PHARM 7519EX - Treatment of Addiction: Critical Issues
External - Trimester 1 - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code PHARM 7519EX Course Treatment of Addiction: Critical Issues Coordinating Unit Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Term Trimester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s External Units 4 Contact Online Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Restrictions Available to MSciAddictSt, GradCert and Grad Dip in International Addiction studies students only Assessment Assignments, discussion board participation and exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Femke Buisman-Pijlman
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .
This schedule is indicative of the timetable only.Schedule Week 1 Topic 1 Week 2 Topic 2 Week 3 Topic 3 Week 4 Topic 4 Week 5 Topic 5 / Essay Week 6 Topic 6 Week 7 Topic 7 Week 8 Topic 8 Week 9 Topic 9 Week 10 Topic 10 / Essay Week 11 Revision Week Week 12 Revision and Exam Week -
Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
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University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
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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
The following topics may be taught:
Part 1 - Critical Issues on Identification
Topic 1: Terminology and Nomenclature (including DSMV) - Dr Ed Day; Terminology and Nomenclature - Dr Kim Wolff
Topic 2: Dual Diagnoses - Dr Kyle Dyer
Topic 3: Biological Markers of Substance Misuse - Dr Kim Wolff
Topic 4: Drug Testing in Workplace- Mr Clive Tobutt
Please complete one of the elective topics*
Essay submission and catch-up week
Part 2 - Critical Issues among Special Groups
Topic 5: Drug Dependence in Pregnant Women - Dr Loretta Finnegan; Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome- Dr Gabriele Fischer
Topic 6: Developmental Effects of Drugs of Abuse - Dr Cathy Fernandes
Topic 7: Substance Misuse in Young People - Dr Kim Wolff
Topic 8: Alcohol Use Disorders in Older Adults - Dr Tony Rao
Please complete one of the elective topics if you haven't done already*
Essay submission and catch-up week
*Elective Topics
Choose one of the two to complete before the exam:
Option 1: Preventing Drug-related Deaths with Take-home Naloxone - Dr Anna Williams or
Option 2: Benzodiazepines Revisited - Prof Malcolm Lader -
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
This schedule is indicative of the timetable only.Assessment Task Task Type Due (approx) Weighting Learning Outcome Online Tests Formative Weeks 1-10
Discussion Board participation Summative Week 11 20% Written Essay Assignment 1 Summative Week 5 25% Written Essay Assignment 2 Summative Week 10 25% Short Answer Exam Summative Week 12 30% Assessment Detail
FORMATIVE
Formative assessment in this module includes short tasks that are designed to help you increase your level of understanding of the module material. Please note that formative assessments are only meant to improve your learning and they do not contribute to your final grade in anyway.
SUMMATIVE
Discussion Board
In this module, as in most others within the IPAS Programme, there will be seven required discussion forums during the class. Although students will be responsible for reading and responding to discussion topics each week, the level of participation expected will vary for each student by week.
Essay Assignments
The two essay assignments combined are worth 50% of your overall grade for this module (each essay being equally worth 25%). Each essay should be 1,500 words in length; longer or shorter essays (+/- 10% than the word limit) will be marked down by 10%. They should demonstrate scholarly knowledge of the literature, but also personal and creative engagement with the ideas raised. The essay titles and instructions are available on VCU Blackboard for you to access from Week 1 for the first essay and from Week 6 for the second essay.
Short Answer Examination
This exam is designed to test your broad understanding of the topics covered in the module and is worth 30% of your overall grade for this module. You should prepare yourself by taking the time to listen to each topic presentation and by reading around the material.
The exam will be available for you to access on Blackboard for a period of 24 hours to allow students based in different time zones to complete the exam on the day. It is essential that you check your local time zone to ensure you have given yourself sufficient time to complete the exam. Submissions will not be possible after the deadline and late submissions by other means will be treated as a fail.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 .
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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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- 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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