Research Project in Health PG (9592.5)

In this unit students will undertake applied health research in an interest area or clinical specialty, undertaken individually or as a group project. The research conducted may cover activities that address issues relating to health sciences, health outcomes, health care, professional practice or delivery of health services. Research will be conducted in accordance with principles of evidence-based health care. This unit encourages a multidisciplinary approach between students from different disciplines. It provides real-world research experience and develops skills in project management, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, effective communication, problem solving and critical thinking. Students are expected to work both independently and closely with a supervisor(s).

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Complete a defined research project either as an individual or as part of a team, based on a specific research question;


2. Demonstrate proficiency in applying appropriate methods to the research process;

3. Interpret the results of the project using evidence-based academic and expert knowledge; and

4. Synthesise and communicate the findings of the project in a form appropriate to the discipline area.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being & doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways

Skills development

In this unit, students will undertake applied research in health. The research conducted is generally not biomedical science conducted in research laboratories, but rather involving activities that address issues relating to health outcomes, health care interventions, diagnostics, professional practice, or delivery of health services.

This unit encourages a multidisciplinary approach among students from different disciplines. It provides real-world research experience and develops skills in project management, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, effective communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Students are expected to work closely with their mentor, as well as independently, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving. 

This unit is designed to follow on from 6486 Research Planning in Health. If you have completed another research planning unit, other than 6486 make sure your mentor knows, and you are prepared to rapidly develop your research project and protocol.

Prerequisites

6486 Research Planning PG OR (10383 GIS in Health G AND 10384 Advanced Spatial Modelling & Analysis for Health Research G AND 10385 Statistical Analysis of Spatial Data G) OR Permission from the Unit Convener

Corequisites

None.

Assumed knowledge

Planning a research proposal, use of bibliographic management system, basic statistics.