Independent Learning Project Information for Students

Important dates  Preferences (ILP /Clinical / Streaming/Honours) - changes accepted until Thursday 24 th April (changes be ed to Joanna Tjojoatmodjo –  For those in Clinical, you will get a preference form (Aug/Sept) to choose what Hospital you go to)  For ILP: negotiation or allocation  Last date for students to submit a negotiated ILP for 2009 is June  By July 1 we will know how many students require allocated projects, these will be listed by end of July. Student project preferences to be submitted by end of August

ILP Coordinator John Hunt Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW. Contact : Ph Room 507, 5 th Floor Wallace Wurth Building

ILP Administrative Assistant Joanna Tjojoatmodjo Office of the Dean, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW. Contact : Ph

Independent Learning Project When is the ILP?  Phase 2  Years 3 & 4  2 entry points (for 2 nd year students in 2008)  May 2009  March 2010 (3 rd Year)  March 2010  November 2010 (4 th Year)  For 3 rd year student in 2008  March 2009  November 2009 (4 th year)

ILP: Goals (Assessment Criteria) question the basis of current thinking Retrieve literature & critically evaluate designing scientific investigation (esp in negotiated ILP) ethical issues Critically evaluate your data

How long is the ILP?  3 courses of 8 Units of Credit each (ILP1, ILP2, ILP3)  Equivalent to 24 weeks of full time study spread over 32 weeks  ILP 2 is taken concurrently with “12 UOC - study from other Faculties”  Note: hours per week (30-40 when full time)

Independent Learning Project Topics  Distributed across all topic areas  Biomedical Sciences  Medical Practice  Social sciences  Multi-stream  Covered all the disciplines  Anatomy  Anthropology  Epidemiology  Endocrinology  Internal medicine   Microbiology  Maternal medicine  Zoology  Zenotransplanatation

How are students allocated to an ILP?  Students can negotiate an ILP with a supervisor. (Info session = Tuesday May 6, 8.15am)  ILP projects may be selected from website. If over subscribed, student allocated to ILP by ballot.

How is the ILP assessed?  ILP 1 - Literature Review (3000 word) - Progress report (satisfactory/un)  ILP 2 - Supervisor’s report (satisfactory/un)  ILP 3 - Supervisor’s report & Grade (40%)  Final Report at end of ILP 3 (5000 word) (graded by external examiner (60%)

 Having completed a Honours or higher degree by research (not by course work).  Enrolment in the BSc (Med) Hons program. exemptions from the ILP?

Independent Learning Project Who to contact?  John Hunt, ILP Coordinator