Unit Profile Correction added on 11-08-20
Each of the
assessment items incorrectly specify a 50% weighting. As pass/fail assessments,
these carry no percentage weighting.
Overview
Public Health Project Work 2 is the third of a suite of four units designed to allow you to undertake a work-related or research project over the course of two terms. This suite of units provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge you have gained throughout the six core public health units and to apply these to a specific project. The project may be related to a public health intervention, evaluation or research topic. This unit will allow you to undertake the relevant work associated with data collection and analysis, reflexivity and management of a project.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites:PBHL20011 Public Health Project ProposalPBHL20012 Public Health Project Work 1
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 2 - 2020
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 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
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.
- Monitor integrity of research work with regards to social-ecological model of health principles
- Maintain integrity of project work with regards to design, approach and ethical considerations throughout data collection and analysis
- Critically reflect on and monitor relationships with project team and participants, ensuring effective communication maintained
- Express critical reflexivity through journalling, memos or field notes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum - 50% | ||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 50% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Online discussion forum - 50% | ||||||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 50% | ||||||||
Textbooks
How to do your research project: A guide for students
Edition: 3rd (2017)
Authors: Gary Thomas
Sage
London London , United Kingdom
ISBN: 978-1-4739-4887-7
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
Students should have already purchased this book in Term 1, however, if they have not, they will need to purchase it now.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Zoom
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.fanany@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Conducting Your Research
Chapter
Chapter 7 The Right Tools for the Job: Data Gathering
Chapter 8 How to Analyse and Discuss the Information You Gather
Events and Submissions/Topic
Schedule fortnightly meetings with your supervisor
Plan and commence data collection (with supervisor's approval)
Weekly Online Discussion posts from Week 2 - Week 7
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Keeping on Track
Chapter
Chapter 2 Preparing: Project Management
Chapter 9 Concluding and Writing Up
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assessment 1: Online Discussion Posts: Due Week 8 Friday 11 September 2020
Continue data collection and analysis (with supervisor's approval).
Continue to work on progress report
Assessment 2 : Public Health Project Final Progress Report: Due Week 10 Friday 25 September 2020
Assessment 1 Online Discussion Posts Due: Week 8 Friday (11 Sept 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Public Health Project Final Progress Report Due: Week 10 Friday (25 Sept 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Review and Revise Your Work
Chapter
Chapter 9 Concluding and Writing Up
Events and Submissions/Topic
Meet with your supervisor at least fortnightly
Review, review and review your work.
Students must meet with their supervisor at least fortnightly throughout this term.
1 Online discussion forum
This is an individual assessment. From Week 2 - Week 7 of the term you are required to actively and respectively participate in the online discussion weekly. The Unit Coordinator will post a case study and/or relevant research topics and will monitor your participation and contributions. Each week you will upload your responses to the questions posed via the Moodle Discussion forum.
This is an ungraded assessment (i.e Pass or Fail) based on your activity in the forum. This assessment forms 50% of your overall grade.
Week 8 Friday (11 Sept 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
You are required to save your posts in a single Word document and upload it to the Moodle site in Week 8 (Friday 11 September).
Week 10 Friday (25 Sept 2020)
The online posts display consistent, respectful and effective communication with other students and members of the research team
Your online discussion posts illustrate critical reflexivity.
- Critically reflect on and monitor relationships with project team and participants, ensuring effective communication maintained
- Express critical reflexivity through journalling, memos or field notes.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Project (applied)
This is an ungraded assessment that clearly outlines the progress of your entire project. You must complete the report on the Progress Report template provided and submit it via Moodle. You are advised to discuss this report with your supervisor BEFORE submitting it. Although you are working in a group you must specify the area that you took the main lead (e.g. literature review, methodology, etc).
Your progress report will demonstrate the following:
- Research progress is clearly outlined. Any problems/delays encountered are reasonably explained
- How the project clearly aligns to the social- ecological model of health
- The processes used to ensure and maintain research integrity are identified ad adhered to
- Processes used to build and ensure effective relationships with the research team and participants are adhered to throughout the project.
Word Length: 2000- 2500 words (excluding references).
Week 10 Friday (25 Sept 2020) 11:59 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Monday (12 Oct 2020)
You need to complete the Progress Report template and submit it via Moodle. This assessment forms 50% of your overall grade. You must highlight the areas that you were responsible for.
- Monitor integrity of research work with regards to social-ecological model of health principles
- Maintain integrity of project work with regards to design, approach and ethical considerations throughout data collection and analysis
- Critically reflect on and monitor relationships with project team and participants, ensuring effective communication maintained
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
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?
