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AVBS4020: ONE Health

Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

The health and wellbeing of all living creatures on this earth is dependent on the interconnections between people, animals, plants and the land they share. The concept of ONE Health recognizes that the health of people, animals and the environment are connected and closely related. This unit will investigate how humans relate to wild and domestic animals and their environment and investigate the negative consequence of these interaction through examining recent emerging infectious disease and zoonotic events. You will utilize the principles of veterinary and public health, biosecurity, food safety and security, risk assessment and epidemiology to understand how public health, animal health and environmental health can be optimized in a holistically approach, taking into consideration the multifaceted nature of human, animal , environmental interaction. By doing this unit you will apply your knowledge of infectious disease of animals and humans with the broader concepts of environmental and planetary health to generate disease management strategies that can lead to a more sustainable planet into the 22nd century. The unit will provide final year students with a major in Animal Health, Disease and Welfare the skills to move into the professional fields of biosecurity, human and animal disease surveillance and national and international policy development related to ecological, animal and public health.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	AVBS4020
Academic unit	Life and Environmental Sciences Academic Operations
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	AVBS4004
Prerequisites ?	144 credit points of units including AVBS3001
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	Fundamental understanding of disease epidemiology and risk
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Gary Muscatello, gary.muscatello@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Gary Muscatello, gary.muscatello@sydney.edu.au
	Michael Kertesz, michael.kertesz@sydney.edu.au
	Amy Brooks, amy.brooks@sydney.edu.au
	David Guest, david.guest@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam (Record+)	Final exam Written exam (open book)	35%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Tutorial quiz	Quiz Online Canvas quiz	10%	Week 09	60 minutes
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	ONE Health review Literature review	25%	Week 10	1500 words
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	ONE Health scenario (prevention and planning) Informative document (professional and general public)	30%	Week 11	1500words + diagrammatic illustration
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ? = Type B final exam ?

Assessment summary

Tutorial quiz – 10% (week 9 in class)

Literature review (ONE Health theme: Interactions and drivers that lead to evaluate risk) – 25% (1500 words) (week 10)

Group Assignment (ONE Health Scenario: prevention and planning to prevent disease and optimise health) – 30% (1500 words + illustrations/diagramatical) (week 11)

Final Exam (open book-ProctorU) – 35%

Assessment criteria

Result name	Mark range	Description
High Distinction	85-100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75-84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65-74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50-64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0-49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

A late penalty of 5% per day will be enforced for late submissions.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction to ONE Health	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 01	Resources, assignments and brainstorming	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 02	Science of Environmental Health	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 02	Microbiota	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 03	Threats to Environmental Health	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 03	Climate Change	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 04	Animal Health and Management	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 04	Animal Management	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 05	Threats to Animal Health	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 05	Habitat and farm intensification	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 06	Food Safety, Security and Sovereignty	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 06	Australian Abattoir Learning Resources	Computer laboratory (2 hr)
Week 07	Zoonosis and Public Health	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 07	Emerging Infectious Disease	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 09	Drug Resistance	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 10	Health monitoring and surveillance	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 10	Disease surveillance systems	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 11	ONE Health Epidemiology	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 11	Designing a ONE Health study	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 12	ONE Health Teams	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 12	Interdisciplinary integration	Workshop (2 hr)
Week 13	ONE Health solutions	Lecture (3 hr)
Week 13	Urban planning	Tutorial (2 hr)

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed through the Library eReserve, available on Canvas

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Understand and apply epidemiological skills to investigate disease outbreaks
LO2. Describe various zoonotic disease and environmental factors of relevance to plant, animal and public health
LO3. Evaluate hazards and threats to environmental, plant, animal and public health and appreciate risk assessment and risk management tools used in food safety
LO4. Apply the core concepts of ONE Health in devising strategies to prevent, monitor or control emerging diseases .
LO5. Evaluate the drivers for emerging infectious diseases in public health
LO6. Work collaboratively and independently to sources material and data to create and communicate ONE Health strategies to address emerging animal, public or environmental emergencies.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Study commitment

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