Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Corinna Van Den Heuvel
Phone: +61 8 8313 1456
Email: corinna.vandenheuvel@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Room N305a, Medical School North

Course Coordinator: Dr Renee Turner
Phone: +61 8 8313 3114
Email: renee.turner@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Room 524, Medical School South

Lecturer: Professor Roger Byard
Email: roger.byard@adelaide.edu.au

Lecturer: Dr Emma Thornton
Email: emma.thornton@adelaide.edu.au

Lecturer: Dr Janet Coller
Email: janet.coller@adelaide.edu.au

Lecturer: Dr Mark Hutchinson
Email: mark.hutchinson@adelaide.edu.au

Lecturer: Professor Simon Koblar
Email: simon.koblar@adelaide.edu.au

Lecturer: Dr Ian Johnson
Email: ian.johnson@adelaide.edu.au

1	Understand essential basic pathological processes including inflammation, atherosclerosis and neoplasia
2	Acquire the ability to relate these basic pathological processes to the pathogenesis of common and important diseases
3	Gain knowledge and understanding of the predisposing factors, causes, pathogenesis, morphology, potential complications and how they arise, natural history of, and the main symptoms and signs of such diseases
4	Correlate clinical features with causes and mechanisms of disease
5	Understand how knowledge of pathological processes can be utilised in the investigation, management and prevention of disease
6	Use and understand terminology for the field of study correctly and contextually
7	Ability to verbally present a scientific topic to an audience of peers
8	Acquire, read, interpret and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner
9	Acknowledge and reference sources of information appropriately
10	Work in groups and individually in the pursuit of scientific knowledge

None.

Recommended textbooks are:
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease, 8th edition, 2009 by Kumar, Abbas, Fausto, and Aster published by Elsevier Saunders.
OR
Rubin's Pathology, Clinicopathologic Foundations of Medicine, 6^th edition, 2011 by Rubin, and Strayer (eds), published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Pathology Museum
To further your understanding of pathology, and in particular the macroscopic changes of disease in various tissues, it is recommended that you utilise the collection of specimens in the Hans Schoppe Pathology Museum, room N318 on the 3rd floor of the north wing of the Medical School North building.

The specimens are grouped in organ systems and there are accompanying catalogues that provide clinical information, a description and diagnosis for each specimen. Sample specimens of common and important pathologies are also highlighted in the catalogues. It is useful to examine a number of examples of a particular condition to gain a better understanding, since disease, like the people it affects, is highly variable. Examples of different pathologies can be found using the index. You may find it beneficial to use pathology and other textbooks (e.g. anatomy) when studying in the museum. Please return specimens to their appropriate position on the shelves following their use. The catalogues are not to be removed from the museum.

The Hans Schoppe Museum is open during normal working hours (approx. 8.30am–4.30pm each weekday) but will be closed during examination periods. It is not a common room and eating, smoking and drinking are not allowed. It is only for the use of students enrolled in courses in which pathology is studied and students should demonstrate a professional respectful attitude when using it. Photography is strictly forbidden and specimens cannot be removed from the museum without the consent of the Head of Discipline.

The rules of the museum are stated in a notice on the front door. Any student caught breaking the rules will face disciplinary action.

If you have difficulties in understanding a specimen, do not hesitate to ask one of the academic staff for help.

My Uni
All course correspondence including important course information and regular announcements will take place through MyUni. All lecture notes, practical class notes, lecture audio recordings etc are available on MyUni.

Web sites
There is a wide range of pathology orientated web sites. These contain tutorials, images of macroscopic and microscopic pathology and links to a range of related sites. A selection of web addresses follows.

http://www.pathguy.com
http://medicalstudent.com/
http://medicalstudent.com/
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/pathology/pathmus/
http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/pathology/pathmus/
https://www.med.illinois.edu/m2/pathology/PathAtlasf/titlepage.html
https://www.med.illinois.edu/m2/pathology/PathAtlasf/titlepage.html
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html
http://www.pathmax.com/main.html
http://www.pathmax.com/main.html
http://peir.net/
http://peir.net/
http://pathweb.uchc.edu/
http://pathweb.uchc.edu/
http://alf3.urz.unibas.ch/pathopic/e/intro.htm
http://alf3.urz.unibas.ch/pathopic/e/intro.htm
http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/education/education.html

School of Medical Sciences web pages
A variety of resource material, including the catalogues for the Pathology Museum, is available via
the School of Medical Sciences web pages
https:// health.adelaide.edu.au/medical-sciences/current-students/pathresources/.
A student identification number is required for access.

