Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Advanced Clinical Biochemistry

Credit Points: 24.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ONPS2342

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

160H Medical Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 1 2016

ONPS2342

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

173H School of Health and Biomed

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024,
Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: Rosita Zakaria

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: rosita.zakaria@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

This course is designed to prepare you for a career in clinical biochemistry or to pursue postgraduate research in the discipline. The syllabus is covered in a program of lectures, tutorials, seminars and practical exercises designed to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge.

The subject matter covered in this first semester course is designed to cover the core and specialised tests commonly performed in a modern clinical biochemistry laboratory.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for MC158 Master of Laboratory Medicine:

  • PLO 1.  Knowledge Capability
  • PLO 2.  Technical Capability
  • PLO 3.  Professional Work Practices
  • PLO 6.  Research Capability


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

  1. Interpret proficiently results of routine clinical biochemistry investigations
  2. Apply knowledge to the role of clinical biochemistry in clinical diagnosis
  3. Show problem-solving skills relevant to the practice of clinical biochemistry
  4. Be familiar with the literature in Clinical Biochemistry and able to extract and present relevant information
  5. Analyse biological material and perform clinical biochemistry experiments with awareness of health and safety in a laboratory setting.


Overview of Learning Activities

Learning activities will include lectures, synchronous learning exercises (tutorials, real-time reflective questions, clinical case studies) to strengthen students’ capability to apply theory on data interpretation and problem-solving.

The practical component is structured to demonstrate a high level of competency in analysing biological material to problem-solve practical-based scenarios. A combination of online and face-to-face practical exercises will be implemented consistently throughout the semester.

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

This course contains hurdle requirements. All hurdle requirements for this course are indicated clearly in the assessment regime that follows, against the relevant assessment task(s) and all have been approved by the College Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Learning & Teaching).

HURDLE: To obtain an overall pass, students must achieve at least 50% in the practical components and an overall grade greater than or equal to 50%

Assessment Tasks

Theory:

Assessment Task 1: Case Study-Based Assignment
Weighting 25%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 2: Mid Semester Assessment
Weighting  15%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 3: Group Oral Presentation
Weighting  10% 
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Practical:

Assessment Task 4: Practical Assignment
Weighting 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 3 & 5

Assessment Task 5: Practical Competency Assessment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 3 & 5

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.