PP5055 - Special Topics in Pharmacology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences |
PP5055: An independent course of study in which students will demonstrate an advanced, integrated and specialised knowledge, including recent research developments, in 3 distinct topics in pharmacology. Students will investigate, review, critically analyse and consolidate scientific literature and synthesise literature reviews on assigned topics. The topics areas for this subject will be developed in consultation with the course coordinator. Students will be required to demonstrate autonomy, initiative, planning and decision making skills in the preparation of literature reviews. This subject is consistent with AQF level 9.
Learning Outcomes
- autonomously investigate, review, critically analyse scientific literature, focusing on peer reviewed primary journal articles;
- work independently to formulate a detailed plan illustrating how the ideas and themes of assigned topics will be consolidated into literature reviews;
- construct scientific literature reviews that demonstrates a sustained and coherent argument on selected, specific topics in pharmacology;
- construct scientific literature reviews that demonstrate an advanced conceptualisation of all the selected topics.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Robert Kinobe |
| Assessment: | essays. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Assessment by written examination, seminar or assignments as determined by the appropriate Head of School |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Robert Kinobe |
| Assessment: | essays. |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Assessment by written examination, seminar or assignments as determined by the appropriate Head of School |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.