Neuroimaging for Clinical Research

Subject CLRS90017 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Intensive mode

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops
Total Time Commitment: Students should expect to undertake a minimum of 120 hours lectures, research, reading, writing etc to complete this subject successfully.
Prerequisites: To sartisfy the requirements of this subject, students must firstly complete this subject:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50
Corequisites: nil
Recommended Background Knowledge: nil
Non Allowed Subjects: nil
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Contact

Melbourne Consulting and Custom Programs
Level 3, 442 Auburn Rd
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Phone: 9810 3185
Email: clinicalresearch@mccp.unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

Topics covered include:

Expert briefings on the current research questions in dementias, movement disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
Major emphasis on cutting-edge human imaging techniques
Cognitive functioning
Research techniques in clinical neurophysiology
Introduction to neuroimaging techniques
Principles of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Practical demonstration of language functional MRI
Structural MR imaging and clinical research applications
Functional MR imaging and clinical research applications
Analysis of MR imaging
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and research applications
New frontiers in multi-disciplinary clinical neuroscience research

Objectives:

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

Demonstrate a high level of understanding of various advanced clinical research techniques that have broad application to many areas of neuroscience
Understand clinical research applications of brain imaging techniques
Understand the need for multi-disciplinary integration in clinical research and be able to establish appropriate collaborations across disciplines
Have gained insights into current research applications of these techniques across the various neuroscience disciplines
Be able to develop innovative strategies to investigate clinical neuroscience research questions to pursue in response to particular neurological problems
Have achieved a level of competency enabling them to create and conduct high quality clinical neuroscience research projects from the original concept through to submission of competitive research proposals
Assessment:

A 2 hour examination that assesses the learning from the entire subject (40%), a comprehensive clinical neuroscience project proposal formatted as a grant submission, including potential multi-disciplinary collaborations and drawing on the course contents (and previous professional experience if relevant) (2,500 words) (60%).
Prescribed Texts:

nil
Recommended Texts: Students will be provided with articles and references that support the teaching program as part of their course materials
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

Demonstrate a high level of understanding of various advanced clinical research techniques that have broad application to many areas of neuroscience
Understand clinical research applications of brain imaging techniques
Understand the need for multi-disciplinary integration in clinical research and be able to establish appropriate collaborations across disciplines
Have gained insights into current research applications of these techniques across the various neuroscience disciplines
Be able to develop innovative strategies to investigate clinical neuroscience research questions to pursue in response to particular neurological problems
Have achieved a level of competency enabling them to create and conduct high quality clinical neuroscience research projects from the original concept through to submission of competitive research proposals

Links to further information: http://www.mccp.unimelb.edu.au/subjects/clinical-neuroscience-research-part2
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
Master of Clinical Research
Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research (Neuroscience)

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