6040BMS Clinical Haematology and Transfusion Science Coursework CW1 Resit/Deferral

Assignment Task

• You are required to produce a summary of the analysis and interpretation of haematological and genetic data and links to diagnosis and therapy. You will receive an individual topic in the form of a case study in workshop 2. If you miss workshop 2, you should contact the module leader to receive the case study

• You will be provided with a patient case study and history along with a list of haematological indices that has been reported by a clinical laboratory.

• The report should include a background to the topic area, followed by a critical discussion on how clinical data would inform patient diagnosis and therapeutic decision making or screening of at-risk family members. There will be questions included to guide students in report writing

• You will need to research your topic in journal review articles, original scientific research papers and appropriate web-based sources. 

• Your report should conclude with a summary to evaluate the information that you have presented.

The following are included in your word allowance: 

1. The text of your written work

2. Reference citations and reference to Figures and Tables within the text

3. Descriptive paragraphs as Figure or Table legends 

4. Text that is incorporated into a table format or into a text box format e.g., “Key points” summaries etc.

The following are excluded from your word allowance: 

1. The title

2. Your name, course etc.

3. Figure and Table headings 

4. Words associated with Figures and Tables if these are data based

5. Reference list

6. The word count details

Assessed Module Learning Outcomes

The Learning Outcomes for this module align to the marking criteria which can be found at the end of this brief. Ensure you understand the marking criteria to ensure successful achievement of the assessment task. The following module learning outcomes are assessed in this task:

This assessment is designed to assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 2 of the module:

1. Discuss the laboratory investigation of thrombophilia including inherited and complex conditions and the laboratory monitoring of anticoagulant therapy.

2. Critically evaluate the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of thalassemia, applying understanding of mutations and their consequences to the analysis of compound heterozygotes.