For this assessment task, you will present a research proposal/protocol to your unit coordinator(s), research supervisors, peers and fellow students. If you are conducting your research with peers, you will present your proposal with your research group.

Your presentation should include a summary of the background literature on the topic, your research question(s) and justification for conducting your research. You will be expected to discuss the significance of the research to your health discipline, demonstrating consideration of the research-practice relationship (i.e., how might your research outcomes contribute to evidence-based practice? How did current clinical practice inform your selection of the research question and design?). You will need to outline your research design, justify the selection of this design for your particular question, and identify any ethical and/or cultural considerations that relate to your project.

You need to support your oral presentation with the use of PowerPoint or similar (e.g., Prezi), applying presentation tips and guidelines reviewed in class. You are able to briefly refer to notes but are expected to discuss your topic versus read from your notes or a prepared script. Your presentation can be a maximum of 10 minutes in length with five (5) additional minutes for questions and answers. Your lecturer will provide timing cues and will stop your presentation at 10 minutes. Your peers and lecturers will then have the opportunity to make comments and ask questions about your presentation.

Please refer to the ALLH14002 Research Project for Health Professionals 1 Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed task description. It is recommended that you carefully review the instructions and use the rubric as a guide when preparing your proposal presentation.

This is a must-pass assessment task. In order to pass, you must obtain a minimum grade of 50% on this task. It is important that you access the marking rubric, available on Moodle. This rubric provides you with detailed marking criteria that will assist you in completing the assessment task.

Section 1 assesses your ability to demonstrate understanding of the topic within the context of existing literature, through discussion of the material in your own words, with minimal to no reading. General oral presentation skills are also graded within this criterion. If you are conducting your research in a group, and therefore presenting a group, you will receive an individual grade for Section 1 of the rubric since it is specific to your oral presentation skills. It is your responsibility when designing your presentation to ensure that each member is able to individually demonstrate the criteria described in Section 1.

Section 2 assesses the overall accuracy and clarity of the content, the flow and organisation of the presentation (including balance of content across presenters if required), and format of presentation including choice of visuals and slide design. All members of the group will receive the same grade for this section of the rubric if you are working in a group. Note, if you are presenting as part of a research team, you need to ensure the presentation is balanced across presenters and that all group members can demonstrate content knowledge for the topics discussed. That is, you should not individually prepare separate ‘parts’ and present without collaborating with your team members to ensure shared knowledge.

Please refer to the ALLH14002 Research Project for Health Professionals 1 Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed marking rubric. It is recommended that you carefully review the instructions and use the rubric as a guide when preparing your proposal presentation.

This is an independent and individual assessment task. If you are completing your research within a group, you will need to independently appraise the literature and write an introduction on your own. While some of the literature included in the background may be the same, it is expected that you will work independently to review, critically appraise, and integrate that literature into a cohesive written assessment. It is also expected that your discussion of that literature demonstrates independent thoughts and ideas.

Your introduction needs to describe your topic, providing context and background regarding what is already known in that area of the field. You will need to use what is known to identify gaps in the literature and justify why your project/review is needed. In other words, you need to use existing literature to provide a clear rationale/justification for the research you plan to carry out. Your rationale should also address the significance of your planned project and its potential outcomes. Your introduction must clearly state your research question(s) which should logically flow from the background information you provide. Thus, you are expected to apply information literacy to demonstrate a high level of communication, problem solving, critical thinking and reasoning in this assessment task.

Please refer to the ALLH14002 Research Project for Health Professionals 1 Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed task description. It is recommended that you carefully review the instructions and use the rubric as a guide when preparing your Introduction for your research paper.

This is a must-pass assessment task. In order to pass, you must obtain a minimum grade of 50% (i.e., minimum mark of 30/60). It is important that you access the marking rubric, available on Moodle. This rubric provides you with detailed marking criteria that will assist you in completing the assessment task. There are two sections to the rubric. Section 1 is based on your ability to appraise and integrate evidence to justify your research questions. Section 2 focuses on academic writing style and conventions and use of APA referencing and formatting.

Your introduction cannot exceed 1200 words. This includes in-text citations but not references listed on your reference page. NOTE: There are no marks specifically allocated to word limit in the rubric. The assessor will only review and grade the portion of your document that meets this guideline. That is, the assessor will not review or grade any content beyond the first 1200 words. Students are required to paraphrase information from sources rather than include direct quotations. Paraphrasing ensures the content is well integrated into the context of the text and provides students better opportunity to explain the significance of the information to their paper. If direct quotes are used, that information will not be considered in the grading of the work.

Please refer to the ALLH14002 Research Project for Health Professionals 1 Moodle page for additional information, including a detailed marking rubric. It is recommended that you carefully review the instructions and use the rubric as a guide when preparing your Introduction for your research paper.