EVALUATING HEALTH CARE RESEARCH

PTY5EHR

2015

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students learn to systematically review literature on health care practices and beliefs. The classes are particularly beneficial for students commencing postgraduate research degrees. Students learn to refine a research question, comprehensively search for relevant scientific literature and other information, evaluate research validity using scientifically endorsed and standardised methods, identify and quantify intervention effects, pool data in meta-analysis and summarise findings. Review outcomes can be applied to inform clinical practices or be integrated into introductory arguments in a research thesis.

School: School of Allied Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Tania Pizzari

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

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	www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/file/publications/synopses/cp65.pdf	Recommended	N/A	N/A
Readings	www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/report4.htm	Recommended	N/A	N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Effectively source, manage and reference authoritative literature

Activities:: Eight 3 hour lectures, four 1 hour library sessions
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)

02. Critically evaluate literature on a defined topic

Activities:: Eight 3 hour lectures, four 1 hour library sessions
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)

03. Develop methodology for undertaking a systematic review prepared in an academic writing style

Activities:: Four 1 hour library sessions, eight 3 hour lectures
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Quantitative Literacy); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)

Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Tania Pizzari

Class requirements

Lecture
One 4.0 hours lecture other recurrence and delivered via face-to-face.
"One 4-hour lecture per week in weeks 1-4 and weeks 9-12 of semester 1. 15 non-contact hours per week in weeks 1-13 of semester 1 for report development."

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
20 minute verbal presentation, with discussion		30	02
One 3750 word essay		70	01, 02, 03