Dombrovski
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For all those who are doing Pharmacy (Ph), Medical Science (MS) and Forensic Biotechnology (FB), and the biomed double degree people next year, I thought I would put up some tips about the subjects you will be doing 
First year common subjects between all courses;
Physiological Sciences 1 & 2
Chemsitry 1A & 1B
Introduction to Microbiology
Scientific Statistics
Other subjects
Ph) Intro Pharmacy
MS+FB+D) Intro Med Science
MS) Maths and Stats in Health Science
FB+D) Applied Legal Studies (Forensics)
Ph+MS-elec) Pharmaceutics 1
MS-elec) Foundations of Information Technology
Of the "other subjects" i also did Intro Med Science. There was another Law subject for Double degree and FB people, but it got changed.
Some hints!
Physiological Sciences 1 & 2
MSE:
Phys1) Don't feel too bad if you don't go very well with this; it may very well be your first uni exam, and you can always pick yourself back up.
Phys2) It may be a good idea to go to the exam review session, as you do renal in the second half of the session, which involves the circulatory system... you want to have that down to make sure you can do your best!
look closely at the objective questions!!
Minitests:
They may be small, but they do add up, really listen in the pracs, and read them before hand so it says in your memory longer!
ESE:
Go to the sample exam sessions! they really help, and you can get some individual attention on stuff which you may not be sure about! Things really start to get put together in this session, and it helps lock in the stuff you may not have been sure about
Lectures:
There are topics which are very diagram heavy; it would be a good idea to have the lecture notes for these so you can follow along, and make notes on the actual diagrams as you go!
Overall: You MUST pass phys 1 to do phys 2!! very important as phys 2 is the basis of a lot of second year subjects!
Chemistry 1A & 1B
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HSC CHEM UNDER YOUR BELT START WORKING ON IT NOW.
Try the Hsc online site, or something similar; just please for the love of god, start working on it. They go through it very very very very very fast!!
Pracs:
Arrive early to the prac time choosing, otherwise it will take an hour and you wont get the prac you want!!
with prac sessions, if you are five minutes late, they will lock the door on you. full stop. make sure you attend.
The Prac exam/assignments! Fail it, fail the subject.
Be careful, and make sure you do everything right in the pracs, and that you write everything down in order to ensure you do the best you can
Assignments:
Start them early, and hack away at them, maybe a couple a day, or all at once, just make sure that it is done.
ESEs:
Don't slack off!
Clickers (you'll see what I mean when you get there):
Like phys minitests, these are an ongoing MCQ assessment task in lectures. small, but the can make the difference between a pass and a fail. They are really good to assess your understanding of the lecture material
If the clicker isnt working coz you've thrown it into your bag, or its been dropped, hold the battery section in, or try sqeezing the sides!
Tutorials:
Go. But if its the difference between you going and you eating for the day, its probably better that you eat
Overall: You MUST pass Chem 1A to do Chem 1B!! very important as Chem 1B is the basis of a lot of second year subjects!
Introduction to Microbiology
Minitests
As with Phys, they add up. if there are problems with them, dont whinge. please. just write an orderly email/post and don't angry at the lecturers! this is only a very new subject!
MSE&ESE:
These are meant to be really hard every year, look closely at the objective questions!!
Scientific Statistics
Assignments
Dont copy off each other. you will get zero for the assignment/s if you do.
Prac Exam;
Go to the tuts so you know how to use the computer programs!
ESE
WRITE YOUR OWN NOTES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE GOOD.
AND DO SAMPLE QUESTIONS.
^difference between finishing and not finishing the 70% exam.
First year common subjects between all courses;
Physiological Sciences 1 & 2
Chemsitry 1A & 1B
Introduction to Microbiology
Scientific Statistics
Other subjects
Ph) Intro Pharmacy
MS+FB+D) Intro Med Science
MS) Maths and Stats in Health Science
FB+D) Applied Legal Studies (Forensics)
Ph+MS-elec) Pharmaceutics 1
MS-elec) Foundations of Information Technology
Of the "other subjects" i also did Intro Med Science. There was another Law subject for Double degree and FB people, but it got changed.
Some hints!
Physiological Sciences 1 & 2
MSE:
Phys1) Don't feel too bad if you don't go very well with this; it may very well be your first uni exam, and you can always pick yourself back up.
Phys2) It may be a good idea to go to the exam review session, as you do renal in the second half of the session, which involves the circulatory system... you want to have that down to make sure you can do your best!
look closely at the objective questions!!
Minitests:
They may be small, but they do add up, really listen in the pracs, and read them before hand so it says in your memory longer!
ESE:
Go to the sample exam sessions! they really help, and you can get some individual attention on stuff which you may not be sure about! Things really start to get put together in this session, and it helps lock in the stuff you may not have been sure about
Lectures:
There are topics which are very diagram heavy; it would be a good idea to have the lecture notes for these so you can follow along, and make notes on the actual diagrams as you go!
Overall: You MUST pass phys 1 to do phys 2!! very important as phys 2 is the basis of a lot of second year subjects!
Chemistry 1A & 1B
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE HSC CHEM UNDER YOUR BELT START WORKING ON IT NOW.
Try the Hsc online site, or something similar; just please for the love of god, start working on it. They go through it very very very very very fast!!
Pracs:
Arrive early to the prac time choosing, otherwise it will take an hour and you wont get the prac you want!!
with prac sessions, if you are five minutes late, they will lock the door on you. full stop. make sure you attend.
The Prac exam/assignments! Fail it, fail the subject.
Be careful, and make sure you do everything right in the pracs, and that you write everything down in order to ensure you do the best you can
Assignments:
Start them early, and hack away at them, maybe a couple a day, or all at once, just make sure that it is done.
ESEs:
Don't slack off!
Clickers (you'll see what I mean when you get there):
Like phys minitests, these are an ongoing MCQ assessment task in lectures. small, but the can make the difference between a pass and a fail. They are really good to assess your understanding of the lecture material
If the clicker isnt working coz you've thrown it into your bag, or its been dropped, hold the battery section in, or try sqeezing the sides!
Tutorials:
Go. But if its the difference between you going and you eating for the day, its probably better that you eat
Overall: You MUST pass Chem 1A to do Chem 1B!! very important as Chem 1B is the basis of a lot of second year subjects!
Introduction to Microbiology
Minitests
As with Phys, they add up. if there are problems with them, dont whinge. please. just write an orderly email/post and don't angry at the lecturers! this is only a very new subject!
MSE&ESE:
These are meant to be really hard every year, look closely at the objective questions!!
Scientific Statistics
Assignments
Dont copy off each other. you will get zero for the assignment/s if you do.
Prac Exam;
Go to the tuts so you know how to use the computer programs!
ESE
WRITE YOUR OWN NOTES AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE GOOD.
AND DO SAMPLE QUESTIONS.
^difference between finishing and not finishing the 70% exam.
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