Co-coordinator:  A/Prof Frances Corrigan

Email: eop@adelaide.edu.au

The full timetable can be accessed on the canvas page for the course.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Demonstrate an understanding of essential basic pathological processes including cell death and injury, inflammation, thrombosis and neoplasia
2	Acquire the ability to relate these essential basic pathological processes to the pathogenesis of common and important diseases.
3	Demonstrate an understanding of the predisposing factors, causes, pathogenesis, morphology and potential complications of such diseases.
4	Correlate clinical features with the causes and mechanisms of disease.
5	Demonstrate an understanding of how knowledge of pathological processes can be utilised in the investigation, management and prevention of disease.
6	Use the terminology for the field of pathology correctly and contextually.
7	Acquire, read, interpret and synthesis information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner.
8	Acknowledge and reference sources of information appropriately.
9	Work in groups and individually in the pursuit of scientific knowledge.

The recommended textbook is anyone of the following:

Robbins Basic Pathology (10th edition). Kumar Abbas and Aster. Elsevier

Rubin's Pathology, Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine, 6th edition 2011 edited by Rubin, Strayer, and Rubin (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins).

Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th edition, Kumar, Abbas and Aster (eds), Elsevier Saunders

Other pathology textbooks may be suitable. Please check with the course coordinator.


For review of histopathology, Wheater's Basic Pathology: 5th edition by Young, ODowd and Stewart (Elsevier) is an excellent book.

The recommended textbook is anyone of the following:

Robbins Basic Pathology (10th edition). Kumar Abbas and Aster. Elsevier

Rubin's Pathology, Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine,  6th edition 2011 edited by Rubin, Strayer, and Rubin (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins).

Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 9th edition, Kumar, Abbas and Aster (eds), Elsevier Saunders

This course will use canvas as a major component. All lecture notes, tutorial activities and lecture recordings will be posted on MyUni Canvas. Announcements and weekly student update emails will be sent via the site. The literature review assignment will be submitted and marked through Turnitin.

Blended learning will take place in this course. Large group lecture sessions will vary. Some sessions will be lectures, others will be question and answer sessions and clinical scenarios. Students will be divided into small groups to undertake problem-solving tasks in these sessions and within the tutorial groups. Some lectures will be pre-recorded and utlilise the flipped classroom approach.
Interactive small group tutorials will focus on the pathological specimens relating to the lecture material.

Students are reminded that the overall workload for a full time student as stated in the University of Adelaide Calendar is an average of 48 hours per week per teaching period (i.e. semester). This includes contact and non-contact hours and includes general study and research time for assignments. Essentials of Pathology is a 3 unit course and thus represents quarter of a full time load. You should thus be putting in an average of 12 hours of study each week (including contact hours) for this course.

Each week you are expected to:

• Attend teaching sessions (lecture/large group sessions and tutorials)
• Read lecture notes and relevant sections of textbooks that relate to lecture material, ensuring that you understand the information, and taking additional notes as necessary
• Revise relevant normal structure and function and other relevant basic health science to aid your understanding of the pathology
• Prepare for tests
• Utilise the Anatomy / Pathology Museum (Helen Mayo South sg25) by looking at specimens and reading the specimen catalogue
• Utilise other available learning resources e.g. Pathology websites and Histopathology videos on MyUni
• Work on literature review assignment

Lecture / Large group sessions
All lectures are provided online via MyUni. There are between 2-3 lectures a week


Tutorials
Small group tutorials to examine macroscopic specimens and to clarify topics covered in the lectures will be held most weeks (week allocation will be available in the timetable on MyUni). Please see the tutorial roster for times and locations of your selected tutorial group. Tutorials will begin in week 1 and are compulsory. Participation by each student within the tutorial group is expected.

In order to pass Essentials of Pathology, students are required to have completed all components of the assessment (i.e. literature review assignment, the mid-semester examination, 2 MCQ tests and the end of semester written theory examinations).

Students must achieve a grade of at least 40% in the end of semester theory examination, and achieve an overall grade of at least 50% for the course.

Students must have also attended at least 4 of the 5 tutorials. Absence at more than 1 of 5 tutorials will require the provision of appropriate paperwork documenting medical and/or compassionate reasons for non-attendance at the relevant session. Students failing to meet these requirements may either fail outright or be required to sit additional assessment examinations.

