Independent Learning Project

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Independent Learning Project

• 0915-0930 Welcome John Hunt
• 0930-1000 OHS Richard Szczepanski
• 10.00-10.30 Ethics Alix Magney
• 1030-1100 Break
• 1100-1130 Library Kate Dunn
• 1130-1200 Literature Review Helen Farrell
• 1200-1230 ILP Nuts Bolts John Hunt

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• Dean H. Conrad , Jesse Goyette and Paul S. Thomas
  Proteomics as a method for early detection of
  cancer a review of proteomics, exhaled breath
  condensate and lung cancer screening. .Journal of
  General Internal Medicine- 2008. 23 78-84
• Jia Liu, Dean H. Conrad, Sharron Chow, Vanessa H.
  Tran, Deborah H. Yates, Paul S. Thomas. Effect
  of collection devices upon nitrogen oxides, pH
  and other markers in exhaled breath condensate"
  European Respiratory Journal . 2007. 304,
  807-808
• Brooke L Summers, Catherine Henry, Allan M Rofe
  and Peter Coyle Dietary zinc supplementation
  during pregnancy prevents spatial and object
  recognition memory impairments caused by early
  prenatal ethanol exposure. 2008 Behavioural Brain
  Research 186-2, 230-238
• Phillipa Bunting et al Comparison of crystalline
  methamphetamine ("ice") users and other patients
  with toxicology-related problems presenting to a
  hospital emergency department. Medical Journal
  of Australia 2007. 187 10 564-566

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ILP Coordinator

• John Hunt
• Department of Pathology,
• School of Medical Sciences,
• Faculty of Medicine, UNSW.
• Contact
• J.Hunt_at_unsw.edu.au
• Ph. 9385 1580
• Room 507, 5th Floor
• Wallace Wurth Building

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ILP Administrative Assistant

• Joanna Tjojoatmodjo
• Office of the Dean,
• Faculty of Medicine, UNSW.
• Contact
• djuniah_at_unsw.edu.au
• Ph. 9385 1317

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ILP Committee Members

• Zachary SteelSchool of PsychiatryPeter
  McCluskey
• South Western Sydney Clinical School
• James BrockPrince of Wales Medical Research
  Institute
• Gary WilliamsSchool of Women's Children's
  Health

• John Hunt
• Karen Gibson
• School of Medical Sciences Sally Nathan
• School of Public Health and Community Medicine
• Alan Spigelman St Vincent's Clinical School

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Independent Learning Project

• ILP 2008-9
• Yr4 - 71 students start April 7
• Yr3 - 123 students start May 19
• _____________________
• total - 194
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Independent Learning Project

• 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

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ILP Goals (Assessment Criteria)

• question the basis of current thinking in
  relation to medical and public health practice
• Retrieve literature on a topic
• Evaluate current knowledge
• Identify a problem in a field understand and
  participate in the process of designing a
  scientific investigation
• Be aware of the ethical issues involved in
  medical research as applied to their area of
  study
• Critically evaluate data including the
  appropriate use and application of analytical
  procedures

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ILP feedback from supervisors

• high level of satisfaction with the ILP (89
  Highly satisfied/satisfied)
• "valuable to the team
• Comment Examiner 1 I am astounded at the
  quality of the work I have seen in both projects.
  Their commitment and thoughtfulness and quality
  of presentations are what we expect from a good
  post graduate research student.

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ILP feedback from students

• supervisor's receptivity to student's point of
  view on the project
• level of comfort in asking questions
• access to resources/equipment for the project
• receiving "constructive feedback".

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ILP feedback from students

• students felt insufficiently prepared for the ILP
• did not have a clear idea of what was expected of
  them

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Mr Richard Szczepanski

• Occupational Health Safety

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Dr Alix Magney

• Research and Ethics

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Morning Tea
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Kate Dunn

• Library Resources

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Helen Farrell

• Writing a Literature Review

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Part 2 - ILP the nuts and bolts

• Important dates
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Components
• Assessment
• ILP work contract

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Independent Learning ProjectRoles and
Responsibilities

• The day-to-day supervision, assessment and
  running of individual ILPs are responsibilities
  that are shared by students and project
  supervisors.

