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phe6ihr intro health research

INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH RESEARCH

PHE6IHR

2015

Credit points: 30

This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential. Global Citizenship is about learning to live in an interconnected world, including the social, environmental, political and economic challenges this brings. This subject addresses La Trobe's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Essential. Innovation and Entrepreneurship is about using your creativity to generate new ideas, understand and solve complex problems and thrive in a fast-changing world. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. Sustainability Thinking entails deep appreciation of how the choices we make affects the natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems — now and in the future.

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 issues in the candidate's area of expertise. The subject covers a number of topics that address issues involved in commencing doctoral candidautre. These include making the most of supervision; an overview of qualitative and quantitative approaches, understanding evidence-based research; iterature searching, organisation and review techniques; developing research questions and ethical issues in research.

SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points30

Subject Co-ordinatorBircan Erbas

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 6 - Doctoral

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

PrerequisitesN/A

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Understand the language used in different types of research and discuss different research designs that will provide the best possible results for a given question.

Activities:
Series of seminars, individual and group work exercises

02. Recognise ethical issues applicable to research in health.

Activities:
Series of seminars, individual and group work exercises

03. Distinguish between different research methodologies to address a research question.

Activities:
Series of seminars, individual and group work exercises

04. Appraise literature relevant to student's research question

Activities:
Series of seminars, individual and group work exercises

05. Design and implement a research proposal to address the student's research question using appropriate research design methodology.

Activities:
Series of seminars, individual and group work exercises

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Start date between: and    Key dates

City Campus, 2015, Week 06-07, Blended

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBircan Erbas

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 06 - 07
Five 1.0 days block mode per study period from week 06 to week 07 and delivered via blended.
"Block mode; 5 full days at city campus. Equivalent of 30 hours self directed study"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One individual presentation in the form of an e-poster30
One research proposal70