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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
Enables students to learn how to evaluate and understand research findings and discover ways to use evidence-based principles (EBP) and resources for intervention planning. Different research paradigms are explored through appraising research literature from a range of disciplines. Students also consider notions such as balancing research evidence, client values and practitioner expertise.
Unit content
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | Categorise literature into levels of relevance for particular disciplines and conduct a basic database search strategy. | |||||||
2 | Contrast quantitative and qualitative research paradigms. | |||||||
3 | Develop a clinical research question and explain the choice of particular research design. | |||||||
4 | Discuss research articles in relation to methodology and validity. | |||||||
5 | Describe levels of evidence (including revised levels of evidence) according to a variety of frameworks and assign with rationales studies to particular levels of evidence. | |||||||
6 | Appraise and apply research findings across disciplines. | |||||||
7 | Describe the meaning of 'narrative synthesis' in relation to a literature review. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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Categorise literature into levels of relevance for particular disciplines and conduct a basic database search strategy.
- GA1:
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Contrast quantitative and qualitative research paradigms.
- GA1:
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Develop a clinical research question and explain the choice of particular research design.
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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Discuss research articles in relation to methodology and validity.
- GA1:
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Describe levels of evidence (including revised levels of evidence) according to a variety of frameworks and assign with rationales studies to particular levels of evidence.
- GA1:
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Appraise and apply research findings across disciplines.
- GA1:
- GA4:
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Describe the meaning of 'narrative synthesis' in relation to a literature review.
- GA1:
- GA2:
Prescribed texts
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