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ANAT3888: Anatomy and Histology Projects

Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote

Our ever-changing world requires knowledge that extends across multiple disciplines. The ability to identify and explore interdisciplinary links is a crucial skill for emerging professionals and researchers alike. This unit presents the opportunity to bring together the concepts and skills you have learnt in your discipline and apply them to a real-world problem. A broad range of projects where you will use your anatomy skills may be offered, examples may include working on a project that investigates application of anatomy knowledge in ergonomics or biomechanics, or in education and display of anatomical artifacts. In this unit, you will continue to understand and explore disciplinary knowledge, while also meeting and collaborating with students from across the University through project-based learning; identifying and solving problems, collecting and analysing data and communicating your findings to a diverse audience. All of these skills are highly valued by employers. This unit will foster the ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, and this is essential for both professional and research pathways in the future.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit Department of Medical Sciences
Credit points 6
Prerequisites
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{12cp from [ANAT2008 or (ANAT2010 or ANAT2910) or MEDS2005]} or [BMED2401 and 6cp from (BMED2402 or BMED2403 or BMED2405 or BMED2406)]
Corequisites
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None
Prohibitions
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Kevin Keay, kevin.keay@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s) Jane Thogersen, jane.thogersen@sydney.edu.au
Eve Guerry, eve.guerry@sydney.edu.au
Sean Lal, sean.lal@sydney.edu.au
James Humberstone, james.humberstone@sydney.edu.au
Kevin Keay, kevin.keay@sydney.edu.au
Suzanne Ollerenshaw, suzanne.ollerenshaw@sydney.edu.au
Michelle Gerke-Duncan, michelle.gerke@sydney.edu.au
Melanie Keep, melanie.keep@sydney.edu.au
Project supervisor(s) William Havellas, william.havellas@sydney.edu.au
Claudio Andres Corvalan Diaz, claudio.corvalandiaz@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Online task What do they Know?
Scientific Figures and Legends
8% Please select a valid week from the list below 3 Article Figures with Figure Legends
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO5 LO4 LO3 LO2
Assignment Reflective Writing Assignment #1
Written Reflection
2.5% Week 01 500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO10 LO11
Assignment Two Drawings
Anatomical Drawings
8% Week 02 2 Drawings
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2
Assignment Case Study Assignment
Written Assignment
8% Week 03
Due date: 21 Aug 2022 at 23:59
500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2
Small continuous assessment CCWM Object Research Summary
Written Report
8% Week 05 Open length
Outcomes assessed: LO2 LO13 LO10 LO4 LO3
Assignment Reflective Writing Assignment #2
Written Reflection
2.5% Week 07
Due date: 18 Sep 2022 at 23:59
500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO10 LO11
Assignment Ten Hearts Video
Create and narrate a video
8% Week 07
Due date: 18 Sep 2022 at 23:59
3 minute video log
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO10 LO12
Assignment group assignment Team Minutes and Design Brief
Written report and meeting minutes
15% Week 08 <750 words
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO7 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12
Assignment Reflective Writing Assignment #3 (Design Brief)
Written Reflection
2.5% Week 09
Due date: 09 Oct 2022 at 23:59
500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO7 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12
Assignment Team Minutes and Design and Construction Brief
Written report and meeting minutes
10% Week 10
Due date: 16 Oct 2022 at 23:59
<750 words
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO7 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Assignment Reflective Writing Assignment #4 (Design and Construction Brief)
Written Reflection
2.5% Week 11
Due date: 23 Oct 2022 at 23:59
500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO6 LO7 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12
Presentation group assignment Object Based Learning Design Presentation
Oral Presentation with Q&A
25% Week 13 20 minutes
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO6 LO8 LO13
group assignment = group assignment ?

Assessment summary

  • You will be required to submit several reflective writing pieces
  • You will be required to submit 2 dawings and a dissection plan
  • You will be required to submit a case study on a cardiac pathology or disease
  • You will be required to submit 2 publication quality figures and legends showing qualitative and quantitative analyses
  • You will be required to submit a short report on your research on an historical artefact
  • You will be required to submit a 3 minute video journal
  • You will be required to submit a series of minutes from your team meetings
  • You will be required to submit a design brief
  • You will be required to give an oral presentation of the results of your project and create a display of the outcomes

Assessment criteria

Assessment grading

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

At HD level, you achieve the unit learning outcomes to an exceptional standard. A ‘High Distinction’ reflects your exceptional ability to apply comprehensive knowledge, analytical, communication, and collaborative skills in diverse contexts to synthesise multiple advanced insights and produce original solutions for highly complex problems.

