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
Elisabeth Harrison
Margaret Wood
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MSpchLngPath
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The focus of this unit is on knowledge about and development of research skills and evidence-based speech pathology practice. The unit 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 research for dissemination in professional contexts. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assessments 1 are to be formatted to the following:
Naming files
Assessments submitted on iLearn should use the following naming format:
If Sally Citizen is submitting assignment 1 for SPTH8810, then the file should be named “scitizen_SPTH8810_1”.
Word limits
“… which is a therefore a valid reason for including this in the treatment goals.”
WORD COUNT: 1004 words
Submission
All assessments are submitted electronically via iLearn.
Assessment coversheets are no longer required, so please do not submit them (unless requested by the Unit Convenor).
In a small number of cases, a lecturer may request you to submit a hard copy in class. Note that these hard copies are in addition to those submitted via iLearn. Information about submission for particular units is found in the detailed unit information on iLearn.
If a student is in any doubt about submission for a particular assignment, then s/he must contact the Unit Convenor for information well before the due date.
Penalty for late submission
Late submission of assessments will result in the following penalties:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Critical appraisals | 25% | No | Week 5 |
Research proposal | 50% | No | Week 12 |
Research proposal presentation | 25% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Qualitative analysis task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 25%
In this assessment task, students will critically appraise two speech pathology treatment research papers. The papers will be from peer-reviewed, professional journals, and published within the previous two years. 700 words.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 50%
In this assessment task, students will select a topic for research and develop a research proposal using the format provided. The selected topic must be relevant to contemporary Australian speech pathology practice. 2000 words.
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 25%
In this assessment task, students will present their research proposals, using visual and verbal presentation, in a simulated professional conference. 15 minutes.
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
This unit will be taught in a blended learning format. Students will be expected to engage with learning materials before attending and participating in classes and then completing learning activities following class. Topics covered, and learning formats used during classes in Weeks 7 to 12 will be arranged by the Lecturer in direct response to students' requests. Therefore, students will be expected to provide and exchange information about their learning needs via e.g., iLearn Forum, shared googledocs etc.
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