SURGERY 7016OL - Min Inv Surgery Research & Development II

Course Details

Course Code	SURGERY 7016OL
Course	Min Inv Surgery Research & Development II
Coordinating Unit	Surgery
Term	Quadmester 4
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	Online
Units	3
Contact	Up to 1 hour per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Prerequisites	SURGERY 7008OL
Restrictions	Available to MMIS students only

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Peter Hewett

Additional Academic Staff

Name	Phone	Email	Location
Mr (Chrys) Indran Chrysantha Sri Lal Hensman MBBS (Hons) FRACS	03 9760 2777	chris.hensman@adelaide.edu.au	Melbourne
Mr Alex Karatassas MBBS, FRACS	08 8222 6750	alex.karatassas@adelaide.edu.au	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Dr Dinesh TrehanMBBS, MS (Gen.Surg), DNB (Gen.Surg)FRACGP, FRACS	08 8182 9000	dinesh.trehan@adelaide.edu.au	Royal Adelaide Hospital
Dr. Santosh Antony 0lakkengil, MBBS, DNB (Gen.Surg.), M.MinInvSu.(Aus), FIAGES	08 8123 6826	santosh.olakkengil@adelaide.edu.au	Royal Adelaide Hospital

Administrative contact

Name	Phone	Email	Location
Ms Sally Lauder	08 8222 7024	sally.lauder@health.sa.gov.au	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

1	Understand how to read a surgical journal article
2	Discriminate between different types of published articles.
3	Decide on the validity of studies presented in surgical journals
4	Gain an understanding of statistics that are used in surgical journals
5	Determine whether conclusions reached in published articles are valid
6	Have coordinated and completed a research project
7	Write the results of the project in a format suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal
8	Present the project to a local student group

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised.	1-8
The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner.	1-8
An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems.	1-8
A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life.	1-8

Required Resources

Students will require access to a computer and the internet.

All learning resources will be delivered online with online tutorials consisting of links to text, video and websites delivering relevant content.

Recommended Resources

This course will use an excellent series of articles that will instruct students on how to effectively read and critique a surgical journal. The author of the articles is John C. Hall MS DS FRACS School of Surgery (Royal Perth Hospital) The University of Western Australia. These articles can be freely downloaded from the ANZ Journal of Surgery website. http://www.anzjsurg.com/view/0/dissectingSurgicalJournals.html
All rights in regard to publication remain with the publisher and author.

Online Learning

Colloquy will provide the online learning system for students via LEARN http://www.learn.adelaide.edu.au/login/index.php

Once students have successfully enrolled with the University they can access the LEARN site where they will be attending their classes, viewing assignments, joining discussion forums and linking up with professors and fellow students.

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course will use an excellent series of articles that will instruct students on how to effectively read and critique a surgical journal. The author of the articles is John C. Hall MS DS FRACS School of Surgery (Royal Perth Hospital) The University of Western Australia. These articles can be freely downloaded from the ANZ Journal of Surgery website. http://www.anzjsurg.com/view/0/dissectingSurgicalJournals.html
All rights in regard to publication remain with the publisher and author.

Workload

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

Type	No of sessions	Duration of sessions (hrs)	Total hours
Online tutorials	10	2	20
Project design/study	10	5	50
Literature review	10	4	40
Reading/study time	10	4	40
Tutorial preparation	10	1	10
Total workload per term:			160

Learning Activities Summary

Week	Topic	Lecture
1	How to dissect a journal – Looking for landmarks	This topic will provide an overview looking for landmarks in a surgical journal article. The first of three modules will introduce surgical journals in an entertaining way. Students will learn about why surgical journals are published, what their contents will be and what constitutes an original article.
2	How to dissect a journal – Looking for landmarks
3	How to dissect a journal – Sharpening the blade	This topic will provide an overview of analysing surgical journal articles. The second topic will help students to interpret the text and data in surgical journal articles. Specifically students will explore outcomes, sample size, associations and risk.
4	How to dissect a journal – Sharpening the blade
5	How to dissect a journal – Making the cut	This topic provides an overview of critically analysing surgical journal articles. It describes diagnostic tests, economic analysis, clinical trials and review articles.
6	How to dissect a journal – Making the cut
7	Research project completion	Students must complete their research project in their chosen speciality suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal.
8	Research project completion
9	Research project completion
10	Research project completion

