REHB9010A Dissertation in Clinical Research Design and Implementation (4.5/18 units)

Associate Professor Chris Barr

2020

4.5

On Campus
12 x 2-hour tutorial per semester

Distance Online
12 x 2-hour on-line exercises per semester

REHB9034 - Clinical Research Methods

1 of NURS9030, REHB9102, REHB9103 has been successfully completed

Ethics proposal, Final paper

In this topic students will design and implement their own individual research project in clinical research. Students must complete section A in which they will design the project and apply for any required approval processes such as ethics. Sections B, C, and D can be completed consecutively or concurrently, during which time students will collect and analyse all data associated with the project and write a final paper.

This topic aims to provide students with the opportunity to conduct a supervised research study in the broad area of clinical research and/or its contributing disciplines. The findings of the study are to be presented in a final paper, which shall be examined by two examiners.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge through scholarly literature
Generate and justify a research question(s) or hypotheses that will generate new knowledge
Design a study which generates a substantial contribution to knowledge by appropriately addressing a research question(s) through suitable research methods and principles
Construct an ethics application for health-related research and work productively within a team of experts in the field
Analyse and demonstrate an integrated knowledge of research data
Effectively disseminate research outcomes to a variety of audiences using highly developed communication skills
Synthesise a sustained argument in an area of specialisation to demonstrate cognitive and technical skills in a body of knowledge or practice
Demonstrate autonomy, expert judgement, adaptability, initiative, resilience and responsibility.

Key dates and timetable

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