Overview
This introductory unit is designed to equip emerging Health professionals with essential research and study skills. In this unit you will identify the strengths and weaknesses of research designs and methodologies, and learn how to critically evaluate information from a variety of sources. You will also conduct a systematic information search of health-related literature, use bibliographic software, enhance your academic writing skills and select, analyse and interpret statistics.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
- Evaluate and summarise information from a variety of sources within the health setting
- Use effective search strategies to conduct a systematic information search of health-related literature
- Identify the strengths and limitations of a variety of research designs and research methodologies used by Health professionals
- Select, analyse and interpret basic statistical tests frequently used by Health professionals
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 60% | ||||
| 2 - Online Test - 20% | ||||
| 3 - Online Test - 20% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 60% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Online Test - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Online Test - 20% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Excel
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
m.j.hayman@cqu.edu.au
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Online Content Quiz 1
Open: Week 5 Monday (8 April 2019) 9.00am AEST
Closes: Break Week Monday (15 April 2019) 9.00am AEST
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Open: Week 9 Monday (13 May 2019) 9.00am AEST
Closes: Week 10 Monday (20 May 2019) 9.00am AEST
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Open: Week 12 Monday (3 June 2019) 9.00am AEST
Closes: Exam Review Week Monday (10 June 2019) 9.00am AEST
Survival Guide to Research Due: Week 12 Monday (3 June 2019) 9:00 am AEST
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1 Written Assessment
Briefly, students will be required to develop their very own 'Survival Guide to Research' that can be used as a valuable resource throughout their study. The guide will include details and descriptions on types of research, research methods, data collection and analysis and statistics.
Further detail, including the assessment Task Sheet and Criteria Sheet, are available on the ALLH11009 Moodle page under the 'Assessment' tab.
Week 12 Monday (3 June 2019) 9:00 am AEST
Exam Week Monday (17 June 2019)
Grades and feedback will be returned two weeks after submission date
This assessment task will be graded against the following criteria:
- Research Overview (20 marks)
- Database and Information Search (5 marks)
- Referencing and Plagiarism (5 marks)
- EndNote (5 marks)
- Types of Research (5 marks)
- Research Methodology (5 marks)
- Research Scenarios (5 marks)
- Referencing (5 marks)
- Overall Formatting, layout and presentation (5 marks)
- Evaluate and summarise information from a variety of sources within the health setting
- Use effective search strategies to conduct a systematic information search of health-related literature
- Identify the strengths and limitations of a variety of research designs and research methodologies used by Health professionals
- Select, analyse and interpret basic statistical tests frequently used by Health professionals
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Online Test
Content covered throughout the semester will be assessed in a series of online content quizzes. There will be 3 online content quizzes in total.
Each quiz will consist of 30 multiple choice or true/false questions, and will be open to students for a duration of 7 days, as outlined below:
- Online Content Quiz 1 - Opens Monday Week 5 (8 April 2019) 9am AEST, closes Monday Break Week (15 April 2019) 9am AEST
- Online Content Quiz 2 - Opens Monday Week 9 (13 May 2019) 9am AEST, closes Monday Week 10 (20 May 2019) 9am AEST
- Online Content Quiz 3 - Opens Monday Week 12 (3 June 2019) 9am AEST, closes Monday Exam Review Week (10 June 2019) 9am AEST
The total scores from each of the 3 online content quizzes will be tallied to determine the overall mark out of 90. The total score will then be converted to a % score out of a maximum 20%.
Further detail is available on the ALLH11009 Moodle page under the 'Assessment' tab.
There are three online content quizzes to complete throughout the term
Grades and feedback will be returned to students upon the closure of each quiz
The online content quizzes will consist of multiple choice and true/false questions.
- Select, analyse and interpret basic statistical tests frequently used by Health professionals
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Online Test
This online statistical analysis quiz will test your knowledge, understanding and operational ability of basic statistical analysis skills.
Students will be required to identify the appropriate statistical analysis test, perform the analysis and interpret the results of 4 datasets. Students will then be required to use their results to answer 40 multiple choice or true/false questions.
This quiz will be open to students for a duration of 7 days. It will open Monday Week 11 (27 May 2019) at 9am AEST, and close Monday Week 12 (3 June 2019) at 9am AEST
Further detail is available on the ALLH11009 Moodle page under the 'Assessment' tab.
Week 11 Monday (27 May 2019) 9:00 am AEST
Week 12 Monday (3 June 2019)
Grades and feedback will be returned to students upon the closure of the quiz
This assessment task will be graded against the following criteria.
Students ability to:
- Identify appropriate statistical analysis to run
- Run statistical analysis / test
- Interpret analysis output
- Draw conclusions from the analysis output
Students are then required to answer 40 multiple choice or true/false questions (based on the above actions).
- Evaluate and summarise information from a variety of sources within the health setting
- Identify the strengths and limitations of a variety of research designs and research methodologies used by Health professionals
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
