The human body is made up of a number of different organ systems, each with their own discrete set of functions, which work both independently and in cooperation with each other to contribute to the...

The human body is made up of a number of different organ systems, each with their own discrete set of functions, which work both independently and in cooperation with each other to contribute to the function of the body as a whole. • Dysfunction within any one of the body’s organ systems can lead to disease. This may disrupt the ability of that system to perform its appropriate role, and may threaten the function of the body as a whole


HBI001 Research Assignment: Marking Scheme Student Name:___________________ Student Number:_________________ Researched Content (60 marks) Content Clarity/Understanding Introduction /2 /2 Symptoms of the disease /5 /2 Pathophysiology of the disease /10 /2 Causes or Risk factors for the disease /10 /2 Prevalence of the disease /5 /2 Diagnosis of the disease /5 /2 Treatment of the disease /5 /2 Conclusion /2 /2 Subtotal /44 /16 Subtotal /60 Referencing (12 marks) Appropriate calibre of references (eg high marks for books, journals etc) /4 Appropriate referencing within text (information cited correctly in appropriate locations within the text) /4 Bibliography included /2 Appropriate no. of references (>3) /2 Subtotal /12 Essay style and structure (8 marks) Essay has clear structure with clear separation of ideas /5 Spelling and grammar are of high standard /3 Subtotal /8 Total /80 Microsoft PowerPoint - ResearchAssignment.pptx 10/12/2012 1 HBI001‐ Introduction to Human Biology Assignment Instructions Research Assignment • The human body is made up of a number of  different organ systems, each with their own  discrete set of functions, which work both  independently and in cooperation with each  other to contribute to the function of the body as  a whole.  • Dysfunction within any one of the body’s organ  systems can lead to disease. This may disrupt the  ability of that system to perform its appropriate  role, and may threaten the function of the body  as a whole.  Research Assignment • Listed below are three diseases which affect organ  systems that have been covered during the semester 1. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy  2. Osteoporosis  3. Hypertension  • Choose one of the above and write an essay describing  the disease. Your essay should be no less than 1000  and no more than 1200 words in length.  – This is not very long!  Research Assignment • The essay should include a clear description of  the disease, outlining the symptoms and features  of the disease, with particular reference to the  effects of the disease on the organ system, organs  and tissues it affects most directly.  • Also include who the disease usually affects and  why, and what causes and/or risk factors  contribute to the disease?  • Briefly describe the method of diagnosis, the  available treatments and the general prognosis of  patients.  Topics to cover in your assignment • Intro  • Symptoms  • Pathophysiology  • Causes/Risk factors  • Prevalence  • Diagnosis  • Treatment  • Conclusion  What you should include in each  section • Intro  – This should include a definition of the disease  • Symptoms  – “a departure from normal function or feeling which is  noticed by a patient”  • Pathophysiology  – “The functional changes associated with or resulting from  disease”  – This is where you describe how the disease affects the  relevant organ system, organs and tissues  • Causes/Risk factors  – Where the cause of a disease is not confirmed, discuss risk  factors instead  10/12/2012 2 What you should include in each  section • Prevalence  – Find some statistics that describe who gets the disease,  and how often eg. “The disease affects 1 in 200 men” or  “24% of Australian women over 65”  • Diagnosis  – Is there a specific test used?  – Is there a set of criteria that must be met to confirm the  disease?  • Treatment  – Are there medications, lifestyle treatments?  • Conclusion  – Include the prognosis of patients i.e. Can they be cured?  Will the disease kill them or contribute to their death?  References • WIKIPEDIA, Google answers, yahoo answers ARE  NOT ACCEPTABLE SOURCES • But anything else is acceptable. However, you will  receive marks based on the calibre of your  sources  – Highest marks for published works: books and  journals (be sure they are not out of date though)  – Websites will be judged by their creators: A research  institute (eg NIH) or university administered website,  or government information site is better than “bob’s  blog on osteoporosis”  Referencing • All information must be referenced!  • Your essay/report should be littered with  citations, don’t be afraid to put too many or  put them too often  • If several sources tell you the same thing,  reference them all for the one sentence or  point  Referencing • Direct quotes, with “ ”, are rarely used in scientific  writing, instead you paraphrase your sources  • Sometimes, if giving a definition or taking a  specific point from a source it may be appropriate  to transcribe a whole sentence (referenced!), but  generally you should strive to put things in your  own words  • Whole slabs of text copied and pasted from  websites will lead to a mark of 0! Note it is quite  obvious when this has been done  Referencing • Harvard Author‐Date style:  – Within text “The disease is caused by a gene mutation  (Smith, 2010)”  – In bibliography/reference list “Smith, J. (2001).  Osteoporosis. London: Great Publishing.”  – If there is two authors, give both their names “(Smith  and Jones, 2011)”, if there is more than two, you write  only the first, then et al, “(Smith et al, 2009)”. Every  author must be listed in the reference list  • If a web resource doesn’t give the authors name,  use the website title or similar. If it has no date of  publishing use the date you retrieved it eg (Osteoporosis Facts, retreived Aug 2010), then  give the url in the reference list  Other Tips • You may include figures but they should ALWAYS be  referred to in the text eg. “The disease is detected by a  diagnosis machine (Figure 1).” And should always have  a legend with a title and description eg “Figure 1: The  diagnosis machine is used to diagnose the disease”.  • The same goes for Tables.  • Stick to the word limit, 1200 words is not very long  • Figure legends and tables do not count towards the  word limit and can be a good place to hide extra words  if you need to, but again you must refer to them in the  text eg “There are many treatment options for the  disease, as listed in Table 1”, and then make a table  listing the treatments. (Also, a table has a heading, and  rows and columns. Dot points are not a table)  The human body is made up of a number of different organ systems, each with their own discrete set of functions, which work in HBI001 Research Assignment HBI001 Research Assignment Due date: In class Week 10 The human body is made up of a number of different organ systems, each with their own discrete set of functions, which work both independently and in cooperation with each other to contribute to the function of the body as a whole. Dysfunction within any one of the body’s organ systems can lead to disease. This may disrupt the ability of that system to perform its appropriate role, and may threaten the function of the body as a whole. Listed below are three diseases which affect organ systems that have been covered during the semester 1. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy 2. Osteoporosis 3. Hypertension Choose one of the above and write an essay describing the disease. Your essay should be no less than 1000 and no more than 1200 words in length. The essay should include a clear description of the disease, outlining the symptoms and features of the disease, with particular reference to the effects of the disease on the organ system, organs and tissues it affects most directly. Also include who the disease usually affects and why, and what causes and/or risk factors contribute to the disease? Briefly describe the method of diagnosis, the available treatments and the general prognosis of patients. Specifically, you must cover each of the following points: • Introduction • Symptoms • Pathophysiology of the disease • Causes or Risk factors for the disease • Prevalence of the disease • Diagnosis of the disease • Treatment of the disease • Conclusion Your essay will be judged on both the accuracy of the content and on the clarity of your explanation References: Your essay should include citations and a bibliography in the Harvard author-date style, clearly referencing the sources of information you have used. All references which are summarised within the essay must be provided in full in the reference list; similarly, all references given in the reference list must be cited within the text. Plagiarism of other students’ work or uncited sources will not be tolerated, and may result in a mark of 0 for the assessment being awarded to the offending student. The assignment must be handed in at the beginning of the lesson in Week 10 or before. The assignment cover sheet must be must be downloaded from the portal and printed, filled in, and attached to the completed assignment prior to submission