HMM201 - Medical Nanotechnology

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Amardeep Dhillon
Prerequisite:

HMM102 or HMM103

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Campus: 2 on-campus contact hours per week (1 x 1 hour lecture + 1 x 1 hour seminar). The lecture and seminar will be recorded and placed online at the end of the seminar.

Online: 2 x 1 hour lecture (recordings provided)
Burwood and Waurn Ponds students must attend the weekly seminar, which will include a quiz and discussion of online lecture content.

Content

This unit aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the role that nanotechnology will play in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions in the future. This unit will look at how this rapidly developing field will impact human health and the challenges involved.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify key components in medical nanotechnology and their functions in diagnostics and therapeutics.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Show proficiency in critical analysis of the scale, cost and analytical techniques involved in the production of nanomaterials and the outcome of health care.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Critically evaluate current capabilities of medical nanotechnology and develop judgement to appreciate the complex ethical issues associated with the advancement of nanotechnology.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Design a novel nano-sized device and provide an implementation plan on how it can be applied clinically to improve health care.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Critically evaluate how medical nanomaterials are utilised for drug delivery and theranostics.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO6

Make informed decisions about applications of nanotechnologies and the associated potential risk in future medicine.

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Mid-trimester test 45 minutes 30%
  • Week 6
Assessment 2: Research Report Written research report
1000 word limit

25%

  • Week 9
Assessment 3: Quiz 8 -10 questions relating to lecture content from previous week 15%
  • Weekly, beginning Week 2

Assessment 4: End-of-Unit Assessment

90 minutes 

30%

  • End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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