Probably one of the highlights of my 3rd year and almost like a capstone to the Physiology major. I consider the weighting of the subject to be very fair given that you have teammates who do no slack, as you are stuck with them for the whole sem. Having to research and present a solution to a given disease in front of experts was such a rewarding experience, especially if they were something more niche (eg. ICU-acquired weakness). The quizzes and presentations throughout made it so that you were constantly engaging with the course. I would highly recommend choosing something you feel passionate about for the final free-roam assignment.

Similar to the other reviews, I was a bit nervous coming into this subject as it was the first time it was run. Just for background - the subject was categorized into 3 separate modules (Metabolic Phys, Cardio Phys and Muscle Phys). Each module had a team presentation on a novel therapeutic you created, MCQ quiz on assigned reading, and an end-of-module quiz based on lectures. Overall, the content was interesting and there was a nice spread of assessments throughout the semester (yay for no heavily weighted exam!). However, the subject was let down a bit by general disorganization and limited feedback on assessments. Although my group scored really well on all group presentations (low-to-mid H1), our marks remained stable throughout the semester as limited feedback was given to improve on for next time. Hopefully, this is rectified in future semesters. Also, the individual assignment is super daunting, and not much guidance is provided beyond the brief and assignment literacy modules (i.e: given a sample and you get to mark it and compare to examiner). The coordinator literally copied and pasted the assignment brief to (very valid and not silly) questions on the discussion board rather than answering them which was a bit ~yikes~. Despite all this, it definitely is a H1-achievable subject where you walk away with a greater understanding of how physiology can be dysregulated and treated in clinical contexts.

Of course there are aspects of this subject that are messy or rather disorganised but thats to be expected considering this is the first time this subject has been run. I was quite nervous of what to expect in this subject considering there were so many different assessments that all added up to our overall mark for the subject. However, once the weeks went on I got really warmed up to the way the assessments, workshops and expectations of the subject were. The subject was broken down into 3 modules and the assessments in each of the three modules were almost identical every time. By the end of the semester it was a breeze and quite fun to work through the quizzes and readings. The individual assignment essay was quite daunting at first; however the instructions. and rubric were posted very early in the semester which gave ample time to research and work through the essay. This subject is an attainable H1 subject. You just need to stay on top of the readings and really watch and analyse the lectures well to maximise the content. PHYS30011 was my favourite subject this semester by far, especially since most of the work hours were spent with our workshop teams which made the subject super fun!

Personally loved this subject even though it wasn't what I was expecting going into it. I really enjoyed the lectures and scene-setting videos which were being provided tremendously. Also got to meet some stellar teammates that I got to learn alongside. The scenarios which we are meant to evaluate as a group to 'diagnose' based on actual medical records were very interesting albeit challenging, requiring you (and the team) to be pretty on the ball with the knowledge pertaining to individual disease diagnosis. I thought that the final individual assignment was very interesting as well, although as mentioned by the anon below, the guidance for it wasn't the most useful in general. There were pointers and exemplars which we could seek out, however, which really helped with understanding what was needed :) The load was pretty daunting at first, though if you and your team fall into a rhythm early you should be fine

Turns out it's horrible being the guinea-pig cohort for a subject. I was super excited for this subject but I was really quite let down by it. There's an excessive amount of small submissions to complete for each module and some of them really had no point to them at all (i.e. reading comprehension tasks, commenting on papers, end of module quizzes to study for PLUS barely a week and half to put together a group presentation for). The weighting for each of these tests also made zero sense considering the amount of time and effort needed. On top of that, each presentation was essentially on the same thing - I don't even think they changed the marking rubric. It did mean I could refine my presentation style and by the end of the semester our group worked like a well-oiled machine, but it's repetitive and nothing new. The end of module quizzes were fair though. The EOS assignment was probably the worst of it. You were asked to present a biomedical pitch on literally any possible disease or disorder, coming up with a completely novel therapeutic. The topic was so broad and when asking on the discussion board or emailing the subject coordinator he provided purposefully vague and unhelpful responses, sometimes even just pasting the assignment brief as his response. So don't expect any help for that assignment. It left many students very confused on what direction to take their work. The one highlight is having the grad students in the workshops. They were often a lot more helpful than the actual lecturers. Overall just a messy subject that needs a lot of work to be improved.