Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Piers Dawes
Margaret Wood
Mridula Sharma
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(CAUD805 or CAUD8005) and (CAUD806 or CAUD8006) and (CAUD807 or CAUD8007)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to introduce students to clinical research. It will cover reviewing and critiquing research, developing a research question, identifying appropriate designs to address research aims and questions, data collection and analysis, and preparing a research proposal.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Poster Presentation | 25% | No | 07/05/2021 |
Research Proposal | 50% | No | 04/06/2021 |
Critical Literature Review | 25% | No | 02/04/2021 |
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 07/05/2021
Weighting: 25%
Oral poster presentation.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 60 hours
Due: 04/06/2021
Weighting: 50%
3000 word research proposal
Assessment Type 1: Literature review
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 02/04/2021
Weighting: 25%
1000 Word qualitative and quantitative literature review.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Unit delivery is fully online. Students will require a computer with a reliable internet connection, and electronic access to MQ University Library.
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Unit information based on version 2021.01R of the Handbook