Over the last two study periods, we have examined the
physiology of most of our major organ systems. For this final
assessment, you are going to research and prepare a 6–8-
minute presentation on a disease of your choice that will be
viewed by your peers.
The disease you choose must impact one of the physiological
systems we have covered in either HBS202 or HBS204 and
you must be able to describe how the disease changes the
physiology of the system. This may make some diseases
harder than others so think carefully about your choice.
In your presentation, you must include the following
information:
1. An introduction – make sure you introduce yourself and explain why you have picked the
disease you will be discussing.
2. Information about the disease – this could include how many people will suffer from the
disease, causes if they are known and symptoms.
3. How the disease changes the physiology of the tissue/organ system(s) involved. You will need
to make sure that you introduce what is normal before you discuss how the disease changes it
and leads to symptoms mentioned in question 2.
4. What is one aspect of the disease that you have chosen that researchers are currently focussing
on, this is where you will need to have a look in the scientific literature, and it needs to be
“current” specifically from 2020 or 2021.
5. Potential treatment – you need to pick one intervention that is commonly used to treat the
disease and explain how this works making sure you talk about the relevant physiology.
Remember – this assessment is about you communicating the physiology of your chosen disease not
just general information about the disease copied from the internet.
You will need to do some research and include information that isn’t just from textbooks and Wikipedia.
You will need to reference your presentation (further information on this will be provided on the LMS).
Instructions
The objectives of this task are:
• To investigate a novel physiological concept (i.e. something that is relevant to, but has not been
directly covered by, your lectures);
• To develop research skills: to select appropriate sources of reliable and relevant information;
• To develop scientific writing skills: to use vocabulary appropriate for a general scientific
audience when preparing your talk, and to develop a concise story that conveys the major
features of the technique in a logical sequence;
• To develop audio-visual presentation skills: to use information gathered by your research to
construct a short verbal description of physiological concepts using diagrams to assist you with
your explanations;
• To develop correct referencing and other acknowledgement skills.
Resources
Textbooks
You can find some general information in your prescribed Physiology textbook, however it will not be
able to help you answer all of the parts of this assignment:
Silverthorn, D.U. (2019) Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach 8th Edition
(Global Edition), Pearson
Any Anatomy and Physiology textbook will be able to provide you with useful basic
information
Websites
The web is an immense resource, but be careful – apart from some sites such as those run by the
publishers of scientific journals, very few web sites are peer-reviewed or checked for accuracy. For
further information on assessing the integrity and validity of information sources, visit the La Trobe
University library web site (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/library/help-and-training/videos). Also
remember that any information sourced from the web has to be acknowledged in a citation, just as a
print-based reference would be. Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference for this assignment.
You need to make sure that you include in text citations where relevant. You do not need to use APA7
as this takes up a lot of space on your slides. Instead consider using author date or numbering of the
references on your slides (have a look at the video on the LMS for more information). You need to
include a full reference list at the end of your presentation.
For this assignment you may find that some of your references are from the early 2000’s,
particularly those about your chosen disease – that is perfectly OK. Remember, you do need
to use a resource that is from 2020 or 2021 for one aspect of the presentation
Create your presentation
After you have gathered all your research together and decided what should be included (and just
as importantly, what should be left out!), the next step is to record the presentation with voice over
to demonstrate your knowledge in this area. There are a number of tools that can be used to record
your presentation. PowerPoint slides with audio voiceover is perfectly acceptable (information on
how to do this can be found on this website https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-record-voiceover-
powerpoint-4173784). A follow on article explains how to convert your presentation to a video
https://www.lifewire.com/convert-powerpoint-to-video-4165363. An alternative approach is to
record yourself in Zoom. If you are feeling adventurous, you can try one of these other software options:
• ‘Explain Everything’ (collaborative & interactive whiteboard; http://explaineverything.com)
• ‘CamStudio’ (screen and audio capture; http://camstudio.org)
• ‘Camtasia Studio’ (TechSmith Corporation, free trial version) This is what we use in
the department to create the recordings that you see on the LMS
• Quickcast (Mac; free)
• Screencast-O-Matic (Windows; free; https://screencast-o-matic.com/home)
If you would like to appear in your presentation, that is great but there is no expectation that you
do. You must make sure that you include slides of some kind in your presentation to be eligible
for full marks.
Submit your presentation for assessment
Once you have recorded the presentation, you will need to save it as an .mp4 file and upload it to
the dropbox on the LMS. This is not a drag and drop submission, you need to read the
instructions that are on the LMS about how to do this. Please note that it does take some time to
upload the file, don’t panic that it isn’t there but you do need to make sure you allow a bit more
time to process the file.
You must also submit your slides and script to a separate Turnitin drop box to ensure that you
have written the information in your own words. This is not marked but you must submit
your script.
Deadline
Your presentation is to be submitted to the LMS drop box no later than 23:59 on Sunday
14th November.
Assessment
This task will be assessed based on the detailed marking rubric provided on the last couple of
pages of this document. The marks for your audio-visual presentation will be weighted as
follows:
• 60% on scientific content; and
• 30% on the quality of the presentation and
• 10% on the correct use of references
Within three weeks of submission, a member of the physiology teaching staff will mark your
presentation using the rubric below and provide written feedback. You will receive a mark out of
100 for your presentation but remember this will be scaled down to a mark out of 30 for your
final grade.
Late submission You will be able to submit your assessment for 5 days after the due date
(until 23:59 Friday 19th November), however your final mark will be subject to a penalty of 5% per
day that your submission is late up to a maximum of 25%. After 5 days you will be given a mark
of ‘zero’
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