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MIR5120

Monash Injury Research Institute

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelPostgraduate
FacultyMonash Injury Research Institute
Organisational UnitMonash Injury Research Institute
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Flexible)
Coordinator(s)Dr Caroline Spencer

Synopsis

This unit will locate the current status of the research literature in this domain. It will allow an in depth examination of the current disaster related research and evaluation models and compendia, identify the strengths and weaknesses of these models, clarify terminology issues, critically review the literature, consider conceptual frameworks and methodological issues in undertaking research and evaluations in the disaster preparedness and management setting and develop core competencies required to design, and conduct research and evaluations in this setting. The unit will establish a standardised approach to reporting disaster research and evaluations and the need to create compendia of such research evaluations towards building the science of disaster preparedness and management to provide a more sophisticated evidence base for the discipline, and, to inform the research agenda for further research in this discipline.

Outcomes

By the completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Critically examine the international imperative for a structured approach to disaster research and evaluations;
  2. Explain the terminology and principles embedded in the conceptual, operational, and research frameworks for disaster research and evaluations;
  3. Locate and question databases of disaster research and evaluation reports;
  4. Locate and critically review published studies on disaster research and evaluations;
  5. Critique the current disaster research and evaluation models and conceptual frameworks, identifying the strengths and weaknesses of each model;
  6. Explain the core concepts required for a sustainable disaster research and evaluation model(s), including the principles of responsible conduct of research, using the Australian NH&MRC Guidelines as the framework;
  7. Apply these core concepts in the design, conduct and evaluation in a proposal for a disaster research or evaluation project;
  8. Identify publication sources and requirements to publish disaster research and evaluations, and,
  9. Strategies to inform the research agenda for further research in this discipline.

Assessment

Two minor assignments (1000 words each) 30%
Major assignment (4000 words) 70%

Workload requirements

156 hours including pre reading, three day full time block release, post reading and assignments supported by online tutorials using MUSO.

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Chief examiner(s)

Professor Frank Archer

Off-campus attendance requirements

Students are required to spend 12 hours per week on this unit working through self directed learning materials, participating in tutorials through MUSO and in preparation of unit assessment tasks (156 hours total).

Prohibitions

MEH5060