Informações principais
Sobre o conteúdo
Are you preparing for a health-related career, or planning to study in the health sciences? Perhaps you're just keen to learn more about the wonders of the human body? Our bodies are amazing but complex biological machines. This course will provide you with an outstanding foundation of knowledge in human anatomy and physiology.
You will gain a broad understanding of the relationships between normal structure and function in human cells and tissues, both in health and disease. The properties of the four main types of tissue in the body - epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous - will also be clearly explained.
The course employs a variety of engaging learning methods, including short videos, animations, interactive activities and integrated quizzes to guide you through key concepts, and make learning relevant.
Pré-requisito
No formal prerequisites are required however a basic understanding of biology may be useful.
Programa de estudos
- Knowledge of structure and function of human cells and tissues.
- Understanding of basic human anatomy and physiology.
- Preparation for study of health sciences and careers in health. *
Instrutores
Mario Ricci
Professor
University of Adelaide
Rachel Gibson
Associate Professor
University of Adelaide
Sophie Karanicolas
Senior Lecturer
University of Adelaide
Catherine Snelling
Senior Lecturer
University of Adelaide
Femke Buisman-Pijlman
Affiliate at University of Adelaide; Associate Professor and Academic Program Director (Health), University of Melbourne.
University of Melbourne
Criador do conteúdo
Plataforma
EdX est une plateforme d'apprentissage en ligne (dite FLOT ou MOOC). Elle héberge et met gratuitement à disposition des cours en ligne de niveau universitaire à travers le monde entier. Elle mène également des recherches sur l'apprentissage en ligne et la façon dont les utilisateurs utilisent celle-ci. Elle est à but non lucratif et la plateforme utilise un logiciel open source.
EdX a été fondée par le Massachusetts Institute of Technology et par l'université Harvard en mai 2012. En 2014, environ 50 écoles, associations et organisations internationales offrent ou projettent d'offrir des cours sur EdX. En juillet 2014, elle avait plus de 2,5 millions d'utilisateurs suivant plus de 200 cours en ligne.
Les deux universités américaines qui financent la plateforme ont investi 60 millions USD dans son développement. La plateforme France Université Numérique utilise la technologie openedX, supportée par Google.