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• Roles and responsibilities of the ILP student
• To attend the ILP induction and OHS training as
  required.
• To actively participate in the drafting of an
  ILP-work contract. This contract will include a
  time-line detailing the steps that will
  facilitate the successful completion of an ILP
  project. This will be documented, agreed to and
  signed by the student and the supervisor
  (original to be retained by the supervisor, a
  photocopy should be forwarded to the ILP
  administrator) amendments should be accompanied
  by explanatory notes that are initialled and
  dated (this need only be retained by the
  supervisor). A simple proforma will be provided
  for this task.
• To maintain regular contact with the supervisor,
  identify and undertake measures aimed at
  resolving problems as they arise and meet
  deadlines.
• To keep the supervisor informed as to the overall
  progress in the ILP so that the supervisor can
  make an informed assessment of your progress in
  the ILP.

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• Roles and responsibilities of the ILP student
• To provide draft and amended versions of the
  Literature Review for the supervisor to comment
  upon prior to submission of the final Literature
  Review.
• To provide draft and amended versions of the
  Final Report for the supervisor to comment upon
  prior to submission of the Final Report.
• To comply with the Occupational Health and Safety
  (OHS) regulations relating to their environment
  and work practices.
• To inform the ILP supervisor as soon as
  practicable of any accident, serious illness,
  emergency situation or similar circumstance
  affecting their progress in the ILP.
• To notify the ILP supervisor and relevant UNSW
  administration of any unexpected/extended
  absence.
• To actively participate in the collegial and
  scholarly activities particular to their
  environment. Such activities may include
  research meetings, journal clubs and school
  seminars. A record of these activities should be
  recorded in the ILP Journal. This journal is to
  be viewed and signed by the ILP supervisor and
  student at their scheduled meeting.

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Independent Learning Project

• How is the ILP assessed?
• ILP 1 - Literature Review (3000 word)
• - Progress report (check list)
• (satisfactory/unsatisfactory)
• ILP 2 - Supervisors report (check list)
• (satisfactory/unsatisfactory)
• ILP 3 Final Report (5000 word)
• Supervisor Grade (40 of final mark)
• Examiner Grade (60 of final mark)

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Literature Review

• In order to achieve a satisfactory grade in the
  literature review, the student must demonstrate
  an active and timely engagement in the
  preparation, editing and review of the literature
  review. Late submissions will be referred to the
  ILP committee for further consideration.

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Progress Report ILP-2

• students are expected to actively participate in
  the collegial activities and make appropriate and
  timely progress in all aspects of their ILP
  projects.
• Participation in collegial activities and
  progress in the project shall be reviewed at
  regular, preferably weekly, meetings between the
  supervisor and student. At these meeting the
  supervisor should review and sign the ILP Journal
  this journal may be requested by the ILP
  committee when determining the final grade.

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Final Report ILP-3

• A collaborative process, of review and editing.
• in the form of a research paper (maximum 5000
  words, excluding references, figure legends and
  tables).
• The format of the report will match the format of
  papers in their area of research.
• The final report must be submitted electronically
  (eMed) as single document (lt10Mb) that contains
  all text and figures. No supporting document will
  be accepted.

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• Grading Criteria for the Final Supervisors Report

• Fail (lt 50)
• The student has
• not reviewed the literature with any degree of
  competence, retelling other sources with
  inadequate analysis or development of an
  argument,
• not engaged with the project or applied
  themselves for the required time period of the
  ILP (i.e. equivalent of 24 weeks full-time
  research),
• not met deadlines in a timely manner,
• performed or analysed the research poorly,
• shown little or no understanding of the project
  and is unable to effectively communicate the
  results, or answer questions concerning the
  research.
• Pass (50-65)
• The student has
• demonstrated a relatively superficial or limited
  understanding of the core aspects of the topic,
• reviewed the literature competently,
• usually met deadlines,
• engaged with the project in an adequate but
  superficial manner,
• displayed some ability to communicate aspects of
  the study,
• one or two aspects may not be well done but the
  overall result is still satisfactory.
• Credit (65-74)
• In addition to meeting the criteria for a pass
  grade, the student has
• applied themselves diligently to the project and
  was successful in completing the tasks set,

