Course Coordinators contact details:
Dr Kathyrn Gatford
+61 8313 4158
Kathy.gatford@adelaide.edu.au
Room 629b Medical School North Level 6

Additional Academic Staff (Lecture & workshop presenters):
Professor Julie Owens
+61 8313 4088
Julie.owens@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School South level 3

Prof Ray Rodgers
+61 8313 3932
Raymond.rodgers@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School North level 2
 
A/Prof Mark Nottle
+61 8313 4087
Mark.nottle@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School North level 6
 
Dr Carmela Ricciardelli
+61 8313 8255
Carmela.ricciardelli@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School South level 2
 
A/Prof Michael Stark
+61 8313 1325
Michael.stark@adelaide.edu.au
Women’s & Children’s Hospital
 
Prof Claire Roberts
+61 8313 3118
Claire.roberts@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School North level 6

Dr Nicolette Hodyl
+61 8313 1303
Nicolette.hodyl@adelaide.edu.au
Women’s & Children’s Hospital – Norwich building

Dr Rosalie Grivell
+61 8161 8506
Rosalie.grivell@adelaide.edu.au
Women’s & Children’s Hospital

Prof Michael Davies
+61 8313 6845
Michael.davies@adelaide.edu.au
Hughes Building North Terrace

Prof Sarah Robertson
+61 8313 4094
Sarah.robertson@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School North level 6
 
Dr Michelle Lane
+61 8313 8176
Michelle.lane@adelaide.edu.au
Medical School South level 2

1	Explain the major aspects of human reproductive biology and function and the application of reproductive technology to human health and disease
2	Explain how the knowledge of human reproductive physiology can be utilised in the investigation, management and treatment of reproductive disorders including infertility and pregnancy complications.
3	Discuss ethical and social issues relevant to reproductive health and treatment.
4	Utilise appropriate human reproductive biology terminology in written and oral form.
5	Acquire, interpret, evaluate and synthesise scientific information from a wide variety of relevant sources in a planned and timely manner.
6	Acknowledge and reference sources of information correctly.
7	Present a scientific critique of information verbally in a group situation, and in written report form.
8	Work effectively in groups and individually.

Recommended textbooks are:
Essential Reproduction 5th edition, 2000 by Johnson MH published by Blackwell.
The Barr Smith Library has hard copies of this text available as well as electronically as an E-book.

Llewellyn-Jones fundamentals of obstetrics and gynaecology 9th edition, 2010 by Oats J and Abraham S.
The Barr Smith Library has hard copies of this text available.

Communications about the course will be via the announcements section on MyUni at www.myuni.adelaide.edu.au and/or by email. Please read the Announcements section and your email regularly to keep up to date. Additional course related material, including lecture and tutorial material and links to required resources/reading, plus topics for assignments will be available through MyUni.

Lectures are supported by interactive workshops designed to develop and clarify topics covered in lectures. Independent reading and research is also required.

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

As a 6 unit course, Human Reproductive Health III has a student workload of approximately 24 hours per week over the 13 weeks of Semester (total 312 hours; See section 24 of the Coursework academic policy. This equates to:

• 3 contact hours per week (lecture and workshop attendance)
• 6 hours per week on assignments
• 15 hours per week on preparation for workshops and lectures, including readings and private study for exam revision.

Each week of the course covers an aspect of human reproductive health in lectures & workshops. Topics will include:
· population growth and approaches to contraception
· gametogenesis, fertilisation, stem cells and cloning
· current and future developments in human assisted reproductive technologies (art)
· the placenta in health and disease
· infertility
· hormone dependent cancer
· pregnancy complications
· the role of the immune system in reproduction
· prematurity and perinatal care
· life course epidemiology and chronic disease risk
· male fertility
· early life programming of health and disease
· assessing the quality of evidence in clinical medicine

There are no specific course requirements.

 

Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome(s) being addressed
Assignment 1	Summative/Formative	15%	1-8
Assignment 2	Summative/Formative	15%	1-8
Assignment 3	Summative	15%	1-8
Workshop contribution	Summative	15% (7.5% participation, 7.5% peer assessment)	4, 5, 7, 8
End of semester written examination	Summative	40%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
TOTAL		100

A minimum mark of 45% in the exam is required to pass the course. Students must receive an overall grade of 50% in order to pass the course.

Assessment is based on written assignments, workshop contributions and a written examination

1. There are 3 written assignments (2000 word limit) each contributing 15% of the final grade. Students choose one of four questions, each based on a topic covered during lectures and workshops.

2. Workshop participation contributes 15% of the final grade, and includes up to 8% based on peer assessment of contribution.

3. An end of semester examination (3 hour written paper) comprises 40% of the final grade. It aims to examine the depth of a student’s understanding of the topics that have been covered during the semester in lectures and workshops and reading material.

All assessments are summative. Feedback and marks will be returned to students within 3 weeks of submission of each assignment, in order to provide formative feedback for assignments 1 and 2 prior to submission of the final assignment or examination.

Assignments will be made available on MyUni at different times during the semester as specified in the course timetable. Assignments should be submitted by 5pm on the due date with a COVERSHEET. The coversheet is also available on MyUni as a .docx file.

Extensions to submission dates may be granted for medical/personal reasons at the discretion of the course coordinator. Assignments will not be able to be resubmitted.

You need to submit two electronic copies (as a .doc, .docx or PDF file) of your assignment:

1. One via MyUni
Submitted via the Course Materials/ Assignments section. When assignments are submitted they will automatically be checked for plagiarism through the TurnItIn database on MyUni, which also includes copies of previously submitted assignments.

2. One via email to sprh.l_and_t@adelaide.edu.au
When sending/submitting your assignment, please name your file: First name last name HRH assignment # topic # Eg Jodie Smith HRH assignment 1 topic 3

In the subject heading of your email please write: First name last name HRH assignment # topic # Eg Jodie Smith HRH assignment 1 topic 3
These instructions are also on the Coversheet.

On Medical or Compassionate Grounds
Before the exam: Students with an illness and/or exceptional personal circumstances must submit their application for supplementary assessment to their School or Faculty no later than 7 working days after the occurrence of the condition, illness and/or exceptional personal circumstances, which form the grounds on which their application is made, regardless of the date of the exam. Students are advised to refer to the University’s website and policy on supplementary examinations: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/student/exams/supps.html.
On the day of the exam: Students with an illness and/or exceptional personal circumstances on the day of the primary exam must notify an examination supervisor and apply for a supplementary exam within 5 working days of the date of the primary exam.

On Academic Grounds
Supplementary examinations will be offered to students on academic grounds, on a final grade of between 45% and 49%. Those sitting supplementary examinations on academic grounds will be required to achieve a grade of at least 50% in the supplementary examination to pass the course. Successful completion of supplementary examinations offered on this basis can only result in a final mark for the course of 50%.

The Human Reproductive Health III course committee will make the final decision regarding the offer of a replacement exam. Sitting a replacement examination offered on this basis will result in a formal mark being awarded.

Workshop participation and peer assessment was added to course grading from 2012 in response to course SELT feedback, so that student preparation and contributions to group learning are recognised in overall assessment.