HPS907 - Advanced Clinical Research Methods

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Mark Stokes
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H951
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HPS707, HPS911
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 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:

4 x 3 hour on-campus lectures

Note:

Drop-in Q&A online sessions will be scheduled throughout the trimester; see the unit cloud site for more details.

Content

This unit will focus on a variety of methodological approaches to research based upon the scientist-practitioner model of evidence-based practice.  Students are expected to be familiar with univariate statistical techniques prior to commencing the course, and have some familiarity with multivariate techniques.

ULO

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Demonstrate understanding of the importance of replicability, reliability, and transparency in advanced clinical research methods and analytic techniques, and their relationship to a hypothetico-deductive system of reasoning.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Investigate, examine and critique advanced and novel clinical research methods and analytic techniques.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO3

Compare and contrast the principles of open-science and sound clinical research outcomes.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO4

Appraise and differentiate the relationship between textual and numeric analyses, and their joint contribution toward a hypothetico-deductive system of reasoning

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5

Transfer and generalise from the principles studied to understand their importance in techniques not specifically taught.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Four online quizzes following classes 4 x 10 questions presenting analytic scenarios Pass/Fail
  • Week 4
Assessment 2: One recorded presentation utilising competency based assessment 1 x 30 minute recorded presentation Pass/Fail
  • Week 11

This unit is an ungraded pass/ungraded fail only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

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.

Hurdle requirement

This unit is Pass Grade only. All assessments must be passed in order for the unit to be passed.

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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