Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

A detailed knowledge and understanding of regional and cross-sectional anatomy is a basic requirement for Diagnostic and Therapeutic radiographers to excel in their performance in radiotherapeutic procedures. This unit exposes you to the theoretical and practical concepts of the anatomical regions of the human body. These regions include the head, neck, upper and lower limb regions, back, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum.

Aims

The aims of this unit are to apply accurate anatomical language to identify and describe macroscopic structures of the human body using regional and sectional anatomy approaches, and develop skills in anatomical communication, teamwork and self-management.

Objectives

On completion of this unit, you should be able to:

1. Describe the anatomy of the organs and structures that are localised within the upper and lower limbs, head and neck regions; and identify these structures using anatomical models, photographs of axial (cross) sections and illustrations.

2. Develop appropriate organisational writing skills through tabulation, annotation, construction of flowcharts and anatomical drawings, and analysis of anatomical images

3. Provide evidence of effective teamwork and self-management through self-assessment and peer-assessment.

Content

The content of this unit includes:

Regional anatomy of the Head and Neck: relevant osteology of the skull and cervical vertebrae; surface anatomy, lymphatics, major blood vessels and nerves of the head and neck; regional anatomy of the brain and its meninges; axial, coronal and sagittal sectional anatomy of the head and axial sectional anatomy of the neck.

Regional anatomy of the Back: relevant osteology; muscles and ligaments of the back; lymphatics; surface anatomy; content of the vertebral column including spinal cord, meninges and spinal nerves.

Regional anatomy of the Thorax: relevant osteology; thoracic wall, lungs and pleura, and the mediastinum; lymphatics; surface anatomy; axial sectional anatomy.

Regional anatomy of the Abdomen: regional subdivisions, supracolic and infracolic organs; lymphatics; retroperitoneum, surface anatomy; axial sectional anatomy.

Regional anatomy of the Pelvis and Perineum: pelvic wall, male and female pelvic organs, contents of the male and female perineum; lymphatics; axial sectional anatomy.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

This unit consists of three hours of lectures and one practical session of 2 hours per week. It is essential that you recognize anatomy as a language, that is, a means to communicate; with this in mind the learning environment will focus on the acquisition and application of anatomical terminology, through an exploration of the organisation of the human body. The practical sessions will be presented using models, human skeletal and cadaveric material, and a series of anatomical illustrations and cadaveric cross-sections. Self-directed learning will be encouraged by giving you access to on-line resources including a series of multiple-choice questions and revision modules of material covered in 1st year to aid student preparation for the more advanced content covered in this unit. Weekly quizzes will be used to provide feedback on your understanding and progress throughout the semester.

Assessment

To enable you to determine if you are meeting the unit learning outcomes, regular assessment will be undertaken weekly during the lecture and practical sessions. This assessment will provide a mechanism for you to regularly evaluate your understanding of the subject matter presented in the unit.Weekly quizzes incorporating both theory and practical aspects of this unit will be used to provide feedback on your understanding and progress throughout the semester. Individual feedback on quiz performance will be provided by returning marked worksheets to each student and posting qualitative and quantitative feedback summaries on Blackboard each week.

Assessment name: Portfolio
Description: Weekly set of review questions to be completed in each laboratory session and lecture; short answer and essay. Formative and summative.
Relates to objectives: 1 and 2.
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Weekly

Assessment name: Literature Review
Description: Anatomical variability within the human body related to course content.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2 and 3.
Weight: 20%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Group
Due date: During semester

Assessment name: Laboratory/Practical
Description: Practical assessment (short answer identification and analysis questions); and summative.
Relates to objectives: 1 and 2.
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Final exam period

Assessment name: Examination (written)
Description: Theory assessment (MCQ, short answer and essay); summative.
Relates to objectives: 1 and 2.
Weight: 30%
Internal or external: Internal
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: Mid and end semester

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

Prescribed Texts:

1. MacGregor D, Gregory L & Macdonald BW (2012) LQB389 Regional and Sectional Anatomy Teaching and Learning Manual (updated annually), QUT Publications.


Highly Recommended Texts:


1. Moore KL & Agur AMR (2010) Essential Clinical Anatomy 4th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.


2. Tank PW & Gest TR (2009) Atlas of Anatomy, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Risk assessment statement

This unit includes a laboratory component. In order that you become proficient in necessary practical skills, you will be trained in the handling of equipment, materials and specimens normally associated with this discipline. A comprehensive safety document pertinent to the laboratories and specifically to this unit is available online on the LQB389 unit blackboard site; you will be required to adhere to the safety procedures detailed in this document and successfully complete a safety competency quiz before gaining entry into the laboratory. You are referred to the university's health and safety web site http://www.hrd.qut.edu.au/healthsafety/index.jsp for further information.

If you have an underlying health condition you are encouraged to consult the unit coordinator, as you may be required to take additional precautions on occasions.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 05-Oct-2012