Lectures are supported by interactive tutorials designed to develop and clarify topics covered in lectures. These are generally problem-solving sessions and may include discussion of potential examination questions and answers. Practical classes are designed to provide students with an opportunity to further explore the macroscopic and microscopic features of pathological processes related to important diseases covered in lectures, as well as to protect time for completion of assessment tasks such as assignments and preparation of oral presentations. Some of these sessions will also be used to provide regular feedback to students about assessment tasks.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

As a 3 unit course, Neurological Diseases will require approximately 12 h of work per week, including lecture and tutorial attendance, completion of assignments, preparation of the oral presentation and private study. Since the assignments and the oral presentation are each worth 10-15% of the overall assessment, it is expected that students will spend approximately 15-20 hours on each task.

Please note that this timetable has been adapted from 2013 and is still not finalised. It will only be finalised in May 2014 so will be updated then.

Wk	Date	Activity	Lecturer	Assignment
1	Mon 28 July - 1pm	Lecture 1 - Traumatic brain injury	Prof. Bob Vink
	Mon 28 July - 2pm	Lecture 2 - Spinal cord injury	Dr Anna Leonard
	Mon 28 July - 3pm	Introduction to tutorials, reserved study times and assessment	BV
	Tues 29 July - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	BV
2	Mon 4 Aug - 1pm	Lecture 3 - Cerebral oedema and ICP	BV
	Mon 4 Aug - 2pm	Lecture 4 - Cerebrovascular disease	Dr Renee Turner
	Mon 4 Aug - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 5 Aug - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	BV
3	Mon 11 Aug - 1pm	Lecture 5 - Neurotransmitter disorders	BV
	Mon 11 Aug - 2pm	Lecture 6 - Parkinson's disease	Dr Emma Thornton
	Mon 11 Aug - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 12 Aug - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	BV
4	Mon 18 Aug - 1pm	Lecture 7 - Stem cells in neurological diseases	Prof. Simon Koblar	Assignment 1 available
	Mon 18 Aug - 2pm	Lecture 8 - Nociceptors and pain	BV
	Mon 18 Aug - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 19 Aug - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	BV
5	Mon 25 Aug - 1pm	Lecture 9 - Neuroinflammation	Dr Mark Hutchinson
	Mon 25 Aug - 2pm	Lecture 10 - Neuroinflammation and pain	MH
	Mon 25 Aug - 3pm	Reserved Study Time - finalise oral presentation topics		Presentation topic approval deadline
	Tues 26 Aug - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	MH
6	Mon 1 Sep - 1pm	Lecture 11 - Migraine	BV	Assignment 1 due (5pm)
	Mon 1 Sep - 2pm	Lecture 12 - Neuropathology of SIDS	Prof. Roger Byard
	Mon 1 Sep - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 2 Sep - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	BV
7	Mon 8 Sep - 1pm	Lecture 13 - Neurobiological basis of addiction	BV	Assignment 2 available
	Mon 8 Sep - 2pm	Lecture 14 - Alzheimer's Disease	A/Prof. Van Den Heuvel
	Mon 8 Sep - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 9 Sep - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	CVDH
8	Mon 15 Sep - 1pm	Lecture 15 - Cerebral infections	CVDH
	Mon 15 Sep - 2pm	Lecture 16 - Multiple sclerosis	CVDH
	Mon 15 Sep - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 16 Sep - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	CVDH
---	Sep 22 - Oct 3	Mid-semester break	---	---
9	Mon 6 Oct	Public Holiday
	Tues 7 Oct - 12pm	Reserved Study Time		Assignment 2 due (5pm)
10	Mon 13 Oct - 1pm	Lecture 18 - Peripheral nervous systems disorders	Dr Ian Johnson
	Mon 13 Oct - 2pm	Lecture 19 - Motor Neurone Disease	IJ
	Mon 13 Oct - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 14 Oct - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	IJ
11	Mon 20 Oct - 1pm	Lecture 20 - Brain tumours	Dr Elizabeth Harford-Wright
	Mon 20 Oct - 2pm	Lecture 21 - Genetic influences on neurological disorders	Dr Janet Coller
	Mon 20 Oct - 3pm	Reserved Study Time
	Tues 21 Oct - 12pm	Large group tutorial session	JC & EHW
12	Mon 27 Oct - 1pm	Oral presentations (S127)	CDVH, BV	Oral presentations
	Mon 27 Oct - 2pm	Oral presentations (S127)	CDVH, BV	Oral presentations
	Mon 27 Oct - 3pm	Oral presentations (S127)	CDVH, BV	Oral presentations
	Tues 28 Oct - 12pm	Oral presentations (S127) Presentation feedback; exam outline	CDVH, BV	Oral presentations

