Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Corinna Van Den Heuvel
Course Coordinators: Corinna Van Den Heuvel and Viythia Katharesan

Corinna and Viythia
Phone: +61 8 8313 1456
Email: eop@adelaide.edu.au

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

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 (sg 25 Med School South) 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 assignments

Lecture / Large group sessions
There will be 3 lecture / large group sessions each week. Presentations will commence at 10 minutes past the hour and will last for 40 to 50 minutes. A lecture will be presented in most sessions. The timetable can be found as a separate document on MyUni. Lecture notes should be downloaded from MyUni prior to the lecture as printed handouts will not be distributed at lectures.
If you do not understand any part of a lecture, do not hesitate to ask for clarification from the lecturer either during the lecture, afterwards or by email.
Lecture notes only aim to provide an outline of a topic. Further reading of a textbook is expected for you to gain wider and deeper knowledge and understanding.
Multiple choice tests, clinical scenario sessions and question and answer (Q and A) sessions will fill several of the lecture time slots (see timetable for exact dates and times).
Multiple choice tests will take place throughout the semester (refer timetable for more information).
These tests will cover practical, lecture and relevant basic health science material. The MCQ tests make up a total of 15% of your final mark for the course. Attendance at these sessions is compulsory. Approximately 15 MCQs will be in each test.

Tutorials
Small group tutorials to examine macroscopic specimens and to clarify topics covered in the lectures and practical classes will be held each fortnight (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 2 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.

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Assessment task	Assessment Type	Weighting	learning outcome(s) being addressed
MCQ tests	Summative	15%	1-7
Mid semester examination	Summative	10%	1-7
Literature review based on research topic	Summative	20%	8, 9
Tutorial worksheets	Formative	0%	1-7

Assessment comprises several parts:
§ 2 x MCQ tests distributed throughout the semester each worth 7.5% totalling 15%
§ A mid semester examination worth 10%
§ A literature review based on a research topic to be completed during the semester worth 20%
§ An end of semester examination worth 55%

All assessments are summative. Tests and the examination will be graded using marks. The total possible mark for each will be specified on the test / examination. Marks for individual questions in the tests / examinations will be stated on the question paper. The marks give a guide as to how much you should write in your answer. Don’t assume that, for example, 3 marks means that only 3 points/facts must be covered in the answer. Three marks just means that you need not give as much or as detailed information as for a 10 mark question for example.
Results from the MCQ tests, mid-semester examination and literature review will be placed into the Grade Centre in MyUni.

Literature review assignment
Students will be required to download 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 (maximum of 9) 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.

The literature review should be between 2,500 and 3,000 words. Only articles from peer reviewed journals may be used as reference sources. Where possible, original rather than review articles should be used and referenced. The review is due on Friday June 6th. All assignments are to be submitted via Turnitin on Myuni.
Further information regarding this assessment piece, including the referencing style to be used, is provided in a separate document that can be downloaded from MyUni. You are encouraged to submit a dot point plan to the person who set your topic one month prior to submission date for them to give you some feedback.

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.

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.
Questions will cover material covered in lectures and practical classes (excluding visual recognition of macroscopic or microscopic pathological features) from weeks 1 to 6. The format will be similar to the final examination and will use a combination of short, medium and longer answer questions. Questions will require you to demonstrate understanding of and integrate information from a variety of sources. If students are unable to attend this examination for significant compassionate or medical reasons, appropriate forms should be obtained from your faculty office or the appropriate web site, completed and submitted in the appropriate time frame and a supplementary examination will be organised if necessary.

MCQ tests
Throughout the semester there will be a total of 2 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. If you are unwell and are unable to attend one of the tests you must provide me with a copy of the medical certificate ASAP. No alternative arrangements to sit the test can be made which means that the remaining MCQ test will be out of 15%.

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 theory end of semester examinations can be found in the University library’s electronic database of past exam papers. Note that the course changed in 2010 so some questions in examinations prior to that time may be on topics no longer covered. Sample practical questions will be posted on MyUni.