This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 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.

MAP5001 - Preparatory minor thesis

12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.

Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Coordinator(s)

mnhs-student-admin@monash.edu

Offered

Berwick

First semester 2016 (Day)
First semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Second semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester A 2016 (Day)
Summer semester A 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester B 2016 (Day)
Summer semester B 2016 (Off-campus)

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)
First semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Second semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester A 2016 (Day)
Summer semester A 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester B 2016 (Day)
Summer semester B 2016 (Off-campus)

Peninsula

First semester 2016 (Day)
First semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Second semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester A 2016 (Day)
Summer semester A 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester B 2016 (Day)
Summer semester B 2016 (Off-campus)

Alfred Hospital

First semester 2016 (Day)
First semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Second semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester A 2016 (Day)
Summer semester A 2016 (Off-campus)
Summer semester B 2016 (Day)
Summer semester B 2016 (Off-campus)

Notes

Please note that the first point of contact for this unit should be your Course Coordinator in the School or Department in which you are enrolled.

Synopsis

This unit is designed to allow students to implement the research protocol developed in the context of the prerequisite unit MAP5000 Research in Advanced Health Care Practice. Students will develop skills in gathering data, interrogating it using acceptable analytical processes and developing an informed and defensible conclusion. Through an iterative and collaborative intellectual process with their supervisor, students will create a research report which they will communicate in written format to a wider professional audience.

Successful completion of MAP5000, MAP5001 and MAP5002 with an overall grade of 70 Distinction or above may permit a student to apply for a graduate research program including the PhD at Monash University.

Outcomes

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

Collect data in accordance with the norms of research informed investigation and the boundaries of any ethics approval;
Demonstrate skills in the organisation, analysis and interpretation of data according to research norms;
Synthesise critical arguments in relation to the existing literature about the topic;
Demonstrate writing skills that meet the academic standards associated with a research informed investigation;
Effectively manage time and resources to achieve pre-determined goals.

Assessment

Mid enrolment oral presentation (20 minutes)(Hurdle)
Documented supervisory meetings (Hurdle)
Draft chapter(s) of the minor thesis (Hurdle)

This unit will be awarded a non-examinable grade of NE.

Workload requirements

On-campus and Off-campus:
1 hour per fortnight consultation with supervisor either face to face or electronic, 11 hours per week directed research activities which may include on-line tasks (project dependent), 12 hours per week for self-directed study.

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Marilyn Baird

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

Nursing, Health professional education

Prerequisites

Students enrolled in course 4519 must have passed SRH5003. All other students must have passed MAP5000.

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in a postgraduate program in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.