School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary Cancer Treatments
  • Unit Code

    MMS6503
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Favil SINGH

Description

This unit investigates a range of sophisticated methods used in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer, such as diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, patient assessment and the TNM staging system (tumor, node, metastasis). Students will analyse surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy as cancer treatments and examine a range of other treatments including immune, hormone and precision medicine methods.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the impact of cancer classification and staging upon the prognosis and treatment of cancer.
  2. Communicate an understanding of oncology treatment goals within multidisciplinary teams to support cancer patient care.
  3. Synthesise knowledge of cancer symptoms, treatments and side effects to support the patient experience and inform professional practice.

Unit Content

  1. Histopathological classification and molecular testing.
  2. Principles of TNM classification and staging.
  3. Imaging modalities and their uses.
  4. Patient assessment: performance status, symptoms and co-morbidities.
  5. Goals of cancer treatment: neoadjuvant, adjuvant, palliative.
  6. Importance of multidisciplinary approach.
  7. Surgical principles and side-effects.
  8. Radiotherapy techniques and side-effects.
  9. Systemic treatment types and side effects.
  10. Systemic treatment route of administration and dosing regimes.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

eLearning materials will be available via Blackboard and students are expected to login and complete learning activities during specific weeks. Collaborative discussion and presentations are used to build confidence in communicating with patients and clinicians about cancer treatment.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Testing including Extended Matching Questions30%
Case StudyCase Discussion and Analysis 30%
Case StudyCase Analysis and Presentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Contemporary Cancer Treatments
  • Unit Code

    MMS6503
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Favil SINGH

Description

This unit investigates a range of sophisticated methods used in the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of cancer, such as diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, patient assessment and the TNM staging system (tumor, node, metastasis). Students will analyse surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy as cancer treatments and examine a range of other treatments including immune, hormone and precision medicine methods.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate the impact of cancer classification and staging upon the prognosis and treatment of cancer.
  2. Communicate an understanding of oncology treatment goals within multidisciplinary teams to support cancer patient care.
  3. Synthesise knowledge of cancer symptoms, treatments and side effects to support the patient experience and inform professional practice.

Unit Content

  1. Histopathological classification and molecular testing.
  2. Principles of TNM classification and staging.
  3. Imaging modalities and their uses.
  4. Patient assessment: performance status, symptoms and co-morbidities.
  5. Goals of cancer treatment: neoadjuvant, adjuvant, palliative.
  6. Importance of multidisciplinary approach.
  7. Surgical principles and side-effects.
  8. Radiotherapy techniques and side-effects.
  9. Systemic treatment types and side effects.
  10. Systemic treatment route of administration and dosing regimes.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

eLearning materials will be available via Blackboard and students are expected to login and complete learning activities during specific weeks. Collaborative discussion and presentations are used to build confidence in communicating with patients and clinicians about cancer treatment.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestOnline Testing including Extended Matching Questions30%
Case StudyCase Discussion and Analysis 30%
Case StudyCase Analysis and Presentation40%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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