Introductory Scientific Principles
UndergraduateTAS-XAB0842025
Previously TAS-XAB080
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- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Introductory Scientific Principles
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Describe major theories, concepts, and models related to various branches of science
- Conduct scientific experiments using appropriate tools and techniques
- Communicate background information, methods, results, arguments and reflection through scientific writing
- Evaluate claims and scientific concepts to support conclusions by using academic sources
- Module 1: Process of Science
- Module 2: Measurement, data and reporting
- Module 3: All that matter, and periodic table
- Module 4: Science focus 1
- Module 5: Science focus 2
- Module 6: Report writing
- Module 7: Science focus 3
TAS-XAB084 Introductory Scientific Principles is designed to give you the foundation knowledge in both theoretical and practical science.
The subject will introduce you to the importance of engaging with scientific thinking and reasoning, methodology, precision and accuracy in measurement, written scientific communication, by developing practical skills and using relevant scientific theory and concepts in multiple science disciplines that will support your further studies. The major concepts covered in this subject are scientific thinking, properties and structures of matter, elements, ions and compounds, basic laboratory skills by collecting, analysing and representing data and finally written communication skills to report on experimental outcomes. In the Psychology focus, you will review sensation, perception, consciousness, sleep; and brain anatomy, injury and plasticity and disorders. In the Biology focus, you will review key principles in biology, cells, maintenance and regulation of life processes, continuity of life, and organisms and their environment. In the Chemistry focus, you will review chemical formulae, writing equations, stoichiometric principles, chemistry of life, and introductory carbon chemistry. You will use laboratory skills and content knowledge from both the general scientific concepts and from your two chosen focus areas, to conduct experiments to collect and analyse data, to be presented in a scientific report.
This subject is a part of the Diploma of Pharmacy Studies, and Diploma of University Studies (Science, Paramedicine, and Psychology specialisations).
- Safety (0%)
- Learning Log (30%)
- Lab Book 1 & Lab Book 2 (40%)
- Report (30%)
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- Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 2-hour Workshop per week; 1-hour online Zoom Tutorial per week; 4 x 3-hours Experiments during semester
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- 0.125 EFTSL
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