Contact Details
Name of Course Coordinator
Telephone number of
coordinator
e-mail address of coordinator
Consultation times for
coordinator
medicines
b. identify the basic elements of a prescription and describe in general terms the
and quality
a. use dispensing equipment to prepare simple extemporaneous products from
supplied formulas
5. Provides patient education in relation to medicines and therapeutic and
monitoring devices
a. recognise the role of the pharmacist in patient education
6. Demonstrates an understanding of management and organisational principles
and their application in pharmacy settings
a. outline the type and extent of business operations that would typically occur in
a small-business community pharmacy
b. demonstrate a preliminary understanding of HR principles applicable to staff in
a small pharmacy business including legal issues and complaint procedures
7. Demonstrates an understanding of the issues associated with the delivery of
pharmaceutical services in a range of rural and remote settings
a. discuss the factors that impact upon health - the social determinants - and
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how these impact upon the health status of rural and remote populations.
b. apply the definitions and differences between urban, rural and remote
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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industry
b. define essential medicines. Also define appropriateness and rational in
Please note that these skills and knowledge are preliminary and foundational you are not
expected to be an expert by the end of first year. A more concise summary of the learning
outcomes is as follows:
On successful completion of this unit of study, you should be able to:
Learning outcome
Critically examines scientific
evidence - both quantitative and
qualitative - in order to arrive at
evidence based conclusions.
Takes opportunities to engage in
research and scientific endeavour
Identifies sources of drugs, the way
they are discovered, purified,
Activity types
Lectures, workshops
Assessment component
Lectures, workshops
Medicines information
assignment, History
presentation, Written exam,
Statistics quiz
Written exam, Statistics quiz
Lectures
Written exam
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Lectures, workshops
Written exam
Lectures, fieldwork
Lectures, workshops
Community pharmacy
assignment, Written exam
Written exam
Practical
Practical attendance
Lectures, workshops
Medicines information
assignment, Written exam
Fieldwork,
workshops
Community pharmacy
assignment, Written exam
Lectures, workshops
Written exam
Lectures, workshops
Written exam
Fieldwork
Self-assessed, Workshop
attendance
Workshops,
assignments
Lectures,
workshops,
assignments
Workshops,
assignments
All assessments
Lectures, fieldwork
Written exam
Lectures, fieldwork,
workshops
Written exam
Lectures, workshops
Written exam
Learning Commitments
Credit points
Face-to-face
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Commitment (hours)
Approx 30
Approx 4
n/a
Approx 12
37-76
4
122-161
The university allocates a number of credit points (usually 6) to each unit of study in your
degree program. It has been agreed that 1 credit point is approximately equal to a minimum
of 1.5 to 2 hours of student effort 1 (ie time spent engaged in activities related to that unit of
study) per week (ie a total of 117-156 hours for the semester). In PHAR1811 (6 Credit
Points), this time is split between (approximately) face-to-face time (69 hours), fieldwork time
(4 hours), group time (12 hours) and personal work and study time (37-76 hours). You should
regard the outside class and personal study time allocations as a reasonable indication of the
amount of time that is expected for satisfactory performance in the unit of study; however you
are encouraged to spend additional time in order to perform at a higher standard.
Creation, variation and deletion of award courses and units of study [Online]
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ab/Creation_Variation&Deletion.pdf (Accessed 09 January, 2006)
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Learner Preparation
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Assumed knowledge or
skills
Computer access
requirements
Preliminary reading
required
Assessment
Component
1 Group report community
pharmacy fieldwork report
2 Group presentation
history of pharmacy or
medicines
#/*
Due date
Date returned
Relative
Weighting
Week 11 Friday
20th May 5pm via
Blackboard
Week 13
15%
Week 11/12
fortnightly
workshop
Formative feedback
provided
immediately;
Weeks 12/13
10%
Week 7 weekly
Week 10
10%
workshop
4 Group assignment
Week 8 Friday 29th
Week 11 weekly
Medicines information
#
April 5pm via
15%
workshop
assignment
Blackboard
Weekly &
5 Class attendance
*
Fortnightly compulsory
End of semester
6 Written examination
*
50%
examination period
* denotes the assessment must be passed to satisfy the requirements of the course.
