EPHLTH170
10 units
level
Course handbook
Description
This course will introduce students to basic mathematics, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology of the human body relevant to studies in the health sciences. Through the use of relevant examples, students will understand how these theoretical concepts underpin the science informing nursing practice and interventions. Topics will cover a range of processes that are important to the maintenance of life and some of the medical methods used to measure and understand these.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Callaghan
- Semester 1 - 2024
Ourimbah
- Semester 1 - 2024
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Use their knowledge, skills and understanding of key scientific concepts relevant to the health sciences to explain basic health related problems.
2. Conduct research relevant to understanding the science behind nursing practice and interventions.
3. Make accurate measurements and calculations in a nursing context.
4. Work effectively, both individually and in groups, to solve problems.
5. Communicate their scientific knowledge in both oral and written formats using conventions appropriate for the health sciences.
Content
- Homeostasis
- The cellular basis of life
- Levels of cellular organisation
- Introduction to biological chemistry (atoms, molecules, biological compounds, bonding, chemical reactions)
- Mathematics - measurement, SI units, rates and ratios
- Concentration, osmosis and diffusion.
- Digestive system
- Urinary system
Requisite
If you have successfully completed, or are enrolled in EPBIOL259, EPCHEM314 or EPHLTH370 you cannot enrol in this course.
Assessment items
Quiz: Online Quizzes
Presentation: Group Presentation
In Term Test: Mid-semester Class Test
Written Assignment: Research Assignment
Online Open Book Formal Examination: Final Examination
Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Laboratory Report
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan
Laboratory-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 13
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 2
Semester 1 - 2024 - Ourimbah
Laboratory-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s) starting in week 13
Lecture-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Tutorial-1
- Face to Face On Campus 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 11 week(s) starting in week 2
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Self-Directed 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
- Self-Directed learning is equivalent to face-to-face contact hours. It involves engagement with course materials that are delivered at a time that suits you via short videos, course notes, podcasts, readings and other activities.
Tutorial-1
- Online 1 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- EPHLTH170 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 312.6 KB)
- EPHLTH170 - Semester 1, 2024 (Centralcst) (PDF, 322.6 KB)
- EPHLTH170 - Semester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 322.7 KB)
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