Required texts

There are no prescribed textbooks or mandatory readings for this unit.

Supervisors will recommend literature and other scholarly resources relevant to each student's individual research project to support their learning and project development.

Additional learning resources, including relevant readings, research support materials and useful links, will be made available through the unit's Canvas site. Further self-directed learning resources may also be provided throughout the semester as required to support students' progress.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial Intelligence

AI use for this unit: Restricted

The use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is restricted in this unit.

Students must not use GenAI when completing assessments unless its use is explicitly authorised in the assessment instructions.

Where GenAI use is authorised, students must:

• use GenAI only in the manner specified in the assessment instructions;
• critically evaluate and verify any AI-generated content;
• appropriately acknowledge and reference all GenAI use; and
• include the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement with their submission.

Where assessment instructions do not explicitly permit GenAI use, its use is not permitted. Students must still include the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement indicating whether GenAI was used.

If there is uncertainty about the permitted use of GenAI, students should consult the Unit Convener before submitting their assessment. Where unauthorised GenAI use is suspected, students may be required to participate in a Learning Validation Conversation (LVC) in accordance with University procedures.

Further guidance is available in the GenAI for Students Library Guide.

Assessment Submission Requirements

Unless otherwise specified, all assessment submissions must include the required assessment cover information, including the GenAI Acknowledgement Statement, on the first page.

Submissions that do not include the required information may be returned unmarked until the requirement has been met.

Late penalties will apply during this period.

Late Submission

Unless otherwise specified in the assessment instructions:

• A penalty of 10% of the maximum available marks per day will be applied for assessments submitted up to three days after the due date.
• Assessments submitted more than three days late will not be accepted and will receive a mark of zero.
• Late penalties apply to calendar days, including weekends and public holidays.
• Any submission received after the published due date and time, including one minute late, is considered a late submission.
• It is the student's responsibility to ensure assessments are successfully submitted via the University's approved submission system before the deadline.

Extensions and Deferred Assessments

Requests for an extension or deferred assessment must comply with the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Assessment Procedures.

Students seeking an extension or deferral must:

• submit the appropriate University Assessment Extension/Deferral form;
• provide supporting documentation where required; and
• lodge their request with the Unit Convener as soon as practicable and no later than three business days after the assessment due date.

Students are normally permitted one extension per assignment and one deferral per intra-semester test, examination or placement. Deferred final examinations scheduled during the University's Final Assessment Period are managed separately through the Examinations Office.

Students must be available to complete any approved deferred assessment or placement at the time scheduled by the Unit Convener. Failure to undertake an approved deferred assessment without an approved reason may result in a mark of zero or a fail grade for that assessment task.

Special assessment requirements

To pass this unit, you must meet ALL of the following requirements:

• Students must submit the manuscript assessment  
• Students must attain an overall unit mark of 50% or higher

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

This Unit contains participatory elements vital to the Australian Pharmacy Council professional learning outcomes for this Unit. Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, and 100% participation is required in all placements, externships, tutorials, practicals and presentations (including virtual classes for remote learning). Students unable to fulfil these participation requirements are expected to inform the Unit Convener by telephone or email as soon as possible. If attendance requirements cannot be regularly satisfied (e.g. timetable clash), you may be recommended to schedule this unit for a future semester. Absence from external placement activities must also be reported to the relevant clinical placement coordinator and preceptor. Failure to adhere to these requirements may fail the associated assessment piece. Consideration will be given for illness; however, evidence such as a medical certificate will be required.

Required IT skills

Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)

This unit has a Restricted AI classification.

Students must only use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) where explicitly permitted in the assessment instructions.

Students remain fully responsible for all work submitted for assessment. Any use of GenAI should be critically evaluated, with all AI-generated content verified against appropriate scholarly sources. Students should be aware of the limitations of GenAI, including the potential for inaccuracies, bias, fabricated references and incomplete or misleading information. GenAI is most effective when used to support, rather than replace, independent critical thinking and scholarly judgement.