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
2 x written assignments	Summative	30%	6, 8-10
Presentation	Summative	10%	7-10
End of semester examination comprising practical (20%) and theory (35%) components	Summative	60%	1-6, 8

In order to pass Neurological Diseases, students are required to have completed all components of the assessment and students must achieve a grade of at least 40% in the end of semester theory examination, and achieve an overall grade of at least 50% for the course.

Students failing to meet these requirements may either fail outright or be required to sit supplementary examinations.

Assessment comprises several parts:

·    Take home assignments. There will be 2 assignments contributing a total of 30% toward your final grade. Due dates are indicated on the course schedule both in this document and downloadable from MyUni.

·    An on-course assignment/presentation worth 10% of your final grade. Students working in groups of ideally 3 (no exceptions) will present a powerpoint presentation on a topic selected form a provided list. No topic can be presented by more than one group of students. Peer assessment will account for 5% of the grade, while academic assessment will account for 5% (a total of 10%)

·     An end of semester examination comprising 60% of your final grade. The end of semester examination will comprise a 3-hour written paper. The examination will aim to examine the depth of a student’s understanding of the topics that have been covered during the semester (both lectures and tutorials) in addition to factual knowledge. This will involve extensive reading and study, rather than just learning lecture handouts

All assessments are summative. Assignments and examinations will be graded using marks. The total possible mark for each will be specified on the assignment/examination.

Referencing in assignments
To avoid plagiarism, the answers should be written in your own words and should be referenced where appropriate. It is not appropriate to use sentences straight from a textbook, journal article or website, or even to just reorganise a sentence or change a few words from information in a textbook, journal article or website. Information obtained from reference sources should be extensively rewritten to demonstrate your understanding of the topic.
 
Appropriate referencing is important for academic integrity. It is important that the contribution of the work of others is acknowledged, it provides evidence to support your argument and it provides evidence that you are not plagiarising. The reader should be able to consult the exact source of your information if they wish. You should ensure that your reference includes the information that you are stating it contains. When using a journal article as a reference, you should have read the entire article, not just the abstract.
 
All sources used for obtaining information should be referenced, including lecture notes and web sites. Each reference must be indicated in the text and in a reference list at the end of the assignment. When referencing use the Harvard style, by citing the first author (followed by et al if there are also others) and the year of publication in the text and putting the references in alphabetical order by first author in a references section at the end of the assignment.  Page numbers containing information obtained from books, in addition to journals, should be stated.
 
