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CAUD8011 – Audiology Project

2021 – Full year 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde

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General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Mridula Sharma
mridula.sharma@mq.edu.au
Lecturer
Piers Dawes
piers.dawes@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
20
Prerequisites Prerequisites
80cp of CAUD units at 8000 level and WAM 65 and permission by special approval
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This full-year unit provides students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Audiology with an opportunity to undertake a supervised original research project. Students enrolled in this unit will be required to attend the first four lectures of CAUD8012 Research Design Skills to assist with the development of their research project.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: successfully critique research papers
  • ULO2: choose appropriate and relevant quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • ULO3: develop a research proposal in the form of a grant application, incorporating understanding of research methods and appropriate analyses
  • ULO4: demonstrate skills in data collection and to organise, analyze and write up of research for publication in various formats
  • ULO5: report research in a professional manner consistent with a conference presentation

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Initial presentation 10% No 26/04/2021
Literature review write up 20% No 10/05/2021
Research proposal 10% No 12/07/2021
Final presentation 10% No 25/10/2021
thesis 50% No 15/11/2021

Initial presentation

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 26/04/2021
Weighting: 10%

15 minute presentation of aims and literature review with 5 minutes of Q and A
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • successfully critique research papers
  • choose appropriate and relevant quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • demonstrate skills in data collection and to organise, analyze and write up of research for publication in various formats
  • report research in a professional manner consistent with a conference presentation

Literature review write up

Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 10/05/2021
Weighting: 20%

2000 word with background and critiquing relevant literature
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • successfully critique research papers
  • demonstrate skills in data collection and to organise, analyze and write up of research for publication in various formats

Research proposal

Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 12/07/2021
Weighting: 10%

2000 words research proposal that includes methodology
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • choose appropriate and relevant quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • develop a research proposal in the form of a grant application, incorporating understanding of research methods and appropriate analyses

Final presentation

Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 25/10/2021
Weighting: 10%

15 minute presentation with 5 minute Q and A of results and discussion
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • successfully critique research papers
  • choose appropriate and relevant quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • develop a research proposal in the form of a grant application, incorporating understanding of research methods and appropriate analyses
  • demonstrate skills in data collection and to organise, analyze and write up of research for publication in various formats
  • report research in a professional manner consistent with a conference presentation

thesis

Assessment Type 1: Thesis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 70 hours
Due: 15/11/2021
Weighting: 50%

10k word thesis
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • successfully critique research papers
  • choose appropriate and relevant quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • develop a research proposal in the form of a grant application, incorporating understanding of research methods and appropriate analyses
  • demonstrate skills in data collection and to organise, analyze and write up of research for publication in various formats
  • report research in a professional manner consistent with a conference presentation

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

All presentations and round tables will be online

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Results

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Unit information based on version 2021.01R of the Handbook