Further guidance on the appropriate use of GenAI is available through the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ Library GenAI for Students guide and the University's Academic Integrity Module.

You are responsible for content you submit. Be aware of limitations of genAI tools such as inaccuracies, biases, and incomplete content. GenAI tools work best for topics you already understand, with carefully crafted prompting based on peer-reviewed research. Refine prompts for better results and fact-check generated content. Despite the risks, GenAI tools can aid brainstorming, concept explanation, synthesis of ideas, and improve the readability and quality of written expression. For further information please refer to ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ library GenAI guide () and the Academic Integrity Module.

In-unit costs

The following costs may be expected in this unit:

• Self-printing of electronically provided material
• Any transport or other costs associated with experimental earning activities
• Laboratory coats, safety glasses, and calculators are required for practicals and some tutorial sessions (for laboratory-based projects).

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A

Additional information

Students should always observe the instruction and guidelines from the Human Research and Ethics Committee (HREC) for the ethical conduct of research activities. In the case where potential privacy and confidentiality issue fall outside of the jurisdiction of HREC, the following Faculty guideline on Privacy and Confidentiality should be observed:

Privacy and Confidentiality

As part of its partnership arrangements with Health Agencies, the Faculty of Health at the ÂÜÀòÊÓƵ knows the confidentiality of information gained from clinical placements and externships. Students are expected to analyse their experiences from these as part of their academic study. To support learning while protecting the confidentiality of information, the following guidelines have been developed:

1. Pseudonyms should be used for the names of patients and organisations in all academic work.
2. Identifying demographic information should be modified in academic work, using terminology such as ‘similar to'.
3. Students should mark all academic work with sensitive information as ‘in confidence' in the footer.
4. Students should develop ‘composite' patients/clients based on their experiences with several patients or clients in one clinical experience, if possible.
5. Students should note that this is a ‘composite' not intended to identify a single person.
6. Students should use the password-protect function on their word processing programs to further guard sensitive information.
7. Students should avoid naming other students in academic work, such as reflective pieces or portfolios.
8. Students should attend workshops for health science students on how to change information about patients in line with these recommendations.

For further information, students may visit  

Pharmacy Style Guide for report formatting

Unless otherwise approved (in writing), all written assessment pieces (formative and summative) must conform to the following requirements:

• Headings in bold, maximum font size 16 pt.
• Font size: 11-12 pt – Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri. (consistent)
• Margins no less than 1.5 cm on all sides.
• Page number at the bottom right-hand corner of the footer.
• Student identification number (number only, no name) at the top right-hand corner of the header.
• References are only in NLM/Vancouver style (chronological numeric). Information on these referencing styles can be found on the library website at 
• Privacy statements if required (see above).
• Assignment requirements (first page) see above.
• Any word (or page) limits specified in assignments will include all contents excluding references (unless otherwise stated).
• Submissions that exceed the specified word (or page) length will be truncated at the word (or page) limit and only assessed to this point.

Mandatory Notifications to the Pharmacy Board of Australia

Under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009, pharmacy practitioners (registered pharmacists) and education providers must report ‘notifiable conduct' to the Pharmacy Board of Australia to prevent the public from being at risk of harm. Education providers are also required, under s.143 of the National Law, to make mandatory notifications about students, if the provider reasonably believes:

1. a student enrolled with the provider has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm or
2. a student for whom the provider has arranged clinical training has an impairment that, in the course of the student undertaking the clinical training, may place the public at substantial risk of harm.

Practitioners are required to make a mandatory notification about a student if the practitioner reasonably believes that a student has an impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm in the course of the student undertaking clinical training.

All concerns raised within the Discipline of Pharmacy or by clinical preceptors will be reviewed by the Head of Discipline and the Course Convener before any reporting action is taken.

These professional obligations are taken seriously by staff and the University. Students should be aware of their duties under student registration.

For further information, please refer to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency Pharmacy Guidelines for Mandatory Notifications at: .

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