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
MCQ tests (3 x 7.5% each)	Summative	22.5%	1 - 7
Mid semester examination	Summative	12.5%	1 - 7
Literature review based on research topic	Summative	25%	8, 9
Final examination	Summative	40%	1 - 7
Tutorial attendance & worksheets	Formative	0%	1 - 7
Post-tutorial videos with interactives	Formative	0%	1 - 7

Please refer assessment details below.

Literature review assignment
Students will be required to complete a literature review assignment during the course. Topics will be made available at the beginning of semester. Students are to select one topic. Only a limited number of students will be allowed to do each topic. To choose a group, select Groups from the list on the left handside of the Essentials of Pathology MyUni site then select "view sign up sheet to join a group" then read the list of literature review topics and once you have made your selection you click the "sign up" button under the topic. Once you have done this it is final and cannot be changed. You are unable to remove yourself from the selection.

Further information regarding the literature review task, including the referencing style to be used, submission protocol is provided in a separate document that can be downloaded from MyUni. 


Mid semester examination
A 50 min written examination will be held during the semester at a time to be confirmed at the start of the year usually in week 6 or 7. This exam will take place during a scheduled lecture time within the lecture theatre.
Questions will cover material covered in lectures and tutorials to date. The format will be similar to the final examination and will use a combination of short, medium and longer answer questions with histopathological and macroscopic images.  If students are unable to attend this examination for significant compassionate or medical reasons, appropriate forms should be obtained from the University web site, completed and submitted in the appropriate time frame to the course coordinators. 

MCQ tests
Throughout the semester there will be a total of 2 online MCQ tests. These tests will assess lecture, practical and relevant basic health science material. They are designed to promote continuous learning of course content and preparation for the practical classes and to provide feedback on your level of knowledge and understanding as you progress in the course.
The MCQ tests are each worth 7.5% of your final mark for the course. 

End of semester examination
The end of semester examination will comprise a 3 hour written theory paper.  The examination aims to examine the depth of a student’s understanding of the topics that have been covered during the semester.
Past written final examinations can be found on MyUni. Note that the course changed in 2010 so some questions in examinations prior to that time may be on topics no longer covered.

In addition to the summative assessments above there will be clinical scenario worksheets and tutorial worksheets available on MyUni for students to complete throughtout the year and receive feedback on. 

PENALTIES AND SUBMISSION

1 Staff will clearly indicate the deadline (date and time) for coursework submission in the course information contained within MyUni. In addition, assessment deadlines will be announced via MyUni at least 7 days prior to the submission deadline.
2 Unless otherwise indicated, coursework should be submitted electronically via MyUni. Any students experiencing technical difficulties should contact the course coordinator at the earliest opportunity.
3 Coursework received after the deadline will be penalised as follows: 10% of total available points will be penalised per day (24 hour period or fraction thereof). An automatic zero mark will be applied after 7 days.
4 The deadline time will be strictly enforced according to the digital time displayed Weekends and public holidays ARE included as penalty days.
5 Coursework submitted to any location other than those specified will not be accepted. This includes submissions to personal staff email addresses. Submission dates may be extended under exceptional circumstances. Please refer to the Modified arrangements for coursework assessment policy. You need to see the course coordinator at the earliest opportunity if you feel that you require an extension. Upon receipt of an application for extension, staff may: Refuse permission for extension, specifying the appropriate reason(s); or Grant permission for extension without penalty; or Grant permission for extension with a penalty as guided by this policy.

Submission of literature review is done via Turnitin in MyUni.  All MCQ tests are also completed online via MyUni

Past students generally comment on being highly satisfied with the quality of this course. This is a very popular course which consistently receives high feedback
.
Below are a few examples of student comments.

"I haven't enjoyed a uni course as much as this in a long time. The tutes were interesting and interactive, they really helped me to understand the topics throughly. The assessments and timeline of them was also really good, things were spread out nicely."

"The tutorials are comprehensive, interesting and well–structured, providing an excellent integrative compendium component to the course. Teaching staff in general are approachable and provide a great way to engage with the content."

"Really enjoyed this course, interesting content. Course coordinators were engaging and clear in their content delivery."

"This is really a good course because of the lecture content are clearly presented and up–to–date. I enjoyed watching the histopathology video I enjoyed the tutorial in the pathology lab These help me to understand the concept better."

"I appreciated viewing specimens firsthand rather than an image on a piece of paper alone. I loved all the topics that were presented, excellent knowledge as to what greatly affects us and how it works. Really enjoyed this course, interesting content. Course coordinators were engaging and clear in their content delivery."