Faculty of Science

Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology

Unit Outline

Human Biology I: Becoming Human

ANHB1101
SEM-1, 2016
Campus: Crawley
Unit Coordinator: Associate Professor Julie Hill

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Unit details
Unit title
Unit code
Availability
Location

Human Biology I: Becoming Human

ANHB1101
SEM-1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016)
Crawley

Credit points

Mode

Face to face

Contact details
Faculty
School
School website
Unit coordinator
Email
Telephone
Consultation hours
Lecturers

Unit contact hours

Faculty of Science
Anatomy, Physiology & Human Biology
http://www.anhb.uwa.edu.au/
Associate Professor Julie Hill
julie.hill@uwa.edu.au
6488 2984
By appointment

Name

Position

Email

Julie Hill
Fiona O'Shea
Marc Tennant
Jeremy Smith
Cyril Grueter
Caitlin Wyrwoll
Silvana Gaudieri
Monika Tschochner

A/Professor / Unit coordinator

Lecturer / Unit coordinator
W/Professor
Dr
A/Professor
A/Professor
A/Professor
Dr

julie.hill@uwa.edu.au
fiona.oshea@uwa.edu.au
marc.tennant@uwa.edu.au
jeremy.smith@uwa.edu.au
cyril.grueter@uwa.edu.au
caitlin.wyrwoll@uwa.edu.au
silvana.gaudieri@uwa.edu.au
monika.tschochner@uwa.edu.au

lectures: 3 hrs per week (all available online); labs/tutorials: 1.5hrs per week; pre-labs and post-labs: 1 hr
per week

Expected time commitment for this unit

University guidelines state that a 6 point unit takes about 150 hours to complete. These hours
include all formal contact, such as lectures, labs, tutorials, seminars and exams, PLUS time
spent in other activities associated with completing the unit, such as self-study time, reading, lab
preparation, assignment writing etc.There are 13 teaching weeks during semester, plus 1 week
mid-semester study break and 1 week pre-exam study break. These total 15 weeks prior to
exams starting.There are also 2 weeks of formal exams. You are expected to spend about 9.5
hours per week (=140hrs) prior to exams and then about 9.5 hours during the examination
period (total 150hrs). 9.5hrs per week for ANHB1101 is divided as follows:
You have 3 lectures (3hrs) plus about 1hr lab = 4 hours per week of formal contact.
You then need to put in about 5 hours of YOUR OW N W ORK to make upthe required 9.5
hours per week for the unit.
In weeks when there is no lab or less than three lectures, you need to put in extra hours to make
up the total to 9.5 hours.These guidelines apply to all of your units at university.This means that
if you are doing a full time load of 4 units then you should be spending 37.5 hours per week on
your university studies. This is equivalent to having a full time job!

Lecture capture system

Online handbook
Unit website

LCS is implemented for this unit.

http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/unitdetails?code=ANHB1101
https://www.lms.uwa.edu.au/

Unit description
This unit explores the biology of 'becoming human' in an integrative way, with emphasis on human evolution, genetics, development
and structure. How we 'become human' is explored from the perspective of both the individual and the species, all considered within
the context of evolution.

Learning outcomes
Students are able to (1) describe and explain the evolutionary framework for human biology, describe and explain the basic principles of
human genetics, describe the basic structure and function of the human body, describe reproduction in humans, and relate the biology
of humans to their evolutionary history and embryological development; (2) cooperate with other students to complete tasks and solve
problems, use the language of human biology appropriately, and present clear and reasoned arguments; and (3) value understanding
as a rational approach to learning, appreciate human diversity, appreciate human biology as a rational basis for the understanding of
self, and recognise the overlap of human biology with other disciplines.
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Unit structure
Lectures
Three one hour lectures per week. These will be recorded and posted on Lecture Capture System (LCS) available via LMS.

Tutorial/ Laboratory Practical Sessions

One per week of 1.5 hours duration. Laboratories start in week two of semester. Attendance is compulsory.
Students undertaking this unit require an anatomy licence. To comply with this regulation, student names are automatically entered in
the School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology's Register of Anatomy Licences.
Students are allocated to laboratory groups by a Class Allocation System (CAS).
These are combined laboratory/tutorial sessions and students are expected to have completed an additional ~1 hour of pre-lab work
before coming to class.
Some pre-labs are online and have marks associated with them.
Students MUST attend their allocated laboratory/tutorial time. Occasional change of time may be permitted by prior arrangement with
the unit coordinators.

