units

MAP5010

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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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.

Monash University

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 develop 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 and MAP5010 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:

  1. Complete the collection of data in accordance with the norms of research informed investigation and the boundaries of any ethics approval.
  2. Organise, analyse and interpret data meaningfully and according to research norms.
  3. Synthesise critical arguments in relation to the existing literature about the topic.
  4. Demonstrate writing skills that meet the academic standards associated with a research informed investigation.
  5. Communicate research findings to a wider professional audience.
  6. Effectively manage time and resources to achieve pre-determined goals.

Assessment

Oral presentation (20 minutes) (20%)
Research report (8,000 - 10,000 words) (80%)
Documented supervisory meetings (Hurdle)
Mid enrolment progress report (Hurdle)
Draft report (Hurdle)

Workload requirements

On-campus and off-campus:

  • One (1) hour per fortnight consultation with supervisor
  • 11 hours per week of directed research activities
  • 12 hours per week of self-directed study.

See also Unit timetable information

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

Nursing, Health professional education

Prerequisites

MAP5000.

Prohibitions

MAP5001.