LSC-30009 - Clinical Pathology

Coordinator: Daniel P Tonge Tel: +44 1782 7 33418

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Level: Level 6

Credits: 15

Study Hours: 150

School Office: 01782 734414

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

The overarching aims of the module are to critically appraise existing and newly emerging techniques used in the research, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Students will gain an appreciation of the development of such cutting edge techniques within the research sector and their translation into clinical use. The lecture series is delivered by a range of specialists including research active academic staff and HCPC-registered scientists and covers cutting edge developments in each of the main pathology disciplines. Students will have the opportunity to perform their own review of an emerging diagnostic technique, developing skills in information retrieval, evaluation and data summary.

Aims

The aims of the module are to illustrate the roles of existing and newly emerging biochemical and molecular techniques including the use of personalised medicines in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases within a hospital pathology department. Students will also gain an appreciation of cost-benefit decisions that are inherent in many of the diagnostic methodologies and their implications for both the patient and the clinician.

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically discuss the techniques available at presentation to the clinician to establish (a) cause, (b) diagnosis, (c) treatment of particular diseases: 1,2
critically discuss emerging diagnostic techniques and evaluate the benefits that they provide: 1,2
discuss the ways in which basic research contributes to an understanding of disease processes: 1,2
engage with a range of online data repositories to identify information pertinent to the aims and outcomes of the course: 1
evaluate collections of evidence, ranking scientific publications based upon a range of criteria and summarising findings concisely: 1

Study hours

18 Hours Lectures
132 Hours Private study including;
1 Hours Exam
9 Hours guided reading (one event per lecture)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 50%
EXTENDED REPORT
This extended report (50%) requires students to; Identify and briefly describe an emerging diagnostic technique (max. 15%) [250 words] Identify 5 relevant scientific publications (max. 5%) [numbered list of references in correct form] Justify the relevance of each publication (30%) [500 words] Synthesise the findings from the collection of papers and summarise (50%) [500 - 1000 words]

2: Open Book Examination weighted 50%
ONLINE OPEN BOOK EXAM
Students should answer each question using Word, clearly labelling each question as they provide their answers. Work will be submitted to Turnitin no later than 5pm on the day of release. International students will be asked to notify the School if they need an extension due to different time zones. For essay-based questions, typical answers would be in the range of 500-750 words per question. We recommend that students do not exceed 750 words per essay-based question as we will be assessing the quality of your answer, not the quantity.

LSC-30009 - Module Specification School of Life Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences

LSC-30009 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences