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BEH4200

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice

Coordinator(s)

Dr Paul Jennings

Offered

Peninsula

  • First semester 2016 (Day)
  • Second semester 2016 (Day)
  • Second semester 2016 (Off-campus)
  • Full year 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Together with BEH4300 Community Emergency Health Research Project, this unit aims to increase student understanding of theoretical and methodological aspects of research in community-based emergency health and to develop their analytic, research and communication skills. Students will undertake guided studies in research methodology and complete a supervised research project with the aim of developing both discipline specific and generic research skills.

Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss the different methods of knowledge acquisition and synthesis.
  2. Discuss the ethical, legal and cultural responsibilities of scientific investigation.
  3. Describe the principles of "Good clinical research" as described by the NH&MRC, with an emphasis on research in community-based emergency health.
  4. Describe the phases of the research process.
  5. Discuss basic research concepts and methodology, in both quantitative and qualitative experimental designs.
  6. Critically review scientific literature in community-based emergency health.
  7. Consult with both a statistician and a qualitative researcher to discuss the role of methodology consultants in the research process.
  8. Write up scientific work in a potentially publishable manner.
  9. Prepare and present suitable oral and written presentations for the emergency health academic, research and scientific community.
  10. Demonstrate the ability to pursue higher studies in community-based emergency health.
  11. Demonstrate competence in locating, assessing and storing research literature with an emphasis on community-based emergency health.
  12. Design an appropriate research methodology to address an identified research issue/question in consultation with the supervisor.

Assessment

Ethics application (40%)
Research proposal (2,500 words) (40%)
Seminar presentation (20%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Paul Jennings

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

Emergency health

Co-requisites

BEH4100.