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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2017-2018 (archived)

Module FOUN0431: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE

Department: Foundation Year

FOUN0431: ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND DISEASE

Type Open Level 0 Credits 20 Availability Not available in 2017/18 Module Cap Location Durham and Queen's Campus Stockton

Prerequisites

  • None.

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Human Health and Disease

Aims

  • To encourage students to develop confidence in their own abilities in a science subject.
  • to develop students' learning skills.
  • to introduce a basic bank of knowledge on which students can build either by the process of self study or in further courses of directed study.
  • to develop confidence in a laboratory situation.
  • to introduce a range of equipment.
  • to develop observational and interpretative skills.

Content

  • Digestion.
  • excretion.
  • transport and gas exchange.
  • skeletomuscular system.
  • nervous system.
  • endocrine system.
  • human reproduction.
  • Emphasis on healthy lifestyle and prevention of disease.
  • Studying disease including definition of health, health promotion and inequalities and social aspects of health.
  • causes and types of disease.
  • examples of diseases used to illustrate theories.
  • prevention and curing of disease.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of the module students will be able to:
  • describe the function of human organ systems and relate this to a healthy lifestyle.
  • discuss the interaction of biological and social aspects of health.
  • describe the causes of diseases with examples.
  • describe methods of disease prevention, treatment and health promotion.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Design and carry out a scientific investigation.
  • Write a scientific report with critical evaluation.
Key Skills:
  • By the end of the module the students will:
  • be able to communicate effectively in writing
  • be able to apply number both in the tackling of numerical problems and in the collecting, recording, interpreting and presenting of data
  • be able to demonstrate critical thinking skills
  • The test will assess SK1,SK2,SK3,SK4 SK5,SK6,KS1,KS2,KS3.
  • The assignment will assess SK1,SK4,SS1,SS2,KS1,KS2,KS3.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Theory, initial concepts and research techniques will be introduced during lectures and demonstrations.
  • Much of the learning, understanding and consolidation will take place through the use of structured exercises, group work, discussions and library assignments during tutorials and students' own time.
  • Knowledge and understanding of concepts will be assessed a written project.
  • Knowledge and ability to use and apply concepts will be tested by an end of module examination.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Seminars 22 Twice weekly 1 hour 22
Lectures 17 Weekly 2 hours 34
Practicals 5 Fortnightly 2 hours 10
Preparation and Reading 134
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Library Research Project Component Weighting: 40%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Library Research Project 100% Resubmission
Component: Examination Component Weighting: 60%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
examination 3 hours 100% Resit

Formative Assessment:

A number of exercises and library research will be set during seminars or for students to take away.


Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University