# denotes the group-work assessment.
3 Statistics quiz
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Academic Plan
Assessment
Name
Individua
l / Group
Assessment
Conditions
1 Group
report
community
pharmacy
fieldwork
report
2 Group
presentatio
n history
of
pharmacy
or
medicines
Group
3 Statistics
quiz
4 Group
assignment
Medicines
information
assignment
5 Class
attendance
6 Written
examinatio
n
Length
Mar
k
Weigh
t
Due Time
Due Date
Compulsor
y
8-12 pages
15
15%
5pm
Week 11
Friday 20th
May via
Blackboard
Group
Compulsor
y
Short oral
presentatio
n 10
minutes
10
10%
Set
worksho
p times
(variable
)
Week
11/12
fortnightly
workshop
Individua
l
Compulsor
y
30-45
minutes
10
10%
Week 7
weekly
workshop
Group
Compulsor
y
1000-1200
words
15
15%
Set
worksho
p times
(variable
)
5pm
Individua
l
Compulsor
y
N/A
N/A
N/A
Individua
l
Compulsor
y
60 minutes
50
50%
Set
worksho
p times
(variable
)
Week 8
Friday 29th
April via
Blackboard
Weekly &
Fortnightly
compulsory
End of
semester
examinatio
n period
Grading criteria
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Grading criteria
Late submission
policy
Statistics Quiz
Description of task
Grading criteria
Additional
assessment
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Grading criteria
Late submission
policy
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Class Attendance
Description of task
The majority of the learning in this unit will occur in the workshops.
Attendance at workshops is therefore compulsory, and records will
be kept. Students are advised that it is a requirement of the
BPharm/MPharm degree that they participate appropriately, in all
classroom and examination tasks, including role plays and group
work involving all genders. The Faculty is unable to exempt
students from these tasks.
Grading criteria
Written Examination
Description of task
Grading criteria
Additional
assessment
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Feedback Schedule
Task / Component
Group report community
pharmacy fieldwork report
Group presentation
history of pharmacy or
medicines topic
Statistics quiz
Medicines information
assignment
Written examination
Type of Feedback
Written feedback (marksheet) and mark;
Turnitin; assignment returned; marks
published on MyGrades section of USyd
eLearning
Formative feedback from tutor and peers
Mark published in MyGrades section of
USyd eLearning
Written feedback (marksheet) and mark;
Turnitin; assignment returned; marks
published on MyGrades section of USyd
eLearning
Mark published on MyUni; formative
feedback related to exam performance on
Examination Review Day
Timeframe
Three weeks
Immediate
Three weeks
Three weeks
Marks released
after exams;
date of Review
Day tba
second
semester
Academic Honesty
The University takes a serious attitude towards academic honesty. You are strongly advised
to read the Academic Honesty in Coursework Policy:
http://sydney.edu.au/policies/showdoc.aspx?recnum=PDOC2012/254&RendNum=0. If you
are uncertain about what is acceptable, please seek advice from the course coordinator.
The University uses text matching software to identify plagiarism in written submitted work.
Special Consideration
If you have a serious illness, injury or circumstances arise that affect your ability to
complete or submit an assessment, you may have grounds to apply for special
consideration. For more information see: http://sydney.edu.au/study/academicsupport/learning-support/staying-on-track.html
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History of medicine,
This topic traces a number of major historical developments as
medicines and
they impact on the current professional practice of pharmacists.
pharmacy
The profession of
pharmacy
The Australian
health care system
Roles of
pharmacists
Quality use of
medicines
Dispensing
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None
Recommended texts
None
References
Web sites
Relevant university
policies
References
None
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