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.

Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Introduction to Pharmacology
  • Unit Code

    SCH1105
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Jane Hannay WHITE

Description

This unit examines the principles of pharmacology related to disorders of major organ systems within the human body. At the end of the unit, students will be able explain the principles of drug actions, reactions and interactions on the human body and describe the clinical indications for common drugs.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed both MHS1101 and MHS1102 or EBH1101 and EBH1102.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate knowledge of the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics with diverse audiences.
  2. Explain the mechanism of action of drugs on receptor sites in the human body.
  3. Describe the clinical indications and physiological effects of common drugs on human body systems.

Unit Content

  1. Professional responsibilities in pharmacology.
  2. Drug terminology and pharmacokinetics.
  3. Drug interactions and pharmacodynamics.
  4. Pharmacokinetic factors that modify drug actions.
  5. Toxicology.
  6. Drugs used to treat the autonomic nervous system.
  7. Drugs used to treat the central nervous system.
  8. Drugs used to relieve pain and produce anaesthesia.
  9. Drugs used to improve oxygenation and perfusion.
  10. Drugs used to treat infections and cancer.
  11. Herbal medicines.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered using technology-enhanced learning experiences. Students will be encouraged to develop skills which can allow them to collaboratively solve problems related to pharmacology in professional practice. Learning activities allow students to develop competence in oral and written communication skills. Students will be examined on their knowledge and application of how drugs effect the body and how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises and excretes drugs. Digital literacy skills will be developed via interaction with online learning management systems and using video platforms to complete assessment tasks.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeLearning Reflection20%
PresentationDigital Pharmacology Presentation35%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination 45%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeLearning Reflection20%
PresentationDigital Pharmacology Presentation35%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination 45%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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

    Introduction to Pharmacology
  • Unit Code

    SCH1105
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Jane WHITE

Description

This unit examines the principles of pharmacology related to disorders of major organ systems within the human body. At the end of the unit, students will be able explain the principles of drug actions, reactions and interactions on the human body and describe the clinical indications for common drugs.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed both MHS1101 and MHS1102 or EBH1101 and EBH1102.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate knowledge of the basic principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics with diverse audiences.
  2. Explain the mechanism of action of drugs on receptor sites in the human body.
  3. Describe the clinical indications and physiological effects of common drugs on human body systems.

Unit Content

  1. Introduction to pharmacological concepts
  2. Pharmacokinetics and factors of variation
  3. Pharmacology of the peripheral nervous system
  4. Pharmacology of the central nervous system
  5. Psychomimetics and common misuse of drugs
  6. Drugs used to treat pain
  7. Pharmacology of heart conditions
  8. Pharmacology of respiratory conditions
  9. Pharmacology of infectious diseases

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 3 hour seminarNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit will be delivered using technology-enhanced learning experiences. Students will be encouraged to develop skills which can allow them to collaboratively solve problems related to pharmacology in professional practice. Learning activities allow students to develop competence in oral and written communication skills. Students will be examined on their knowledge and application of how drugs effect the body and how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolises and excretes drugs. Digital literacy skills will be developed via interaction with online learning management systems and using video platforms to complete assessment tasks.

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.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeLearning Reflection20%
PresentationDigital Pharmacology Presentation35%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination 45%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeLearning Reflection20%
PresentationDigital Pharmacology Presentation35%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination 45%

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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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