HSN750 - Nutrition Research Project Part A
Unit details
Year: | 2024 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
Credit point(s): | 2 |
EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Ewa Szymlek-Gay |
Prerequisite: | HSN715 and completion of at least three other HSN level 7 credit points. Students must have a WAM of 65 or over to be eligible to undertake this unit |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | HSN712, HSR701 |
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 - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester. Students have weekly one on one contact (either on-campus or online/phone) with a supervisor throughout the trimester |
Note:Students who completed HSN711 must select an alternative topic for this unit. |
Content
This unit is the first part of a two part activity involving a literature review and development of a research proposal (HSN750 Nutrition Research Project Part A) and then the conduct of the research and writing of a thesis as part of HSN751 Nutrition Research Project Part B. HSN750 can be selected as a stand-alone unit where you do not have to complete HSN751. HSN750 focuses on literature searching, reading and evaluating published work, writing a literature review, defining a research aim and developing a testable hypothesis. Students will critically evaluate an ethics application. The research proposal and project is subject to approval by the unit chair.
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 | Understand research project parameters including ethical research principles. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Identify and critically evaluate the literature. | GLO2: Communication |
ULO3 | Develop a logical rationale and significance. | GLO2: Communication |
ULO4 | Develop skills in a specific area of nutrition research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO5 | Construct clear research question and aims and where applicable, a clear and testable hypothesis. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO6 | Demonstrate skills in research design and project planning by constructing a clear research proposal. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
Trimester 1:Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: Evaluation of ethics application | 1500 words | 12.5% |
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Assessment 2: Literature review | 5000 words | 75% |
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Assessment 3: Research plan | 1500 words | 12.5% |
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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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSN750 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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