UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MWC5201 Principles of wound healing

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

MWC5201 Principles of wound healing is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

This unit will review normal anatomy and physiology of the skin and explore the wound healing process in detail, including the differences between acute and chronic wound healing. Furthermore, it will examine factors that enhance, inhibit or delay wound healing including nutrition, medications, smoking, perfusion and co-morbidities.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonDe online

Assessment

  • Minor assignment 1
    20%
  • Minor assignment 2
    20%
  • Major written assignment
    40%
  • Participation in online discussions
    20%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Explain the relationship between the phases of wound healing, including the molecular and cellular components.

  2. 2

    Contrast and compare acute and chronic healing.

  3. 3

    Identify factors that enhance, inhibit or delay wound healing and illustrate how these impact on the normal wound healing process.

  4. 4

    Demonstrate critical analysis skills in relation to wound care literature.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include teacher directed learning, reading time, participation in online discussions or discussion groups, research and preparation for assignments.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Ms Adriana Tiziani
Unit Coordinators
Ms Adriana Tiziani

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MWC5201?

MWC5201 has no prerequisites.

When is MWC5201 offered?

In 2021, MWC5201 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.

How much work is MWC5201?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does MWC5201 have an exam?

No. MWC5201 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027