Postgraduate - UnitMEH5050 - Emergency health project

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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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12 points, SCA Band 3, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedics
Offered	Alfred Hospital First semester 2015 (Online) Alfred Hospital Second semester 2015 (Online)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Paul Jennings

Synopsis

The student will currently be taking or about to commence a work-based project. The student will gain their employer's support and prepare a project brief in the form of a learning contract which will then be discussed with the unit coordinator and signed off by both the student and the unit coordinator. An appropriately qualified and experienced industry leader and/or academic will be appointed as co-supervisor with the unit coordinator. The unit will require the student to define the problem/question/task, identify an appropriate theoretical model/methodology, collect the necessary data, undertake the analysis and prepare the report.

Outcomes

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

Critically review and analyse the literature on a current issue in community based emergency services.
Design, develop and implement a work-based research project.
Demonstrate skill in accessing information, critical appraisal, reflective practice and independent scholarship.
Demonstrate communication skills in both oral and written presentations to an audience of community based emergency services professionals.
Write up a work-based project that is suitable for publication.
Contribute to enhancing an aspect of community based emergency services.

Assessment

Preparation of project proposal and learning contract (1,000 words) (10%)
Participation in regular meetings with supervisor and contribution to monthly WebCT discussions (15%)
Verbal presentation of final report (20 mins plus 10 mins discussion) (25%)
Written report in format suitable for publication (5,000 - 6,000 words) (50%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Paul Jennings

Prerequisites

PAR5010, PAR5011.