PHARM 7520EX - Addiction Policies
External - Trimester 3 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PHARM 7520EX Course Addiction Policies Coordinating Unit Medical Sciences Term Trimester 3 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s External Units 4 Contact Online Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Restrictions Available to M.SciAddictSt, GradCert & GradDip in International Addiction Studies students only Assessment Assignment, discussion board participation and exam Course Staff
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Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
Schedule Week 1 Topic 1 Week 2 Topic 2 Week 3 Topic 3 Week 4 Topic 4 Week 5 Topic 5 Week 6 Topic 6 Week 7 Topic 7 Week 8 Topic 8 Week 9 Topic 9 Week 10 Topic 10 Week 11 Final Exam -
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
STUDY MATERIAL
Each week new material is released that you will work through. Your first focus should be on the Topic outline as this describes what you need to master on a certain topic and what information is available to you. Each study topic is comprised of the following components:
- learning objectives
- revision questions
- concept lecture
- readings
- quiz to test your understanding (not graded)
- discussion forum
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
The expected work load for the course is 20 hours a week. This will be spent on reviewing the video and reading material, doing the revision quizzes, engaging in discussion and preparing for the assessments.Learning Activities Summary
Part 1 - The Historical, Philosophical, and Legal Underpinnings of Drug and Addiction Policy
Topic 1: History of Policy Development (Courtwright)
Topic 2: Addiction Policy, Politics, and Public Health (Cohen)
Topic 3: Development of International Drug Control Conventions and International Organizations: Treaties for controlling substances and access to controlled medications (O’Keeffe and Scholten)
Part 2 - Recent trends in National and International Drug Policies and Drug and Addiction Control Strategies
Topic 4: Drug Policy Levers and Control Strategies (Supply reduction, Demand reduction and harm reduction) (Iguchi)
Topic 5: National and International Drug Policies (Trace)
Topic 6: Alcohol Policy (Babor)
Part 3 - Influences on the Development of Policy and the role of Science in Addiction Policy
Topic 7: Stakeholders (NGOs and community organizations) (Laredo)
Topic 8: Bridging the Research-Policy Divide (Ritter)
Part 4 - Current Topics and Controversies
Topic 9: Tobacco, Alcohol and Drug Policies (Nutt)
Topic 10: Current Topics/Controversies in Addiction Policy: Legalization of Marijuana
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due (approx) Weighting Learning Outcome Online Tests Formative Weeks 1-10
Discussion Board participation Summative Weeks 1-10 20% Brief Exercises on Appropriate use of Source Material, Database Searches Summative Weeks 3&4 5% Written Assignments x 2 Summative Week 6 35% (15% and 20% respectively) Written Examination Summative Week 11 40% Assessment Detail
FORMATIVE
Formative assessment in this course/module includes online tests that are designed to help you learn and increase your level of understanding of the course/module material. The tests will be undertaken online, on a weekly basis. Feedback will be provided in the form of model answers or comments and question/test scores (you will see your own results for each question in the test and the
class average). You can attempt the tests multiple times (and achieve the highest score possible, if you wish). Since this assessment is formative, the scores for these tests will not contribute to your final grade for the course/module, however their completion will be required (at least one attempt to answer each question). Once you have completed all the necessary tests you will receive permission to undertake
the written examination for the course/module.
SUMMATIVE
Discussion Board
Your Discussion Board participation will contribute 20% of the final grade for this course/module. There will be a minimum of 10 discussion topics offered by the course instructor, up to a maximum of 10. You MUST participate in at least 7 of the discussions, and for full credit, you MUST offer more than two comments—we are looking to develop a dialogue among students and faculty here!
Brief Exercises
You will be asked to complete two short exercises that together, will constitute 5% of your mark. The first exercise will ask you to read about appropriate use of information from sources and respond to a series of 10-15 questions in order to demonstrate your comprehension of the material. The second exercise asks you to complete a search in one of the several databases available to you through our library system (e.g., PubMed, PsycInfo) and describe the results of that search.
Essay Assignments
The first essay topic and instructions will be in Week 3 on VCU Blackboard. It is important that your first essay assignments should be approximately 1500 words; your second assignment 2500 words in length. Longer or shorter essays (10% more or less than the word limit) will be marked down 10% of the grade. Your essays should demonstrate a scholarly knowledge of the literature, but also a
personal and creative engagement with the ideas raised.
Written Examination
The exam will be made available in Blackboard. It will be composed of 2 parts. There will be a multiple choice and short answer section on the exam that, once opened, will need to be completed in one hour. This will be closed book, closed note.Submission
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
You will receive and submit your written assignments electronically via the Assignment section in Blackboard or via email if you are instructed to do so. In each course where written assignments are required, you will receive specific instructions as to the manner in which you will be expected to make assignment submissions.
EXAMINATION
Several courses use exams that can be either supervised written exams or computer-based open book exam. These exams will have a specific time at which they need to be completed. The duration and mode of the examination may vary by course/module at the discretion of the course/module director.Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Elder Conservatorium of Music Noise Management Plan
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
As this course is part of a joint degree, the IPAS program handbook holds the most important information. Normal University regulations may not apply as another university will be your host university. -
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