RESEARCH STUDY
PHE5RSR
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students undertake a literature review and design a project. The project may use quantitative or qualitative methods. Students are introduced to the skills involved in planning the research project and writing up quantitative and qualitative research proposals.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Gregory Murphy
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Students should be able to analyse and critically evaluate literature on population health to identify gaps or needs for further research.
- Activities:
- Discussion of research literature on population health.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Students should be able to analyse and interpret quantitative and qualitative data and draw inferences from the analysis.
- Activities:
- Analysis, reporting and appropriate graphing of data collection and analysis of qualitative data.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Writing(Writing)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Students should be able to design a systematic, appropriate and ethical population health study and synthesise and articulate the findings.
- Activities:
- Discussion of research methods. Support for individual development of a proposal.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Communication(Communication)
- Writing(Writing)
- Ethical/ Social Responsibility(Ethical/ Social Responsibility)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)