Distinction

75 - 84

At D level, you achieve the unit learning outcomes to an excellent standard. A ‘Distinction’ reflects your excellent ability to apply well-developed knowledge, analytical, communication, and collaborative skills in diverse contexts to synthesise multiple insights to produce original solutions for complex problems.

Credit

65 - 74

At CR level, you achieve the unit learning outcomes to a good standard. A ‘Credit’ reflects your ability to apply broad knowledge, analytical, communication, and collaborative skills in a variety of contexts to synthesise insights and produce adequate solutions for routine problems.

Pass

50 - 64

At PS level, you achieve the unit learning outcomes to a proficient standard. A ‘Pass’ reflects your ability to apply threshold knowledge, analytical, communication, and collaborative skills in some but not all contexts to combine insights and produce basic solutions for routine problems.

Fail

0 - 49

When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

 

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Late penalties will adhere to the guidelines of the School of Medical Sciences, with a deduction of 5% of the assessment marks for each calendar day late, unless covered by Special Considerations

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
Week 01 The Anatomy of the Heart Lecture (1 hr) LO1
Cardiac Etymology Workshop (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO4
Week 02 Histology of the Heart Lecture (1 hr) LO1
Embryology of the Heart Online class (1 hr) LO1
Anatomical Drawing and Heart Dissection Workshop (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO9
Week 03 Functional and Clinical Anatomy of the Heart Lecture (1 hr) LO1
Anatomical Drawing and Heart Dissection Workshop (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO9
Week 04 Public Engagement with Anatomy- What do your family and friends know about their heart? Lecture (1 hr) LO1 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO9 LO10 LO13
Designing Research Tools for Qualitative and Quantitative Research Workshop (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Week 05 Historical Perspectives of the Heart Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4 LO8 LO10
Historical Research on Cardiac Anatomy at the Chau Chak Wing Museum Workshop (2 hr) LO3 LO4 LO6 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO13
Week 06 The Heart in Art Online class (1 hr) LO8 LO10
The Heart in Music Workshop (2 hr) LO3 LO4 LO6 LO8 LO9 LO10
Week 07 The Empty Case Lecture and tutorial (1 hr) LO10
Object Based Learning and the Participatory Museum Workshop (2 hr) LO3 LO4 LO6 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO13
Week 08 We Hate Team Work Workshop (1 hr) LO6 LO7 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12
Team Building and Skill Acquisition Workshop (2 hr) LO6 LO7 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12
Week 09 The Art of Relevance Workshop (1 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Team Meeting Workshop (2 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Week 10 Design and Construction Brief Workshop (1 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Project Construction Workshop (2 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Week 11 Project Review Workshop (1 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Project Construction Workshop (2 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Week 12 Project Review Workshop (1 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Project Construction Workshop (2 hr) LO6 LO7 LO8 LO9 LO10 LO11 LO12 LO13
Week 13 Project Presentation and Debrief Presentation (1 hr) LO1 LO2 LO6 LO13
Project Presentation and Debrief Presentation (2 hr) LO1 LO2 LO6 LO13

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Demonstrate deep and comprehensive disciplinary knowledge of the organization and development of the human body from its gross structure to the cellular and intracellular levels.
  • LO2. Demonstrate the ability to communicate in written, oral and illustrative forms a deep and comprehensive disciplinary knowledge, to a discipline specific audience
  • LO3. Create an investigation strategy, explore solutions, discuss approaches and predict outcomes.
  • LO4. Analyse data using modern information technology and digital skills.
  • LO5. Interpret and write-up the results of both quantitative and qualitative scientific experiments conducted in groups or alone.
  • LO6. Demonstrate integrity, confidence, personal resilience and the capacity to manage challenges, both individually and in teams.
  • LO7. Collaboratively develop and adhere to appropriate rules for group conduct of collaborations and assignments.
  • LO8. Find, define and delimit authentic problems in order to address them. Apply disciplinary knowledge to solve problems in an interdisciplinary context.
  • LO9. Collaborate with diverse groups and across cultural and disciplinary boundaries to develop solution(s) to the project problems.
  • LO10. Accept the challenge of learning a new skill or technique and use the skill in a disciplinary and interdisciplinary context.
  • LO11. Accept, act on and deliver constructive criticism.
  • LO12. Demonstrate effective time management to achieve learning outcomes.
  • LO13. Communicate project outcomes effectively to a broad audience.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

The return of a 13 week semester has allowed us to extend the project duration which was requested in student feedback.

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