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Unit of Study HEA81002 - Advanced Topics in Health Science Research (2019)

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Unit description

Provides students with an appreciation of the contemporary health science research landscape and the process of managing research. Skill is acquired in systematically locating and appraising published research, the conduct of ethical research and project management. 

Unit content

  • The research process
  • Advanced bibliographic search and data management strategies
  • Project planning and research management
  • Translational research and health service innovation
  • Ethical issues, research integrity, and intellectual property

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 Session 1

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 design and conduct a comprehensive bibliographic search
2 demonstrate an understanding of strategies necessary to initiate, plan, implement, finalise and disseminate the results of a health sciences project.
3 demonstrate an understanding of ethical and privacy considerations associated with the design and conduct of health science research
4 demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner
5 demonstrate knowledge of the principles and practices of health science research.

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

  1. design and conduct a comprehensive bibliographic search
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate an understanding of strategies necessary to initiate, plan, implement, finalise and disseminate the results of a health sciences project.
    • GA4:
  3. demonstrate an understanding of ethical and privacy considerations associated with the design and conduct of health science research
    • GA3:
  4. demonstrate autonomy, well developed judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a learner
    • GA5:
  5. demonstrate knowledge of the principles and practices of health science research.
    • GA4:

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