PALL9417A Independent Inquiry for Evidence-based Practice (9/18 units)

2016

9

1 x 18-hour independent study weekly
4 x 50-minute supervised studies per semester

1 Admission into MPC-Master of Palliative Care
1a Admission into MPCAC-Master of Palliative Care in Aged Care
1b Admission into MAG-Master of Applied Gerontology
2 36.0000000000 unit(s) of ____%
3 AGES9026 - Design and Ethics in Research with Vulnerable Populations
3a AGES8026 - Design and Ethics in Research with Vulnerable Populations
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b) and 2 and (3 or 3a))

Knowledge of research methodology, research ethics application and research funding application processes appropriate to project.

Students in other Postgraduate degrees may be able to take this topic with permission of the course coordinator

This topic and PALL8417B are taught and assessed as a continuum. Students must enrol in both topics in the same academic year.

It is designed to develop students' skills in research planning, methodology, evaluation and dissemination of project findings through an in-depth study of an area of personal professional interest. Students will extend their capabilities in critically reviewing study designs and the scientific literature by writing a critical review, developing ethics and grant proposals, analysis of data and submission of paper in publishable form, or presentation in a professional forum.

This topic aims to provide students with an opportunity to:

• Build on research methods knowledge gained from core research methods topics.

• Develop the skills required to articulate a research question of relevance to the student's area of practice and to formulate a research study design appropriate to answer a specific research question.

• Develop the skills required to implement, evaluate and report on results of a research study of relevance to the student's area of practice.

Students will demonstrate:

• an understanding of research methodology.

• an understanding of the process of ethical approval for human research.

• the ability to gather relevant background information, identify gaps, strengths and limitations of current research and design an appropriate study to evaluate the research question.

• the ability to implement and evaluate a research study of relevance to the student's field of practice.

• knowledge and skills in the processes of disseminating the results of this study via publication in the professional literature or other professional fora.