NUR4401 - Clinical honours thesis 1: Applied research methods and skills - 2017

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.

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

1. evaluate and utilise appropriate philosophical foundations of research;
2. distinguish and critique quantitative and qualitative methodologies;
3. develop and utilise research skills in the following areas:
   • advanced online searching;
   • documentation management;
   • data collection methods and analysis; and
4. begin formulating research question and proposed study.

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

Dr Gulzar Malik

Nursing

Nursing and midwifery

Students enrolling in NUR4401 must be enrolled in Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) (M3704) or Graduate Diploma of Health and Science Research (M5021)