Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Co-convenor
Michael Swain
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17 wally's Walk, Room 349
By appointment
Co-convenor
Matt Fernandez
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17 Wally's Walk, Room 369
By appointment
Lecturer
Simon French
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17 Wally's Walk, Level 3 West
By appointment
Lecturer
Katie De Luca
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17 Wally's Walk, Level 3 West
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CHIR921
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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, together with CHIR921, develops a student’s ability to critique, evaluate and synthesize biomedical research. These skills are crucial for
life-long learning and are essential in evidence-informed clinical practice. In this unit, students will work in groups to develop, execute and disseminate the findings from a medium term research project to answer a specific research question/s.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Overview
This unit involves a refresher course on research methods, plus the execution and write up of a substantial primary or secondary research project. The focus of this research is based on the research protocol that was conceptualised and designed in the prerequisite unit in the previous semester (CHIR 921).
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Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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In-class exam | 40% | No | 9am Week 7, 14/09/2018 |
Final Research Presentation | 20% | No | Weeks 9-12 |
Journal Article | 40% | No | 9am Week 13, 05/11/2018 |
Due: 9am Week 7, 14/09/2018
Weighting: 40%
Multiple choice questions that evaluates student learning of lecture material. The assessment will be held in the scheduled lecture time.
Due: Weeks 9-12
Weighting: 20%
In class, oral research presentation by your group. All members of the group are expected to contribute to the presentation. 20 minute presentation, 10 minute question time.
Due: 9am Week 13, 05/11/2018
Weighting: 40%
The student research project will be written up in the format of a journal article, ready for submission for publication in a peer reviewed journal.
Delivery mode
Students should approach the content of this unit through self-directed learning. Students in this unit have been previously been assigned to a research project group in CHIR921. Each research project is linked to an academic advisor who will provide mentorship and guidance on completing the substantial research project (research presentation and journal article). Learning in this aspect of the unit occurs via student/supervisor engagement.
In weeks 1 to 6, there are six 1-hour lectures in this unit. Lectures will provide a high-level overview of research skills taught throughout the chiropractic programs (i.e. refresher). In doing so, these lectures will review the main clinical research methods relevant to chiropractic practice, providing relevant material for the unit's substantial research project..
Students will be allocated to one 2-hour tutorial group in weeks 9-12. In these sessions students will be required to participate in presentations of the research groups' projects as both a presenter and audience participant. Tutorial attendance is required.
Further information on the delivery in this unit is available on the CHIR922 iLearn page.
Attendance requirements
You must attend the tutorial in which you are enrolled. Students must not exchange their class time. In special circumstances, you may request a specific change. These requests are to be submitted to the unit convener. If you miss your assigned workshop in any week, you may request attendance at an alternative session, through email request and appropriate documentation to the unit convenor.
Further details on class time and locations for this unit can be found at:
https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2018/
Unit Web Page
You can log in to ilearn learning system using the link below:
Week |
Activity |
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Lecture 1: Introduction. Quantitative research methods. Simon French |
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Lecture 2: Qualitative research methods. Katie De Luca |
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Lecture 3: Systematic reviews. Simon French |
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Lecture 4: Writing a journal article. Katie De Luca |
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Lecture 5: Guidelines. Simon French |
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Lecture 6: Knowledge translation. Simon French |
7 |
In-class exam. 9am 14/09/2018 |
8 |
No Tutorials (Labor Day Public Holiday) |
9 |
Research Presentations |
10 |
Research Presentations |
11 |
Research Presentations |
12 |
Research Presentations |
13 |
No Tutorials. Journal article due: 9am 05/11/2018 |
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