HMO305 - Health and Vision Sciences 3
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: TBA |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D302 Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry |
| Prerequisite: | HMO303, HMO304 |
| Corequisite: | HMO306 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 2 x 2 hours seminars (PBL) |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
In this unit, students will build on, consolidate and then extend their knowledge, from previous units HMO203 and HMO303, in the physical and biomedical sciences underpinning optometric practice. Students will engage in further problem-based learning through cases drawn from a range of straightforward and more complex conditions. Cases will specifically span the refractive, binocular, developmental, age-related and systemic disorders that affect the eye. Classes and seminars will be offered in support of the problem-based sessions. The physical and biomedical sciences covered will be mainly anatomy and physiology, neurology and pharmacology, pathophysiology, therapeutics and advanced visual optics. Optometric diagnosis and management approaches will continue to be developed. Students will continue to exercise academic literacy and research skills through a series of classes and an assignment. Student learning will be consolidated through team-based learning.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Apply knowledge of the structure and function of the visual system and the pathophysiology of ocular disease to predict patterns of ocular appearance and visual performance in health and disease. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Utilise understanding of pharmacological principles to determine the impact of ocular and systemic therapeutic diagnostic and management approaches on the eye and ocular function. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply physical and geometric optical principles to describe and demonstrate the function and limitations of ocular appliances and diagnostic ophthalmic instrumentation | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Integrate professional skills, such as collaboration and teamwork, communication, self-management and scholarship into all aspects of personal and team learning. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Develop basic plans to conduct research through retrieval and analysis of information, and utilisation of knowledge of experimental design. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| 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 10 x 10 MCQ Team Readiness Assurance Tests (TRATs) | IRAT: 25% |
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| Assessment 2: Critical review | 3000 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Safe and Efficient Clinical Reasoning | Short answer and extended response of approximately 1000 words | 10% |
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| Assessment 4: Quality use of Medicines and Safe Prescribing | 1 hour in-person written closed book assessment | 10% |
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| Assessment 5: Examination | 2 hours | 20% |
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*Please note that pass mark (50%) in Assessment 4 is a hurdle requirement for this unit.
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
- Passing the examination is a hurdle requirement.
- Successful completion of Professionalism and Placement (P & P) requirements as defined in the Optometry P & P guide.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for HMO305 can be found via the University Library.
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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