Course Title: Examine body systems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2020
Course Code: HWSS6165
Course Title: Examine body systems
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4386 - Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation
Course Contact: Namrita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge to examine the major body systems, the organs which belong to them and their functions.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU22071 Examine body systems |
Element: |
1. Identify major body systems |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify the major body systems and their major organs 1.2 Identify the functions of major body systems |
Element: |
2. Examine a body system |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Select a body system for examination 2.2 Determine the parts of the body system being examined 2.3 Examine the structure and function of the organs within the system 2.4 Identify disorders affecting the body system 2.5 Compare disorders with the normal function of the body system |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Blended learning includes a combination of online lectures, tutorials, and online practical activities.
Teaching Schedule
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Session |
Week beginning |
Topic/Activity/Assessment |
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Week 1
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6th July |
Overview, Cells, tissues, organs, movement across membranes |
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Week 2
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13th July | Overview, Cells, tissues, organs, movement across membranes( Contd) |
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Week 3
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20th July |
Digestive System
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Week 4
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27th July | Respiratory System |
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Week 5
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3rd August | Cardiovascular System part 1: Heart |
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Week 6
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10th August | Cardiovascular System part 2: Blood |
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Week 7
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17th August |
Linking digestive, respiratory and cardiovascular systems Practical (to be written up as a report)
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Week 8
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24th August |
Revision 2. REPORT due by 24th August 2020 at 11.59 p.m. Through Canvas |
Week 9 |
Mid Semester Break |
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Week 9 |
7th Sept. | 3. MID-SEMESTER THEORY EXAM |
Week 10 |
14th Sept. | Heart dissection Practical 1. CLASS ACTIVITY |
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Week 11
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21st Sept. | Skeletal system |
Week 12 |
28th Sept. | Skeletal system (Contd.) Discuss and give outline of Assessment 4. |
Week 13 |
5th Oct. |
Muscular system
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Week 14
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12th Oct. | 4. DISORDER AFFECTING A BODY SYSTEM (POSTER) Due on 12th Oct. 2020 at 11. 59pm through Canvas |
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Week 15
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19th Oct. | Nervous System |
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Week 16
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26th Oct. | 5. FINAL THEORY EXAM |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Usefull textbook:
The concise Human body book: an illustrated guide to its structure, function and disorders (ISBN9781405340410) Steve Parker 2009.
Overview of Assessment
The assessments for this course may include tests, group work & written assignments.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Due Date |
| 1. In-class activity | Week of 14th Sept. 2020 |
| 2. Report | 24th August 2020 |
| 3. MID-SEMESTER THEORY TEST | Week of 7th Sept. |
| 4. DISORDER AFFECTING A BODY SYSTEM (POSTER) | 12th Oct. 2020 |
| 5. FINAL THEORY TEST | Week of 26th Oct. 2020 |
To pass the course you need achieve a satisfactory result for every assessment.
You will be given only two attempts for each assessment to demonstrate you have the required skills.
A third attempt can only be offered after discussions between the teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
Submission of Assessment Tasks
It is expected that any work presented for assessment in this course will be your own. Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher.
Extensions of time for submission of assessable work
If you are prevented from submitting an assessment on time by circumstances outside your control you may apply for an extension of up to seven (7) calendar days by filling in the application form at least one working day BEFORE the due date. The application form should be emailed to your Program Coordinator, Namrita Kaul, namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au.
Eligibility criteria for application and the form is available from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work
If you require an extension of time longer than 7 days, you must apply for Special Consideration.
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected.
Special consideration
If you are unable to sit a test, exam or lab-based assessments due to unexpected circumstances (e.g., illness), you should apply for Special Consideration for the missed assessment. Information on applying for Special Consideration can be found from the link: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration. Applications for Special Consideration should NOT be submitted to the course or program coordinator.
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