Specific Course Requirements

In order to be eligible for this program, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Professional requirements:
•   Students must be an experienced surgeon who has completed, or be within 1 year of completing, the FRACS, FRACOG (or equivalent).
•   Students should have a surgical fellowship or consultant position with a major interest in minimally invasive surgery.

Visa requirements:
•   Permanent residency or citizenship - to be a domestic applicant
•   or hold a Temporary Business (Long Stay) Visa (Subclass 457) – to be an International applicant.
•   Students must be resident in Australia.

Work placement:
Students should have a surgical fellowship or consultant position with a major interest in minimally invasive surgery. This surgical position is not automatically offered with the Master of Minimally Invasive Surgery and students are personally responsible for obtaining a suitable position. Job dates should coincide with the University of Adelaide quadmester dates.

Small Group Discovery Experience

• Compulsory input into online discussion forum
• Presentation of research projects to students and tutors

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	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning outcome(s) being addressed
Discussion / group contribution and participation	Participation	20%	1-8
Written assignments	Summative	30%	1-8
Research project	Summative	50%	1-8

Assessment Related Requirements

All tutorials and workshops are compulsory.

Assessment Detail

Assessment topics that will be put to students:

How to dissect a journal – Looking for landmarks
Students are required to submit a 1,000 word assignment using the pdf of the article (Sils Lap Chole) to illustrate the concepts that they have learned.

How to dissect a journal – Sharpening the blade
Students are required to submit a 1,000 word assignment using the pdf of the article (Robotic partial nephrectomy) to illustrate the concepts that they have learned.

How to dissect a journal – Making the cut
Students are required to submit a 1,000 word assignment using the pdf of the article (CLASSIC trial) to illustrate the concepts that they have learned.

Research project
Students will also be assessed on the completion and presentation of their research project in their chosen speciality suitable for publication in a peer reviewed journal.

Submission

All submissions relating to tutorials will be delivered online via Colloquy’s online system.

•   Examination location and date will be communicated by Program Coordinator and/or Program Administrator.
•   Exam result turnaround time will be a maximum of 14 days.
•   Any queries relating to classroom contribution can be discussed directly with ProgramCoordinator.
•   Students should refer to the University’s Academic Honesty and Assessment Obligations for Coursework Students Policy & Coursework Students: Academic Dishonesty Procedures for information regarding written submissions: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/230/?dsn=policy.document;field=data;id=239;m=view
•   Students should contact the Program Coordinator if:

They are unable to complete their tutorial obligations;

They are unable to attend an examination;

They are unable to attend the clinical immersion workshop;

They are unable to meet any deadlines that are set during the course.

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.

M10 (Mark Scheme)

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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.

Academic:

Professor Peter Hewett
Program Coordinator
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Email: peter.hewett@health.sa.gov.au
Phone: 08 8222 6248

Professor Guy Maddern
Program Director
Head of Discipline, Surgery
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Email: guy.maddern@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: 08 8222 8492 (Departmental Secretary

Administrative:

Ms Sally Lauder
Program Administrator
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Email: sally.lauder@health.sa.gov.au
Phone: 08 8222 7024

This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.

Students are reminded that in order to maintain the academic integrity of all programs and courses, the university has a zero-tolerance approach to students offering money or significant value goods or services to any staff member who is involved in their teaching or assessment. Students offering lecturers or tutors or professional staff anything more than a small token of appreciation is totally unacceptable, in any circumstances. Staff members are obliged to report all such incidents to their supervisor/manager, who will refer them for action under the university's student’s disciplinary procedures.

Authorised by:	Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Academic)
Maintained by:	Course Outlines Administrator