these changes. Minor adjustments to the study guide have also been made to include a workshop covering endocrine system content. Student feedback: SELT surveys are usually conducted at the end of the teaching period. Your practical and constructive feedback is valuable to improve the quality of the unit. Please ensure you complete the SELT survey for the unit. You can also provide feedback at other times to the unit lecturers, course coordinators and/or through student representatives.

Virtual Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) Whether you are a top performer or could use some improvement, you will benefit from the skills and understanding gained from attending PASS. Senior students who have excelled in this subject facilitate PASS sessions. PASS is a voluntary program and is running alongside various units across the University. Many students each year find BIOL121 challenging, and PASS has a strong record of helping students to get through this unit. Students who regularly attended PASS in 2019 achieved, on average, 10 percentage points greater than non-attendees. The PASS timetable will be available on the BIOL121 LEO site. The PASS classes appear as ‘PP’ in the allocation system. You will not be able to allocate to a PASS class until the first week of semester. You will be introduced to the program and given information on how to sign up for PASS in your first lecture.

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Components of blood and haemostasis

CONTENT: Topics will include:

Respiratory system

Body organisation

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Anatomical/Directional terminology Body regions, body cavities

Structure and function Ventilation, gas transport and gas exchange

Renal system Cell structure and function • • •

Cell membrane Selected organelles Genes and genetics

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Structure and function Renal regulation and urine formation Fluid and electrolyte balance

Gastrointestinal system Tissues • •

Structure and function Location

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Structure and function Digestion, absorption and metabolism

Principles of pharmacology Homeostasis • •

Principles Role of body systems

Body defences • • • •

Introductory principles of microbiology Integumentary system structure and function Lymphatic system structure and function Immune system structure and function

• • •

Pharmacokinetics Pharmacodynamics Routes of administration

Reproductive system • • • •

Structure and function Conception Pregnancy Maternal changes

Nervous system • • •

Structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems Autonomic nervous system Nerve physiology

Musculoskeletal system • • •

Principles of movement and support Basic anatomy of bones and bone metabolism Basic structure and function of the three types of muscle tissue

Endocrine system • • •

Structure and function Overview of selected glands and their hormones Hormone action

Cardiovascular system • •

Cardiac and vascular structure and function Regulation of heart rate and blood pressure

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LEARNING AND TEACHING STRATEGY AND RATIONALE This unit uses an active learning approach to support you in your development of an increasingly complex and integrated understanding of human anatomy (structure) and physiology (function). You are expected to view three lectures and attend one 2-hour workshop, with the option to attend an additional 1-hour lecture chat each week. Active participation and questioning of content are encouraged during the lecture chat sessions, assisting you to acquire the knowledge essential to understand human structure and function. The workshops reinforce key concepts first introduced in lectures and offer you a more intimate opportunity to engage with the material. Peer learning strategies are routinely employed in the small group teaching environment; facilitation of group work by staff allows you to work with your fellow students to construct a greater understanding of the content. Tasks such as dissections/video simulations provide you with opportunities to deepen your understanding by transforming simple description into something you can visualise. In addition to the formal online classes, we will further support your learning by providing extensive online material through LEO. This includes weekly formative feedback quizzes, relevant links to external material such as YouTube videos, additional learning activities, and formative quizzes directly related to workshop material. This format has proven very popular with many students who appreciate the opportunity to approach and review the material in a variety of ways.

LECTURE CAPTURE Lectures for this unit will be recorded using the ECHO360 lecture capture system and made available to you within 24 hours of delivery. You will be able to access all recorded lectures via link(s) in the ‘Lecture Recordings’ block on LEO.

