HEALTH RESEARCH A
PHE6HRA
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject, together with PHE6HRC, will provide students with the foundation to develop their doctoral thesis research proposal. The topic of the research proposal should relate to professional or clinical issues in the candidate's area of expertise. The subject covers a number of topics that address issues involved in commencing doctoral candidature. These include making the most of supervision; an overview of qualitative and quantitative approaches, understanding evidence-based research; literature searching, organisation and review techniques; developing research questions and ethical issues in research.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Bircan Erbas
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 6 - Doctoral
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | 3rd edn, Qualitative research methods | Prescribed | Liamputtong, P 2009 | 3RD EDN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE |
| Readings | Research methods in health: foundations for evidence based practice | Prescribed | Liamputtong, P 2010 | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MELBOURNE |
City, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Bircan Erbas
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 10 - 16
Five 1.0 days block mode per study period from week 10 to week 16 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block mode: five full days at City Campus."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One group presentation | 30 | |
| One narrative literature review | 30 | |
| one research proposal | 40 |