References should conform to the following style (Harvard style):
 
Books: Fishman AP: Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale. Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders. Edited by Fishman AP. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1988, pp. 999-1048
Journals: Meyrick B, Reid L: Hypoxia-induced structural changes in the media and adventitia of the rat hilar pulmonary artery and their regression. Am J Pathol 1980, 100:151-178
 
You may use non-peer reviewed websites (e.g. Wikipedia) to aid your research for assignments, but be aware that such websites do not necessarily contain reliable accurate or sufficiently detailed information. Use of such websites as references in assignments is strongly discouraged and should be kept to a minimum. However, if websites are used, they should be referenced in a similar style to that above, including the authors name, name of the article and website and web address.

Mark penalties may be applied for inappropriate referencing in assignments. This may include being awarded 0 marks for the assignment. Unacceptable practices in addition to frank plagiarism include presenting information without appropriate attribution to the original source and students separately submitting the same or very similar pieces of work with the intention to deceive the assessor as to the contribution they have made to the assessment work (collusion).

Please ensure that you have read the University’s Policies on Plagiarism and Cheating in Examinations and Related Forms of Assessment. It is each student’s responsibility to read and follow the instructions distributed by the university, school and discipline, including course guides and those related to assessment tasks. These include referencing requirements. Ignorance of appropriate practices, carelessness in note taking and referencing, and finishing an assignment in a hurry are not excuses for inappropriate referencing. For those students requiring further information on this topic, a good powerpoint presentation can be downloaded from http://www.adelaide.edu.au/professions/hub/downloads/plagiarism-referencing-tutorial.ppt .


PENALTIES
Penalties will apply for late submission of assignments unless an extension with appropriate reasons and supporting documentation (e.g. medical certificate) is provided to the course coordinator BEFORE the due date and time of submission. Otherwise, submission up to 3 days late will result in a loss of 50% of your assignment mark and submission later than this will result in no marks being awarded. Only significant circumstances, such as the death of a close relative or friend, major psychological difficulties or major changes in personal circumstances beyond the control of the student will be considered in the granting of extensions for compassionate reasons .

Submission of the assignments is through TURNITIN on MyUni.

Generally there is a 2-3 week turnaround time for staff to mark assessment pieces. We will endeavour to return work with appropriate feedback as quickly as possible. If a student requires further clarification and feedback they can contact the course coordinator.

Penalties will apply for late submission of assignments unless an extension with appropriate reasons and supporting documentation (e.g. medical certificate) is provided to the course coordinator BEFORE the due date and time of submission.

Otherwise, submission up to 3 days late will result in a loss of 50% of your assignment mark and submission later than this will result in no marks being awarded. Only significant circumstances, such as the death of a close relative or friend, major psychological difficulties or major changes in personal circumstances beyond the control of the student will be considered in the granting of extensions for compassionate reasons.

REPLACEMENT/ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENT

On Medical or Compassionate Grounds
To request a replacement/additional assessment on Medical or Compassionate grounds, appropriate forms should be obtained from your faculty office or the appropriate web site, completed and submitted in the appropriate time frame. Students are advised to refer to the university’s policy on examinations (see below). Academic staff will make the final decision regarding the offer of a replacement/additional assessment. Sitting a replacement/additional assessment is offered on this basis will result in a formal mark being awarded, i.e. pass, credit or distinction. Both written theory and practical replacement/additional assessments may be offered.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/supps.html

On Academic Grounds
Replacement/additional assessments will be offered to selected students on academic grounds.
Those sitting these will be required to achieve a grade of at least 50% in either a written theory examination, written practical examination or both, depending on which of the examinations the student did not meet the necessary requirement to pass the course, and obtain an overall mark of at least 50% for the course. Successful completion of supplementary examinations offered on this basis can only result in a final mark for the course of 50%.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/supps.html

Examinations are timetabled by the university and held during the official university examination periods and students are expected to be available to sit examinations at these times. Students who fail to sit on the set date and time without satisfactory medical or compassionate reasons submitted in writing in the appropriate time frame, will be deemed to have failed Essentials of Pathology. Only one sitting for replacement/additional assessment is offered.

Examinations WILL NOT be rescheduled for students on holidays or away attending weddings etc.
Information provided in applications for replacement/additional assessments or extensions for assignments will be treated in confidence.