GNA5031 Disease surveillance and the microbiome
Faculty of Science
GNA5031 Disease surveillance and the microbiome is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Science, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for GNA5031. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before GNA5031
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After GNA5031
No unit lists GNA5031 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
CO-REQUISITE: Must be enrolled in Master of Genome Analytics or Graduate Diploma of Genome Analytics (or with permission from the unit coordinator).
Overview
This unit will enable you to gain knowledge on how genomics and metagenomics can be used for disease surveillance and analysis of the microbiome.
You will learn about key concepts relating to pathogen surveillance and the microbiome. Through the application of genome analysis techniques you will develop knowledge of microbial genome structures to analyse disease surveillance and microbiome-related data. In addition you will learn how to critically evaluate the literature in this field, interpret and report data. This unit is designed to develop real-world skills in using and applying microbial genome databases as well as generating topic-specific surveys and genome analysis reports
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Case studyOther25%
- Literature reviewOther25%
- Clinical case study reportReport50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the basic principles and applications of microbial genomics and disease surveillance;
- 2
Explain the role of the microbiome in health and disease;
- 3
Discuss the application of microbial genomics to analyse the microbiome and disease surveillance data, and the ethical issues surrounding the use of such data;
- 4
Critically review the scientific literature relating to disease surveillance and the microbiome;
- 5
Apply genome analysis software/databases to analyse and interpret microbiome and disease surveillance data;
- 6
Effectively communicate research outcomes in verbal and written forms to scientific and clinical audiences.
Workload and teaching
- Applied sessions36 hours
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Up to 6 hours of directed learning consisting of online activities, lectures and workshops, and
- 6 hours of self-directed learning per week.
Educational content, exercises and interactive lessons will be provided in the online-learning environment. All lecture material will be provided online so as to ensure face to face time is spent in workshops and active-based learning.
The online and activity learning will both involve problem-based learning, where students must apply their knowledge to new problems.
During workshops you will be involved in active learning activities, applying the unit content to scenarios and patient cases.
You will be presented with patient cases that require genome analytics techniques to be applied. These techniques will first be taught in interactive workshops and then you will apply these techniques to the cases they are provided.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Recommended reading and learning activities on Moodle
Relevant textbook(s) and references to relevant training materials in the scientific literature and Moodle lessons to introduce concepts and develop skills.
Technology resources
Computer software and IT support
Appropriate genome analysis software and access to data storage platform
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Terry Kwok-Schuelein
- Associate Professor Anna Roujeinikova
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Stephen Turner
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for GNA5031?
GNA5031 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is GNA5031 offered?
In 2024, GNA5031 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
Does GNA5031 have an exam?
No. GNA5031 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Science
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 20232024