EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN SPEECH PATHOLOGY

HCS5EPS

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students continue to develop the skills required for evidence-based practice in speech pathology. Students will further develop the ability to formulate answerable clinical questions, search for the available evidence, critically appraise the literature and make decisions about practice based on the evidence. The subject incorporates lectures related to evidence-based practice, in all aspects of the speech pathology profession, and tutorials to assist students in developing writing and critical appraisal skills for literature related to a given clinical issue.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Shane Erickson

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: HCS4RSP

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Evidence-based practice across the health professions	Recommended	Hoffmann, T, Bennett, S, Del Mar, C (eds) 2009	ELSEVIER, SYDNEY.
Readings	Handbook for allied health researchers	Recommended	Perry, A, Morris, M & Cotton, S 2009	MENZIES FOUNDATION, MELBOURNE.
Readings	Research methods in health: foundations for evidence based practice	Recommended	Liamputtong, P (ed) 2010	OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, US.

Bendigo, 2014, Week 29-43, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Teresa Iacono

Class requirements

TutorialWeek: 29 - 42
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 29 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 29 - 42
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 29 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
"lectures run for thirteen weeks"

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%
In class critical appraisal of an article		20
one 3,000-word individual assignment		50
one 5-minutes individual assignment- podcast presentation information to a clinican		15
one 500-word assignment	Literature review search strategy with research question and terminology.	15

Melbourne, 2014, Week 29-43, Day