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 given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

  • Unit Title

    Human Reproduction, Development and Ageing
  • Unit Code

    SCH3434
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr David Antony COALL

Description

In this unit, students develop a basic understanding of the processes involved in assisted reproductive technology and a knowledge of human reproduction across the lifespan. The content provides an in depth study of human reproduction, development, growth and ageing. It builds upon the previous physiology units to demonstrate the control of human development and ageing through the neuro-endocrine system, and the structure and function of the tissues involved in development. Students are given the opportunity to engage with industry experts and gain insights through specialised laboratory demonstrations.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from SCH1134, SCH1143, SCH1106, MHS1101, MHS1102.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate human reproduction and its control across the lifespan.
  2. Apply an understanding of normal and abnormal human reproductive processes to determine possible treatment requirements.
  3. Present knowledge of contemporary issues affecting reproduction in populations to peer and professional audiences.

Unit Content

  1. Embryology.
  2. Fertilisation.
  3. Growth.
  4. The anatomy and physiology of reproduction.
  5. The foetal-placental unit and birth.
  6. The origin of sex.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students research concepts, present ideas orally, discuss situations in groups and further develop their critical evaluation skills. They refine their ability to work collaboratively in laboratory situations, use initiative to organise experimental work, and demonstrate communication skills through research seminar presentations.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestPractical Laboratory Test20%
Literature ReviewWritten Review and Seminar Presentation30%
ExaminationEnd of Semester Examination50%

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.

Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for this unit. All assessment changes will be published by 27 July 2020. All students are reminded to check handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Human Reproduction, Development and Ageing
  • Unit Code

    SCH3434
  • Year

    2020
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr David Antony COALL

Description

In this unit, students develop a basic understanding of the processes involved in assisted reproductive technology and a knowledge of human reproduction across the lifespan. The content provides an in depth study of human reproduction, development, growth and ageing. It builds upon the previous physiology units to demonstrate the control of human development and ageing through the neuro-endocrine system, and the structure and function of the tissues involved in development. Students are given the opportunity to engage with industry experts and gain insights through specialised laboratory demonstrations.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from SCH1134, SCH1143, SCH1106, MHS1101, MHS1102.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate human reproduction and its control across the lifespan.
  2. Apply an understanding of normal and abnormal human reproductive processes to determine possible treatment requirements.
  3. Present knowledge of contemporary issues affecting reproduction in populations to peer and professional audiences.

Unit Content

  1. Embryology.
  2. Fertilisation.
  3. Growth.
  4. The anatomy and physiology of reproduction.
  5. The foetal-placental unit and birth.
  6. The origin of sex.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students research concepts, present ideas orally, discuss situations in groups and further develop their critical evaluation skills. They refine their ability to work collaboratively in laboratory situations, use initiative to organise experimental work, and demonstrate communication skills through research seminar presentations.

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 Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkPractical Laboratory Test20%
Literature ReviewCritical Review of Human Reproduction40%
PresentationHuman Reproduction Seminar Presentation20%
TestContinuous assessment via tests20%

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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