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Unit of Study CMM10469 - Enquiry and Critique in Health (2014)

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Unit description

Presents students with an overview of research and critique-based enquiry methods in the context of contemporary health care practices, including evidence based care and research appraisal.

Unit content

1. Introduction to nursing and research
2. Why study research?
3. What is evidence - Evidence based practice
4. Evaluating the evidence - Critical appraisal of research
5. Framing the research question
6. Developing the research proposal
7. Literature review
8. Handling quantitative data Research methods
9. Handling Qualitative data
10. Mixed method research
11. Disseminating research findings
12. Evaluating health care systems

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Not currently available in 2014

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Examine the methods of research used in health care
2 Compare and contrast the interrelationships between theory, research and practice
3 Analyse research findings on problems and issues related to health care practice
4 Evaluate ethical principles as they relate to research processes

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Examine the methods of research used in health care
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. Compare and contrast the interrelationships between theory, research and practice
    • GA5:
  3. Analyse research findings on problems and issues related to health care practice
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. Evaluate ethical principles as they relate to research processes
    • GA3: