HSH401 - Developing Research Skills
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Semester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 2 |
EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
Unit Chair: | Semester 1: Julie Abimanyi-Ochom |
Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in Faculty of Health Honours courses |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | HSE401 |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | A number of practical experiences (workshops) will be held throughout the trimester. |
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. |
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 and the writing of a draft publication.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Conduct a systematic literature search and use the Endnote bibliographic software program (or similar) to successfully store and accurately cite references. | GLO3: Digital literacy |
ULO2 | Examine and critically analyse the literature surrounding the chosen field of study and use this information to write a critical and comprehensive literature review. Synthesise this information for an introduction to a draft publication. | GLO2: Communication |
ULO3 | Develop and write a research proposal in the chosen field of study that will make a novel contribution to the existing knowledge-base and identifies a testable research question, with associated hypothesis, and a clearly proposed methodology. Synthesise this information for the methods section of a draft publication. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Deliver an oral presentation that succinctly identifies the gap in the knowledge base and how the research proposal will contribute to this shortcoming. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO5 | Construct a clear timeline outlining all stages of the proposed research study. | GLO6: Self-management |
ULO6 | Assist with a human ethics application under supervision. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
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 | 3500 words | 50% |
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Assessment 2: Research proposal | 2000 words | 30% |
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Assessment 3: Draft publication | 1500 words | 20% |
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Assessment 4: Oral Presentation of Research Project (hurdle requirement) | Pass/Fail |
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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.
Hurdle requirement
Oral presentation of Research project
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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