| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | OCTY71-401 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
This subject builds on the subject Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals to develop student competencies relating to research design and planning. Students will identify research methods most appropriate to their research questions and practice context, consider and submit ethics applications for review and develop research submissions for external peer review and funding consideration. Students are required to successfully complete this subject before progressing to research internships or capstone in the Master of Occupational Therapy.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Formulate a clear research question from a practice problem.
- Identify and select and justify appropriate methods to investigate and resolve practice problems.
- Critically review the literature to describe the background to a practice problem and frame a relevant research question.
- Demonstrate knowledge of ethical procedures in the research process.
- Demonstrate skills in effectively communicating a research plan.
- Demonstrate an understanding of quantitative and qualitative methods for data analysis.
Enrolment requirements
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Co-requisites:There are no co-requisites |
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Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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This subject is not available to
Must be admitted into CC-63050 Master of Occupational Therapy This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
- January 2025 [Standard - Health Research Design and Planning]
- January 2024 [Standard - Health Research Design and Planning]
- January 2023 [Standard - Health Research Design and Planning]
- May 2022 [Intensive - Health Research Design and Planning]
- May 2021 [Intensive - Health Research Design and Planning]
- May 2020 [Intensive - Health Research Design and Planning]
- May 2019 [Intensive - Health Research Design and Planning]
- May 2018 [Situated - Health Research Design and Planning]
- May 2017 [Intensive - Health Research Design and Planning]
Subject dates
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January 2025
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 10/11/2024 Semester start: 20/01/2025 Subject start: 20/01/2025 Last enrolment: 02/02/2025 Teaching census: 14/02/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 15/02/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 08/03/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 10/11/2024 |
| Semester start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Subject start: | 20/01/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 02/02/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 14/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 15/02/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 08/03/2025 |