HMM202 - Molecular Diagnostics
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Richard Williams |
| Prerequisite: | One of HMM102 or HMM103 or SLE111 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 6 x 2 hour seminar workshops, 5 x 3 hour practical classes, and 22 face-to-face classes lectures per trimester |
Content
This unit will introduce students to the roles that genes and proteins play in normal cell function and dysfunction and their role in disease progression. The role of aberrations in these processes will be discussed, along with how they are detected and the clinical implications of these molecular signatures. The current and future benefits of this field will also be considered, with a focus on diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Define and describe basic molecular tools and their significance in medical diagnosis. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse and interpret the results of molecular diagnostic techniques to determine the pathology of Disease. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate their understanding of basic molecular and genetic techniques and explain their use in diagnostic procedures. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Identify and justify the selection of a broad range of appropriate diagnostic procedures to investigate patient-specific medical and diagnostic targets. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Perform basic molecular and genetic techniques, and understand the underlying mechanisms in a diagnostic workflow. | GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO6 | Analyse and interpret experimental data, and use the outcomes to make diagnostic conclusions. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Mid-trimester test | 45 minutes | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Practical Report and Practical class MCQs | 5 quizzes Report: 1200 words | 5 quizzes x 4% each = 20% Report: 20% Total: 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 90 minutes | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HMM202 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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