Undergraduate - UnitBND2002 - Applied research methods in nutrition

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Monash Passport category	Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Claire Palermo

Synopsis

This unit will focus on developing students as researchers. It builds on knowledge and skills developed in Year 1 on the role of evidence in nutrition science, statistics, epidemiology and research methods.It will embrace the concepts and application of systematic literature review and quantitative and qualitative data related to nutrition. Students will be supported to apply and practice these research skills in a safe classroom environment and via hypothetical models while applying real and relevant data collection and analysis tools to current, pertinent and important research questions in nutrition. The key theme explored in this unit is Theme 2: Determinants and Influences on Population Health and Nutrition coupled with partial integration of content and application from Theme 1: Personal Development and Professional Practice and Theme 3: Nutrition Fundamentals of Health and Disease.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students will be able to:

Design a simple research study relating to a nutrition issue
Define the process of systematic review
Develop and implement a systematic review protocol
Apply methods of qualitative and quantitative data analysis in confined settings
Compare and contrast different research methodologies
Applies principles of nutrition research project management via a hypothetical model
Synthesise and communicate findings from scientific literature in the field of nutrition
Extend communication skills and practice in the context of nutrition research
Extend critical appraisal and enquiry skills.

Assessment

Group Literature Review (50%)
Individual Scientific Report (50%)
Assessment Task (Hurdle)

In this unit, it is a requirement that students must pass all assessment tasks in order to successfully complete this unit.