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Unit of Study CMM93001 - Graduate Studies Project (2016)

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Unit description

Provides students with the opportunity to broaden and deepen their understanding of literature analysis and research design in relation to an area of relevance to their professional practice. Students will produce a critical literature review to a peer review standard. Students will also produce a research proposal for future work.

Unit content

The first six topics are covered in the first study period, and the remaining six in the second:

  • Topic 1:Developing the research question
  • Topic 2: Examining a systematic literature review and how is it done
  • Topic 3: Methodology vs Methods
  • Topic 4: Presenting the Results
  • Topic 5: Elements of a comprehensive Discussion and Conclusion section
  • Topic 6: Writing for Publication
  • Topic 7: Designing a research proposal
  • Topic 8: Analysing and addressing ethical issues involved with research in health
  • Topic 9: Refining and focusing research questions
  • Topic 10: Developing workable hypotheses
  • Topic 11: Project management, milestones and timelines
  • Topic 12. Composing a successful Research Proposal

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Not currently available in 2016

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 develop a research question that critically examines an area of personal interest, located within your discipline or course specialisation
2 comprehensively and systematically scope and critique the studies that will allow you to address the research question
3 prepare a robust reproducible comprehensive critique of the literature in a format appropriate for publication in a peer-reviewed journal relevant to your discipline and research interest
4 formulate a research plan for investigating your research question
5 analyse and address the ethical implications of a research proposal and compile an appropriate ethics application
6 compile, articulate, and defend a research proposal to answer your research question

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

  1. develop a research question that critically examines an area of personal interest, located within your discipline or course specialisation
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. comprehensively and systematically scope and critique the studies that will allow you to address the research question
    • GA4:
  3. prepare a robust reproducible comprehensive critique of the literature in a format appropriate for publication in a peer-reviewed journal relevant to your discipline and research interest
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  4. formulate a research plan for investigating your research question
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  5. analyse and address the ethical implications of a research proposal and compile an appropriate ethics application
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  6. compile, articulate, and defend a research proposal to answer your research question
    • GA2:
    • GA6: