Portfolio for Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons)

Concepts
The portfolio for Biomedical Science programme will be a collection of students effort,
progress and accomplishment throughout the programme. This portfolio focuses on
students reflection on their learning process and transformation from knowledgeable
students to competent scientist with analytical and critical minds, important traits that are
emphasized in the programmes outcomes (Table 1). There will be no summative
components in this portfolio, since most contents (eg. Practical reports, AIR, Thesis...)
already contribute to EOS marks.

IMU Biomedical Science Programmes

Outcome
1. knowledgeable
2. competent
3. analytical
4. professional
5. a team player
6. a life-long learner
7. a resource and quality manager
8. a critical thinker and researcher
Table 1: Bachelor of Biomedical Science Programmes Outcomes.

Contents
All components in the portfolio are arranged into 3 parts Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3. Mentors
are required to review their mentees portfolio regularly, at least once in the middle of
semester and end of semester respectively. Mentors are also required to mark the reflective
writings and give suggestions and guidance to mentees on their personal and professional
development.
There are general guidelines provided on the content of year-end reflect. However, students
are free to reflects on any subject(s)/issue(s) in the learning process.
The proposed contents for the portfolio are as follow:

Year 1 Activities

Reflection on Career
Talk 1 & 2

Module

Introduction to
Professionalism
and Personal
Development

Markers/Asse
ssors

Module
coordinator
(MC)/ content
expert
Mentor

Programme
Outcome(s)
Addressed
6, 8

3, 4, 8

Reflection on PBL
experience

Mentor

Mentor

Mentor-mentee
meeting reports

Extra-curricular
activities (If any)

End of Year 1
Reflection on leaning
processes in IMU
(english proficiency,
laboratory skill
competency/assess
ment, general
learning experience,
goals setting for the
following
semesters).

Mentor

Table 2: Portfolio for Year 1

Remarks

Year 2 Activities

Six (6) selected

practical report

Module

Bioanalysis,
Health
informatics,
Immunology,
Histopathology
and
Cytopathology,
Genomics and
Molecular
Diagnostics

AIR

Markers/Asse
ssors

Programme
Outcome(s)
Addressed

MC/ content
expert

2, 3, 4, 5

MC/ content
expert

3, 4, 6

Reflects on
community service

Parasitology

Mentor

4, 8

Reflects on skill
assessment

Clinical
biochemistry

Mentor

2, 4, 8

Mentor

Extra-curricular
activity (If any)

End of Year 2
Reflection on
students own

Mentor

Remarks

strengths and
weaknesses,
personal goals
achievement and
student centered
learning experience.
Table 3: Portfolio for Year 2

Year 3 Activities

Module

Markers/Asse
ssors

Programme
Outcome(s)
Addressed

Proposal and
Dissertation

Research
Project

Supervisor

2, 3, 4

Manuscript writing (If

any)

Current Trend
in Biomedical
Science,
Research
Project

Supervisor

2, 3, 8

Log book

Apprentice

MC/ content
expert

2, 4

Soft copy of oral

presentation slides

Research
Project,
Laboratory

MC/ content
expert

2, 3

Remarks

Management II,
Selectives,
Current Trend
in Biomedical
Science.
Workshop and
conference
participation (If any)

Mentor

4, 6

End of Year 3
Reflection on overall
knowledge, research
and analytical skills,
professional and
personal
development,
achievement of
goals and
aspirations.

Mentor

Table 4: Portfolio for Year 3

Preparations
1. Students need training on how to write reflective writings.
2. Mentors need training on how to mark/assess reflective writings.
3. Maximum/minimum word limits for the reflective writings to be determined.