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Late Final Report ILP-3

• penalty for late submissions is 2 per calendar
  day
• Max 25 days, then mark awarded will be
  absent/fail
• May apply for special consideration
• Committee may waive penalty

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ILP-Work Contract
This form is to be completed by the supervisor
the student. Once all sections are complete, the
contract must be signed and dated by the ILP
supervisor, student and head of School / Unit /
Institute. A signed copy of this completed
contract must be forwarded to ILP administrator
c/o the Deans Office, Faculty of Medicine, 2052
(or faxed to 9385 1874)
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ILP-Work Contract
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ILP-Work Contract
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ILP Work Contract

• Anticipated Absences of Supervisor
• Anticipated Absences of Student
• all ILP students are entitled to UNSW sessional
  recesses one during July, and the other, in
  December prior to the start of the summer
  teaching period
• - Students are advised to discuss the specific
  demands of their project when planning the exact
  timing of their recess, some degree of
  flexibility should be entertained as long as the
  overall commitment is consistent with 16 weeks
  full-time plus 16 weeks part-time..

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ILP Work Contract

• Extent and timing of student / supervisor
  interactions Your answer should include an
  indication of the face-to-face contact hours per
  week, the extent of assistance provided and a
  proposed time for regular (preferably weekly)
  meeting.
• Weekly meeting should be regarded as an
  opportunity to review how the project is
  progressing and the level of participation in
  collegial activities. Both the student and
  supervisor should sign the student journal at
  these meeting (see below).

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ILP Work Contract

• Participation in collegial activities (ILP
  Journal)
• Students should participate in at least one such
  activity (eg. Departmental seminars, journal
  clubs, discussion groups) per week, participation
  is to be recorded in a journal entry that
  includes brief notes (1/3 page) indicating the
  date, time and content discussed. This journal
  should be signed by the supervisor at each of the
  scheduled meetings. A dated ILP journal will be
  provided to all students, this journal may be
  requested when reviewing the progression of a
  student.

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ILP Work Contract

• Resources and facilities available for the
  project (eg. specific tools, equipment, desk
  space, databases, software, computing or other
  such facilities necessary for the successful
  completion of the project).

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ILP Work Contract

• Have all practicable measures been put in place
  to inform the students of their occupational
  health and safety (OHS) responsibilities.
• Although the principle responsibility for OHS
  lies with the ILP supervisor, all students will,
  as part of the ILP induction process, be
  introduced to the legislative framework and the
  application of UNSW OHS guidelines. A copy of
  the UNSW guidelines will be supplied to each
  student, project specific instructions must be
  provided by the supervisor.
• (note - FORM to be completed and returned with
  ILP contract)

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ILP Journal

• Attendance at regular meeting with supervisor
• (both parties)
• Participation in collegial activities,
• (who, when, what - brief notes)
• Documentation of issues relating to the project
  and their resolution.
• (Agreed course of action and outcomes)

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Special Consideration for Illness or Misadventure
affecting Assessments

• Inform your supervisor
• Inform the ILP coordinator
• Complete the special considerations form and hand
  it to student services.
• https//my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/SpecialConside
  ration.html

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Faculty of MedicineStudent Affairs
CoordinatorDr Suzie Allman
support and assistance - academic progress, study
and any personal or health concerns. independent
and confidential advice advocate for students in
their interaction with the Faculty.
Dr Suzie Allman Emailsallman_at_bigpond.net.au
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GRIEVANCE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE FOR UNDERGRADUATE
AND POSTGRADUATE (COURSEWORK) STUDENTS - UNSW
Document
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Independent Learning Project

• Who to contact?
• John Hunt ILP Coordinator
• 9385 1580
• J.Hunt_at_unsw.edu.au
• ILP_at_unsw.edu.au

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Final Advice

• How many hours a week should I work?
• How often should I meet with my supervisor?
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