Course Title: Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: NURS5241C

Course Title: Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4321 - Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance

Course Contact: Veemita Kaul

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4662

Course Contact Email: veemita.kaul@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 70

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

There are no pre-requisites and co-requisites for this course.

Course Description

This course describes the basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology required to recognise body systems and their
components and to identify and refer alterations associated with the functioning of the human body in the context
of health care work.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTAP301B Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context

Element:

Apply basic knowledge of factors that support healthy functioning of the body

Performance Criteria:

Work with a basic understanding of how to maintain the whole body in an overall state of health
Work with a basic understanding of the relationships between body systems required to support healthy functioning

Element:

Apply knowledge of the basic structure of the healthy human body

Performance Criteria:

Use accepted health terminology to describe the normal structure, function and location of the major body systems
Apply a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of maintaining a healthy body
Work with knowledge of the major components of each body system and their location in relation to other structures

Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

The learning activities include-
• Regular face to face teaching
• using models and diagrams
• Class room activities and discussions
• attempting online quizzes and accessing the lecture presentations
• accessing online information and learning hub


Teaching Schedule

The teaching schedule is as follows-

Session Date Topic
1 09/09 Introduction / Cells
2 23/09 Tissues and Integumentary system
3 28/09 Respiratory system
4 30/09 Cardiovascular system- Heart
5 5/10 Blood and blood vessels
6 7/10 Lymphatic and immune system
7 12/10 Renal system
8 14/10 Nervous system
9 19/10 Skeletal system
10 21/10 Muscle system and special senses
11 26/10 Digestive system
12 28/10 Reproductive system
13 2/11 MSA INTRO
14 4/11 MSA INTRO
15 9/11 MSA INTRO
16 11/11 MSA INTRO


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Marieb, E. ( Ninth Edition) Essentials of human anatomy and physiology Benjamin Cummings: San Fransisco


References

Online learning materials can be accessed using the RMIT Online Learning Hub.
The online learning materials listed include:

Course outlines
Course contents
Assessment details
Resources


Other Resources

The students can access library for more resources like-
• Videos
• Articles of interest
• useful external links
• Learning Lab


Overview of Assessment

The course will be assessed using online quizzes/ assessment methods and participation in the class room activities to demonstrate the skill and knowledge required for gaining competency in this course.


Assessment Tasks

The students will be assessed in  the underpinning knowledge for the body systems, the functioning of the normal healthy human body and the relationship between different systems through online quizzes.

Each topic delivered will be complimented by the assessment quiz and the students are required to pass all  the quizzes with 100% scores. The quiz will be available for two weeks after the topic has been delivered in classroom.

The students will be required to discuss case studies for each system in the classroom and be deemed competent for their work.

There will be class room activities and students are required to participate in all activities to gain competency in the course.


Assessment Matrix


 

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