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Unit of Study NURS5016 - Nursing Research (2025)

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  • Unit type

    PG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes

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:

communicate to others the key human ethics considerations and components of a quality improvement initiative or clinical research utilising appropriate strategies

critically analyse research philosophies, methodologies and principles relevant to nursing practice

develop a research question and problem statement to guide critical examination of an area of interest, located within a health, social, or community care setting

apply research skills to plan, develop and disseminate a project proposal for a quality, sustainability or safety practice initiative related to the discipline of nursing

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