REVISED SCHEDULE For the most up-to-date information, please check your LEO unit and also note advice from your lecturing and tutoring staff for changes to this schedule. If you are allocated to a workshop that falls on a public holiday, you will have the opportunity to attend another class in that week. Lecturers will be available each week for a 1 hr question and answer session on lecture material (lecture chat). Week

Starting

1

24 Feb

2

2 Mar

3

9 Mar

4

16 Mar

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Lectures

(Virtual) Workshop

1. Levels of organization 2. Cells and tissues 3. Homeostasis

Body organisation atoms to organisms

4. Principles of microbiology 5. Integumentary system 6. Lymphatics/immune system

Cell membrane, diffusion and osmosis

7. Body defences 8. Nervous system structure and function 1 9. Nervous system structure and function 2

Microbiology and body defences

10. Central nervous system (CNS) 11. Autonomic nervous system (ANS) 12. Bones and joints

Nervous system

Assessment/Notes Complete mandatory laboratory safety online induction before your first workshop class

Quiz A open on LEO Labour Day (VIC), Monday 9th March

Assessment 1a ‘Quiz A’ material from weeks 1 and BIOL121 Melbourne

2; due online through LEO (10%) UA week

5

6

30 Mar

6 Apr

13. Muscles 14. Endocrine glands/hormones 1 15. Endocrine glands/hormones 2 Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm 16. Heart anatomy 17. Heart physiology 18. Blood vessels/flow Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

The musculoskeletal and Worksheet questions endocrine systems released on LEO Census Date: Tuesday 31st March

Turnitin and plagiarism workshop

Assessment 1b: ‘Quiz B’ material from Weeks 1 to 5 inclusive. Due online through LEO class (25%) Good Friday: 10th April

7

13 Apr

19. BP/HR regulation 20. Blood composition and haemostasis 21. Genes/genetics Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

Genetics; Cardiovascular Easter Monday: 13th April

22. Respiratory system: Structure and function 23. Ventilation 24. Gas exchange, transport & cellular respiration Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

Cardiovascular system 2; Maintenance of homeostasis

system 1

8

20 Apr

9

27 Apr

25. Urinary system: Structure and function 26. Renal regulation and urine formation 27. Fluid and electrolyte balance Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

Respiratory system

10

4 May

28. Digestive system 1 29. Digestive system 2 30. Digestive system 3 Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

Urinary system and urinalysis

11

11 May

31. Metabolism 32. Principles of pharmacology 33. Reproductive system: Structure and function (male & female) Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

Digestive system and metabolism

12

18 May

34. Hormonal regulation 35. Maternal changes, pregnancy and birth 36. Revision, examination preparation Lecture chat: Wednesday 5-6pm

Reproductive system and pharmacology

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Case study questions released on LEO

Assessment 2: ‘Worksheet questions’ material from Weeks 3 to 9 inclusive; due online through LEO (20%)

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ASSESSMENT STRATEGY AND RATIONALE This unit is generally taken as a first year unit. Many students have come straight from school, and are adjusting to the increased freedoms and responsibilities that come with University learning. The assessment strategy is designed to assist students to reach their learning objectives in a step-wise fashion, so they are encouraged to work consistently through semester. Students are provided with early feedback so that they can seek assistance if required. No assessment task is so heavily weighted as to preclude the possibility of passing if a student fails it, and a variety of tasks are provided to suit different learning styles. The first assessment is an online quiz; this is relatively low-stakes, being of low weighting, open book, and assessing only the first 2 weeks of material. Feedback is provided quickly, allowing students to gauge their progress, and to seek assistance if they wish. The second online quiz builds on this, being of a higher weighting and is also open book. Students will be given the opportunity to revisit content taught in weeks 1 and 2 as well as demonstrate consolidation of knowledge up to week 5. The final online quiz is open book and allows the students to demonstrate attainment of all four learning outcomes. All online quizzes are submitted through LEO. The worksheet assessment allows students an opportunity to display their growing understanding. As a take-home assessment, it provides an opportunity for students who tend to under-perform in exam conditions to shine. In addition, more complex questions can be raised, as students have several weeks to think about and read around the topics being questioned. The worksheet assessment is open book and submitted online to LEO via Turnitin. The case study essay will present the students with a case scenario and preset data. Using this information, the students are required to write an essay, addressing questions designed to showcase the student’s integrated knowledge of the anatomical and physiological workings of the healthy human body. This assessment will be take-home, open book and submitted online to LEO via Turnitin. Formative assessment is also provided throughout the semester. This is in the form of weekly ‘feedback quizzes...