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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
Prepares students to identify, appraise and apply research evidence to speech pathology assessment and intervention practices within the broader context of evidence-based practice. The unit will extend knowledge and clinical reasoning as applicable to a variety of range of practice areas within speech pathology
Unit content
The unit will cover content related to:
- Evidence-based practice as applicable to speech pathology clinical practice
- Identifying, appraising and synthesising research evidence to inform speech pathology practice across the range of practice areas of speech, language, voice, fluency, swallowing, multi-modal communication
- Validity, reliability, and fidelity of assessment and intervention practices within speech pathology
- Applying research into clinical practice
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apply principles of evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research methods in the context of speech pathology practices | |||||||
| 2 | evaluate speech pathology assessment practices with reference to critically appraised research evidence | |||||||
| 3 | evaluate indications and efficacy of speech pathology intervention practices for client populations with reference to critically appraised research evidence | |||||||
| 4 | evaluate how client-related factors, service delivery factors, and clinical experiences may inform clinical decision-making within speech pathology practices | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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apply principles of evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research methods in the context of speech pathology practices
- GA1:
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evaluate speech pathology assessment practices with reference to critically appraised research evidence
- GA1:
- GA4:
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evaluate indications and efficacy of speech pathology intervention practices for client populations with reference to critically appraised research evidence
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA7:
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evaluate how client-related factors, service delivery factors, and clinical experiences may inform clinical decision-making within speech pathology practices
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- Foundations of Clinical Research: Pearson New International Edition: Portney, LG & Watkins, MP , 2014, Foundations of Clinical Research : Applications to Practice , 3rd international edn, Pearson Education, London. ISBN: 9781292020365.