Course Title: Professional Research Project 1: Development and Implementation

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Professional Research Project 1: Development and Implementation

Credit Points: 36.00

Important Information:

 

 

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
ONPS2540	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
ONPS2540	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	UGRDFx2020 (ZZZZ)
ONPS2540	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex21 (ZZZZ)
ONPS2540	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex22 (ZZZZ)
ONPS2540	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex23 (All)
ONPS2540	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	173H School of Health and Biomed	Face-to-Face	UGRDFlex24 (STEM)

Course Coordinator: Trisha Jenkins

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 9925

Course Coordinator Email: trisha.jenkins@rmit.edu.au

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course includes a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real workplace context and where feedback from industry adds to your experience.   Professional skills are acquired during a period of supervised placement with an organisation associated with the pharmaceutical industry (e.g. a pharmaceutical company, clinical trials organisation, hospital, etc.).  The course covers the first half of the placement year, and aims to provide students with experience, skills, knowledge and attributes that characterise a pharmaceutical science professional that can only be obtained in the workplace.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH121:

• Critically analyse and solve scientific problems (PLO1)
• Communication and teamwork (PLO2)
• Investigation and analysis (PLO3)
• Accountability for your own professional learning and conduct (PLO4)

On successful completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Competently use modern equipment and information technology relevant to your placement position
2. Integrate the theoretical and practical skills acquired in an academic environment with the skills expected of a pharmaceutical science professional
3. Relate medical and scientific ethics, professional legislative and regulatory requirements to practice in the pharmaceutical and related industries
4. Recognise and appropriately manage typical health and safety issues affecting work practices in the pharmaceutical industry and related areas
5. Display enterprise and personal skills such as teamwork, communication, problem-solving, decision making, initiative and creativity
6. Reflect upon and critically analyse your experience during your period of work placement

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. 

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task 1: Workplace assessments
Weighting 20%  
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6   

Assessment Task 2: Literature review  
Weighting 50%  
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6   

Assessment Task 3: Workshop activities 
Weighting 10% 
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 5 & 6   

Assessment Task 4: Seminar 
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.