HSH734 - Major Project B
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Hannah Pitt Trimester 2: Fiona Andrews Trimester 3: Fiona Andrews |
Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H704, H709, H756, H757, H759 |
Prerequisite: | Students must have a WAM of 70 or over to be eligible to undertake HSH733/734. Students enrolled in H704 must have been completed HSH733 and 6 of the following units: HSH717, HSH719, HSH744, HSH746, HSH761, HSH762, HSH764, MPE781 Students enrolled in H709 must have completed HSH733 and the following units: HDS730, HDS731, HDS732, HDS733, HDS734, and one of HDS736, HSH725 Students enrolled in H756 must have completed HSH725 and HSH733 and 5 of the following units: HME704, HSH702, HSH717, HSH719, HSH762, HME711, MPA702, MPM701, MPM722 Students enrolled in H757 must have completed HSH733 and 6 of the following units: HSH701, HSH702, HSH703, HSH725, HSH728, HSH744, HSH746, HSH769,HSH770 Students enrolled in H759 must have completed HSH733 and 6 of the following units: HSH702, HSH703, HSH704, HSH705, HSH715, HSH725, HSH728, HSH745 |
Incompatible with: | HSH722 |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | On-campus and online independent and collaborative learning, including 3 x 2 hour on-campus seminars and 2 x 2 hour online seminars and regular online or on-campus contact with project supervisor throughout the trimester. |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning, including 5 x 2 hour online seminars and regular online contact with project supervisor 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. |
Note:The major project is worth four credit points comprising HSH733 and HSH734. These are undertaken sequentially by undertaking the major project over two trimesters (students enrol in HSH733 in one trimester followed by HSH734 in the next trimester). |
Content
The aim of this unit is to enable students to develop research skills and knowledge in developing, designing and conducting a small research study relative to health promotion or public health. Specific objectives are to: learn how to identify a research topic; develop skills in information retrieval and the critical analysis of published material; develop a research protocol that involves the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; produce a written report that demonstrates evidence of research ability and written communication skills; present the findings to faculty and fellow students (using PowerPoint).
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 | Work independently and collaborate with others to conduct research-based tasks and make a significant contribution to a research-based project. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Use oral and written communication skills to present the processes and outcomes of a research project to specialist and non-specialist audiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Demonstrate effective self-management, including reflecting on and responding to feedback, initiative and responsibility for the planning, management and completion of the project. | GLO5: Problem solving |
Assessment
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2:Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Project proposal | Approximately 500 words | Ungraded Pass |
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Assessment 2: Interim report | Approximately 500 words | Ungraded Pass |
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Assessment 3: Oral presentation and presentation abstract | Oral presentation: 15 minutes | 20% |
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Assessment 4: Written report | 12,000-14,000 words | 80% |
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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
The texts and reading list for HSH734 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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