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* Appointments with Dr Mark Hill should be made initially by email or through the Anatomy office (room G11).
* Appointments with Dr Mark Hill should be made initially by email or through the Anatomy office (room G11).
== Assessment ==
There will be three parts to the course assessment.
# Group Assignment - An online written assignment. 20%
# Laboratory - Progressive assessments throughout session. 20%
# Theory - A written test held during the examination period. 60%


==Links==
==Links==

Revision as of 16:39, 24 July 2009

Dr Mark Hill, course coordinator

Welcome to Embryology 2009!

The course coordinator is Dr Mark Hill, my office is located in Wallace Wurth ground floor room G20.

Welcome to Embryology in 2009 and thank you for choosing your next stage in your own development with me! In the past 20 years as a researcher I have seen enormous changes in our understanding of this topic and the methods we employ to further our knowledge. This topic and its associated methodologies are now found at the core of scientific investigations and current medical research.

This current page will introduce the current course and link to related online course resources (bookmark this as your start page). This is a new online resource, content and links will be added during your current course.

Course Outline

  • Course Staff - Dr Mark Hill, Office: Wallace Wurth Building, room G20 (ground floor), Email: m.hill@unsw.edu.au
  • Student Contact - University policy concerning student contact: ” When a student is enrolled into University of New South Wales, he or she will be automatically issued with a University email account. The School will use that email account as the official electronic channel to communicate with each student.” Appointments with Dr Mark Hill should be made initially by email or through the SOMS office, Wallace Wurth Building, room MG14 (ground floor).
  • Course Information - UNSW Online Handbook entry , 6 Units of credit, Science/Anatomy program. Prerequisite: ANAT2200 or ANAT2241.

Course Timetable

The course consists of two lectures and a single laboratory each week of UNSW Semester 2, Weeks 2-7,8-13. UNSW Academic Calendar

  • Lecture 1 Mon 12:00 - 1:00pm Central Lecture Block 5
  • Lecture 2 Tue 12:00 - 1:00pm Biomedical Theatre E
  • Laboratory Thu 1:00 - 3:00pm Wallace Wurth 106/108
    • Note- this is a swipecard access only laboratory


Week   Date      Lecture 1 Mon 12:00 - 1:00pm Central Lecture Block 5 Lecture 2 Tue 12:00 - 1:00pm Biomedical Theatre E Laboratory Thu 1:00 - 3:00pm Wallace Wurth 106/108
2 27 Jul Embryology Introduction Lecture 2 Lab 1
3 3 Aug Lecture 3 Lecture 4 Lab 2
4 10 Aug Lecture 5 Lecture 6 Lab 3
5 17 Aug Lecture 7 Lecture 8 Lab 4
6 24 Aug Lecture 9 Lecture 10 Lab 5
7 31 Aug Lecture 11 Lecture 12 Lab 6

7 Sep Mid-semester break

8 14 Sep Lecture 13 Lecture 14 Lab 7
9 21 Sep Lecture 15 Lecture 16 Lab 8
10 28 Sep Lecture 17 Lecture 18 Lab 9
11 5 Oct Lecture 19 Lecture 20 Lab 10
12 12 Oct Lecture 21 Lecture 22 Lab 11
13 19 Oct Development Revision Lab 12

24 Oct Study Week


30 Oct to 17 Nov Examination- TBA

Course Aims

  • To present the current theories and applications of embryology.
  • To cover early embryonic then fetal development through to birth.
  • To describe the developmental anatomy of the organ systems.
  • To examine the common principles and differences underlying normal and abnormal development of vertebrates.
  • To cover emerging technologies, such as stem cells, genomic analysis and the use of transgenic and dysfunctional mouse mutants in research.


In Lectures and Labs I will clearly identify any examinable material. In addition, the final lecture is an opportunity to review course material and ask questions about difficult concepts. As part of the course I also encourage you to develop the general scientific skills of critical thinking, analysis and scientific writing.

The new UNSW semester structure means that there will be some reorganization of previous course content material, I apologize for any inconvenience during this transition time. This year I will also be asking you to participate in assessing and providing feedback on a medical student’s Independent Learning Project (ILP) on online education in cardiac development.


Student Contact

  • University policy concerning student contact is:
” When a student is enrolled into University of New South Wales, he or she will be automatically issued with a University email account. The School will use that email account as the official electronic channel to communicate with each student.”
  • Appointments with Dr Mark Hill should be made initially by email or through the Anatomy office (room G11).


Assessment

There will be three parts to the course assessment.

  1. Group Assignment - An online written assignment. 20%
  2. Laboratory - Progressive assessments throughout session. 20%
  3. Theory - A written test held during the examination period. 60%

Links

  • UNSW Embryology http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/ is an online resource I have developed to aid your own independent learning, please explore its content. It not only has the usual lecture slides, but also podcast broadcasts, lab project support, online external resources (included complete Embryology textbooks), access and searching of the current literature (both research and reviews) and much more.
  • New content will gradually be added to this current site and will contain links to UNSW Embryology resources.