Year
2018
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 120-minute tutorial weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into MNG/CCC-Master of Nursing by coursework (Coursework and Clinical)
1a Admission into MNG/CCR-Master of Nursing by coursework (Coursework and Research)
1b Admission into MNG/CCS-Master of Nursing by coursework (Clinical and Research)
1c Admission into MNG/CCW-Master of Nursing by coursework (Coursework)
1d Admission into MMHNCL-Master of Mental Health Nursing (Clinical)
1e Admission into MMHNCW-Master of Mental Health Nursing (Coursework)
1f Admission into MMHNRS-Master of Mental Health Nursing (Research)
1g Admission into HBNG-Bachelor of Nursing (Honours)
1h Admission into HBMID-Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)
1i Admission into MMID/CCR-Master of Midwifery by coursework (Coursework and Research)
1j Admission into MMID/CCW-Master of Midwifery by coursework
1k Admission into GCDHC-Graduate Certificate in Disaster Health Care
1l Admission into GDPDHC-Graduate Diploma in Disaster Health Care
1m Admission into MDHC/CW-Master of Disaster Health Care (Coursework)
1n Admission into MDHC/CR-Master of Disaster Health Care (Coursework and Research)
1o Admission into MNG/CR-Master of Nursing (Coursework and Research)
1p Admission into GDPRM/MNHS-Graduate Diploma in Research Methods
1q Admission into MNGPH-Master of Nursing (Primary Health Care)
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i or 1j or 1k or 1l or 1m or 1n or 1o or 1p or 1q))
Enrolment not permitted
NURS9217 has been successfully completed
Assessment
Assignments
Topic description
The topic facilitates students to formulate an operational research question, develop and implement a

search and extraction strategy,
Educational aims
This topic aims to facilitate the student to conceive and construct a literature review for a research thesis.
Expected learning outcomes
On successful completion of this topic students will be able to:

  • Formulate an operational research question which enables the framing of the literature search.

  • Develop a search and extraction strategy that includes search terms and data bases.

  • Implement a literature search with data extraction and critique of included studies.

  • Synthesis and presentation of a comprehensive literature review to guide a research thesis.