HMO303 - Health and Vision Sciences 2
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: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Lucy Ainge |
| Cohort rule: | Must be enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry |
| Prerequisite: | HMO203 and HMO204 |
| Corequisite: | HMO304 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 2 x 2 hours of problem-based learning seminars, up to 10 hours of classes and 2 hours of team-based learning for 10 weeks of trimester. |
Content
In this unit students will build on and extend their foundation knowledge from previous studies in HMO203, advancing their understanding of the physical and biomedical sciences underpinning optometric practice. Students will engage in further problem-based learning cases drawn from simple and common optometric conditions particularly those associated with developmental and refractive orders of vision. Classes and seminars will be offered in support of the problem-based sessions. Cases in ocular disease and therapy and systemic disorders of vision will also be covered. The physical and biomedical sciences will include anatomy, physiology, optical physics, pharmacology, pathology, immunology and microbiology. Transition to Clinical Practice workshops will prepare students to enter into optometry and ophthalmology clinics as observers. Student learning will be consolidated through team-based learning.
| 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 | Utilise knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the eye, visual pathway and associated structures to explain aspects of visual function in health and disease. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Use pharmacologic and microbiologic knowledge to implement diagnostic and therapeutic management plans for the use of common ophthalmic drugs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply basic optical principles in using and demonstrating the function of ophthalmic instrumentation and ocular appliances. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate and execute maturing teamwork skills, and show evidence of behaviour modification in response to constructive feedback, in communicating and collaborating with peers and colleagues. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Retrieve information from primary source literature (basic and clinical sciences and professional reports), analyse its content and apply this knowledge to advance personal and group learning. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Give examples of cultural sensitivity in dealing with peers and patients and summarise the challenges and opportunities afforded by rural practice. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO7 | Critically examine key approaches of culturally safe health care and policy through an Indigenous lens and advocate for culturally safe health practice and policy for Indigenous Australians. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Team Based Learning | 10 x 10 MCQ Individual Readiness Assurance Tests (IRATs) and | IRAT: 25% TRAT: 5% Total: 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Essay | 1500 words | 15% |
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| Assessment 3: In-class assessment - Two parts | Short answer and extended response of approximately 1000 words | Part 1: 12.5% |
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| Assessment 4: Examination MCQs and short answer questions | 2 hours | 30% |
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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.
Hurdle requirement
- Successful completion of Professionalism and Placement (P & P) requirements as defined in the Optometry P & P guide.
- The requirement for passing the unit is that students score a pass mark in all aspects of the PBL Professionalism rubric for Time Management, Respect for Peers, Preparedness, Quality of Contribution and Teamwork when participating in the PBL tutorials which form the major learning vehicle in this unit.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HMO303 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.
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