Lecture Quizzes

There will be four 15-minute quizzes, comprised of 10 multiple choice questions, each based on lecture content.

These assessments are worth 10% of your final mark. Each quiz will be equally weighted and all 4 scores will be used to calculate a final mark out of 10. Quizzes will be completed in weeks 4, 9, 11 and 13.

Pre-Prac Quizzes

There will be two 15-minute quizzes each based on pre-reading content that supports the two practical classes (Eye and Diuretics).

This assessment is worth 5% of your final mark. Each quiz will be equally weighted and used to calculate a final mark out of 10. Each quizz will be completed in-person during the tutorial session on the day of the prac.

Practical reports

These are group assessments. In these assessments you are required to analyse experimental data and write a laboratory report relating to the human experiments performed in your practical classes.

Practical Report 1: Eye (max. 1500 words) is worth 8% of your final mark.

Practical Report 2: Diuretics (max. 1800 words) is worth 12% of your final mark.

Reports will be due two semester weeks following your timetabled practical class.

Adverse drug reactions and drug interactions report

This is an individual assessment. In this assessment you will be presented with a medical and drug history of a patient where possible adverse drug reactions and drug interactions are occurring. You are required to answer a series of questions relating to the case (max. 900 words total answer) and complete an adverse event report form.

This assessment is worth 20% of your final mark. It is due in week 13.

Final exam

The final exam will be comprised of multiple-choice and short-answer questions. All lecture content is examinable in the final exam. This is a hurdle task. This means that you must achieve ≥50% in the final exam to pass the unit. The final exam is worth 45% of your final mark and will be undertaken in the formal exam period. 

Supplementary assessments

Students may be offered re-assessment of compulsory-to-pass assessments as described in the relevant local provisions. In PCOL2605, this applies to the final exam. For more information see canvas.

Repeating students

Exemption for students repeating PCOL2605 will only be granted for: Practical Report 1 (Eye) and Practical Report 2 (Diuretics).

For exemption to be granted the student must have previously been awarded ≥65% of available marks in both previous attempts of these assessments. Previous attempts must have been completed no more than three calendar years prior.

Applications for exemption must be made in writing (which includes email) to the unit of study co-ordinator. Students who have been granted a component exemption in writing, together with any consequent change in the weighting of the remaining components in the unit of study, cannot attend the classes for that component and will have their overall mark for PCOL2605 based upon their performance in the remaining components in the unit of study. Component marks from a previous attempt will not be carried over. The exemption will not become effective until the student has accepted it in writing. Until this time the student must continue to attend all compulsory classes. If an exemption is accepted, the exempted student is not permitted to attend classes for the component for which they have received the exemption.

Additional information

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas. While it is not a requirement to pass all in-semester assessment tasks, all tasks must be attempted to pass the unit (this includes all quizzes). Failure to attempt all in-semester assessment tasks, without approved special consideration, will result in an Absent Fail grade.