Postgraduate - UnitNUR5101 - Research Project in Nursing (Part-time)

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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18 points, SCA Band 1, 0.375 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Offered	Gippsland Full year 2015 (Day) Gippsland Full year 2015 (External Candidature) Peninsula Full year 2015 (Day) Peninsula Full year 2015 (External Candidature) Gippsland Second semester to First semester 2015 (Day) Gippsland Second semester to First semester 2015 (External Candidature) Peninsula Second semester to First semester 2015 (Day) Peninsula Second semester to First semester 2015 (External Candidature)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Mibel Aguilar

Synopsis

This unit comprises a major research program including submission of a thesis. The thesis should embody the results of the candidate's investigation, which demonstrates independence of thought and the candidate's ability to carry out research in that discipline. Minor coursework such as a literature review and oral presentation is specified by the enrolling department.

Outcomes

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

understand the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a research project;
show communication skills in both oral and written presentations to both a specialist and non-specialist audience;
have demonstrated the potential to pursue higher studies and learning in the relevant area of study.

Assessment

Minor thesis, literature review and allied work. Assessment will be advised to the student by the department/school honours coordinator.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Mibel Aguilar

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

Nursing