NUTR71-114: Health Research Design and Planning

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 in the Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice.

Subject details

Type:	Postgraduate Subject
Code:	NUTR71-114
EFTSL:	0.125
Faculty:	Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine
Semesters offered:	May 2023 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit:	10
Study areas:	Health, Biomedical, and Sport Sciences
Subject fees:	Commencing in 2022: $4,200.00 Commencing in 2023: $4,310.00 Commencing in 2022: $4,450.00 Commencing in 2023: $4,570.00

Learning outcomes

Formulate a clear research question from a practice problem
Identify and select appropriate methods to investigate and resolve practice problems
Critically review the literature
Utilise ethical procedures in the research process
Demonstrate skills in disseminating outcomes of research
Plan appropriate statistical analysis methods to test research hypotheses

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:	Pre-requisites: NUTR71-110: Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals Co-requisites: There are no co-requisites
Assumed knowledge:	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.
Restrictions:	This subject is not available to Study Abroad Students Must be admitted into CC-63041 - Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure.

Requisites:

Pre-requisites:

NUTR71-110: Evidence-Based Practice for Health Professionals

Co-requisites:

There are no co-requisites

Assumed knowledge:

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.

Restrictions:

This subject is not available to

Study Abroad Students

Must be admitted into CC-63041 - Master of Nutrition and Dietetic Practice

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

Subject dates

May 2023

Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens:	19/03/2023
Semester start:	21/08/2023
Subject start:	21/08/2023
Cancellation 1:	23/08/2023
Cancellation 2:	24/08/2023
Last enrolment:	21/08/2023
Withdraw - Financial:	25/08/2023
Withdraw - Academic:	27/08/2023
Teaching census:	24/08/2023

Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens:	19/03/2023
Semester start:	21/08/2023
Subject start:	21/08/2023
Cancellation 1:	23/08/2023
Cancellation 2:	24/08/2023
Last enrolment:	21/08/2023
Withdraw - Financial:	25/08/2023
Withdraw - Academic:	27/08/2023
Teaching census:	24/08/2023