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NUR4401 - Clinical honours thesis 1: Applied research methods and skills

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Organisational Unit

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Coordinator(s)

Dr Julia Morphet

Offered

Clayton

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

Peninsula

First semester 2016 (Day)
Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit provides students with the opportunity to encounter a challenging research environment through the interaction of philosophical paradigms and extension of theoretical knowledge and acquisitions of skills to facilitate the undertaking of a research project. The unit will build upon knowledge gained in core undergraduate research units. Students will be allocated a research supervisor to begin formulating research questions and methodology for subsequent study.

Outcomes

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

evaluate and utilise appropriate philosophical foundations of research;
distinguish and critique quantitative and qualitative methodologies;
develop and utilise research skills in the following areas:

advanced online searching;
documentation management;
data collection methods and analysis; and

begin formulating research question and proposed study.

Assessment

Written assessment (3,500 - 4,000 words) (60%)
Oral presentation (40%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Julia Morphet

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

Nursing

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (M3704)