HMH401 - Developing Research Skills
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Semester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Semester 1: Clifford Liongue |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H413 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Nil |
Content
This honours unit will complement the work of research supervisors by teaching and developing selected skills which are important in research and advantageous in careers other than research. Topics to be addressed include effective written and verbal communication skills, the presentation and defence of a research proposal, the preparation of a written research proposal, and the writing of a literature review.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Develop a sound knowledge of the current status of research in their topic area through literature searching, evidenced by the written literature review. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Develop critical skills in analysing research reports in health and medical sciences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify and become familiar with research methodologies used in their discipline. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Develop a conceptual framework for the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Construct and compose a basic research proposal. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Develop skills in verbally communicating research concepts and data through oral presentation of research findings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Semester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Literature review | 3000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 2: Research proposal | 1500-2000 words | 25% |
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| Assessment 3: Oral presentation of final research findings | 15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes question time | 25% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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