Undergraduate - UnitPTY4020 - Honours research proposal

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12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Physiotherapy
Offered	Peninsula First semester 2014 (Day) Peninsula Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Jenny Keating

Quota applies

This unit has a quota and selection process: please contact the Faculty.

Synopsis

This unit guides student in the development of a high quality research proposal that underpins the empirical work undertaken as an honours student. It is delivered via face to face meetings and online modules. Students have different research training needs, varying with the nature of the proposed project. Students complete a compulsory ethics module and seven of 13 optional modules that best to meet their specific research training needs.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

apply knowledge of appropriate research design in the development of a high quality research proposal
demonstrate an understanding of the principles of ethical research through the development and submission of an ethics application to conduct research
determine, justify and apply data analysis methods appropriate for a research question.

Assessment

Research proposal (Summative) (Hurdle) (50%)
Weekly quizzes (Summative) (Hurdle) (50%)
Professional behaviour in communication (written or verbal) with department staff (Hurdle)
Ethics application (Hurdle)

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Jenny Keating

Workload requirements

This 12 CP unit requires 24 contact and private study hours per week over 12 weeks.

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Physiotherapy

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in course 4516. Must have completed or be enrolled in PTY4010.

Co-requisites

Enrolment in course 4516.

Prohibitions

PTY3000 completed as part of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons) embedded honours programme.