Assessment
Assessment overview
Typically this unit is assessed in the following ways: (1) continuous assessment during the semester; and (2) an examination at the
end of semester. Further information is available in the unit outline.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS CORRECT FOR 2016

Assessment in Human Biology 1101 2016 will include continuous assessment of 30% and an end of semester written examination of
70%.
Full details of weightings for each assessment component will be provided in the Unit Outline.
Continuous assessments include, online tests, online pre-labs, online post-lab and an online writing quiz.

Assessment mechanism
# Component

Weight

Due Date

Relates To Extra Column 1

Outcomes

2 Online writing quiz

1.5%

11.55pm Sunday
5th June.

Skill 2

3 Online tests x 12

1.5% each 11.55pm Sunday

- total 18% 5th June.

All

Marks for the online writing quiz are awarded as

follows:
a score of less than 80/100 on the assessment = 0%
of the unit grade.
a score between 80/100 and 84.99/100 = 0.5% of the
unit grade.
a score between 85/100 and 89.99/100 = 1% of the unit
grade.
a score of 90/100 or above = 1.5% of the unit grade.
You can complete the assessment as many times as
you wish up to the closing date; only your highest score
is recorded.
Marks for the online tests are awarded as follows:
a score of less than 80/100 on the assessment = 0%
of the unit grade.
a score between 80/100 and 84.99/100 = 0.5% of the
unit grade.
a score between 85/100 and 89.99/100 = 1% of the unit
grade.
a score of 90/100 or above = 1.5% of the unit grade.
You can complete the assessment as many times as
you wish up to the closing date; only your highest score
is recorded.

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4 Online pre-labs x 7
and online post-lab x
1.

5 Written Exam

1.5% each Lab 2 Pre-lab:

All
- total 10.5 11.55pm 13th
March.
Lab 3 Pre-lab:
11.55pm 20th
March.
Lab 1 Post-lab:
11.55pm 27th
March
Lab 4 Pre-lab:
11.55pm 3rd April.
Lab 5 Pre-lab:
11.55pm 10th April.
Lab 9 Pre-lab:
11.55pm 15th May.
Lab 10 Pre-lab:
11.55pm 22nd May.
70%
End of semester
All
examination period

Marks for the online pre-labs and post-lab are awarded

as follows:
a score of less than 80/100 on the assessment = 0%
of the unit grade.
a score between 80/100 and 84.99/100 = 0.5% of the
unit grade.
a score between 85/100 and 89.99/100 = 1% of the unit
grade.
a score of 90/100 or above = 1.5% of the unit grade.
You can complete the assessment as many times as
you wish up to the closing date; only your highest score
is recorded.

Assessment items
Item Title

Description

Submission Procedure for

Assignments

Online Tests
There are 12 online tests during semester.
Online pre-labs and The pre-labs are designed to prepare students for work which will happen
post-lab
in the lab.
The online post-lab reviews material from the lab.
Writing quiz
The writing quiz is associated with a YouTube video produced by the UWA
Study Smarter team. It is designed to help students with writing in Human
Biology
Theory Exam
The 2 hour written exam has 2 sections:
(a) a multiple choice question (MCQ) section which comprises about 1/3
of the marks; and
(b) a short/extended answer section comprising 2/3 of the marks.

Online
Online

Online

End of semester examination

period

Textbooks and resources

Recommended texts
Relethford, J. The Human Species: an Introduction to Biological Anthropology, 9th edn: Mayfield 2013
Saladin, K. Anatomy and Physiology: the Unity of Form and Function, 7th edn: McGraw-Hill 2014
Saladin is also available for purchse as an e-book at http://www.mheducation.com.au/9781259204814-aus-smartbook-online-accessfor-anatomy-physiology-the-unity-of-form-function-group
Human Biology I 2016 Unit Manual
Purchase of the Unit (Laboratory) Manual is strongly recommended. Copies are available for purchase at the CO-OP Bookshop.
Limited copies are made available for use in labs. The Manual can be downloaded from the unit online learning site (HBIOL) via a link
from LMS.

Suggested alternate texts

Older editions of the texts are acceptable.

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Additional resources and reading

All enrolled students have access to LMS.
In addition the unit has its own online learning site; Human Biology Interactive Online Learning (HBIOL)
HBIOL will be used to host the following:
recorded lectures (these will also be available from LMS)
online pre-labs and post lab
online tests
unit notices
unit information
supplementary course material such as printable manual, topic readings, lecture powerpoints (where provided), useful web links, practice MCQs.
Unit discussion forum where students are encouraged to pose questions about course content so that all class members can view and contribute to
the discussion

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