Unit aim
Introduces students to the basic physical sciences that are applicable to podiatric practice, including biochemistry, physics and microbiology.
Unit content
Topic 1: Microbiology and common pathogens
Topic 2: Causative micro-organisms in the infectious process
Topic 3: Immunity and immunology
Topic 4: Physics for the health sciences
Topic 5: Chemistry for the health sciences
Topic 6: Biochemistry for the health sciences
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate and understanding of microbiology as related to human illness and modern medicine | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 2 | describe the classification of microorganisms responsible for infection | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 3 | define the nature of infectious microorganisms and theories for host response (immunity and immunology) | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 4 | demonstrate an understanding of clinically-relevant physics, chemistry and biochemistry. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- This text is available through the SCU Library: Engelkirk, PG & Engelkirk, JD, 2011, Microbiology for the health sciences, 9th edn, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , Philadelphia. ISBN: 9781605476735 (pbk.).
- This text is available through the SCU Library: Valmassy, RL, 1996, Clinical biomechanics of the lower extremities, Mosby, St Louis. ISBN: 0801679869.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (6 weeks) |
| Laboratory session 2 hours (6 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 20% |
| Quiz | 40% |
| Poster | 40% |
Fee information
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