Overview
In this unit you will build upon previous learning and skills related to research methods, by planning and conducting a supervised group research project. You will be required to collaborate with your assigned research group to deliver a primary study, a systematic literature review, or a service improvement initiative. You will submit an individual manuscript using the structure of an academic journal, and you will collaborate to design and deliver a group oral presentation. You will learn essential research skills that will be useful in your development as an autonomous evidence-based practitioner.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
To enrol in this unit you must be enrolled in the CB85 Course and meet the following pre-requisites: ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Health Professionals PSIO13002 Professional Physiotherapy Practice 1 PSIO13003 Professional Physiotherapy Practice 2
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 - 2024
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 Undergraduate 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 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.
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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
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE
CAT content: Continue with the informative videos regarding the CAT analysis - these were found extremely beneficial!
It is recommended that CAT videos continue to be delivered in future offerings of this unit.
Feedback from SUTE
CAT instruction: Only evaluating CAT - found very little instruction and expectations on what was required for the CAT.
It is recommended that the CAT content and length of videos be reviewed.
Feedback from SUTE
Supervisor support: There was little support for the variety of groups. Individual supervisors were equally confused on the expectations however very supportive.
It is recommended that support provided to supervisors and students be reviewed. It is recommended that expectations for CAT are clearly stipulated and communicated to supervisors and students.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental research concepts related to qualitative and/or quantitative research.
- Perform a comprehensive search and critique of published academic literature to identify relevant evidence on a defined research topic.
- Design and conduct a research project incorporating relevant research design theory and data analysis, and in consideration of the ethical issues related to the research topic and the research population.
- Write an individual manuscript using the format of an academic journal and effectively and professionally communicate research findings in a variety of formats and in a manner suitable for the intended audience.
The learning outcomes in PSIO14006 are linked to the Australian Physiotherapy Council's "Accreditation standard for entry-level physiotherapy practitioner programs (December 2016)"; Domain 3: Program of study; Standard statement: Program design, delivery and resourcing enable students to achieve the required professional attributes and competencies; Criteria 3.5: Graduates are competent in research literacy for the level and type of the program.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) - 0% | ||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | ||||
| 3 - Research Assignment - 65% | ||||
| 4 - Group Work - 25% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- EndNote (bibliographical software). You MUST use EndNote bibliographic software to format your references for the dissertation. This software is available to all students and is available for Windows and Mac users.
- Qualtrics (may be needed for surveys and thematic analysis)
- SPSS 20.0 or greater (may be required for data analysis)
- Jamovi (free statistics analysis program) or other statistics software (may be needed for data analysis)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.j.ledger@cqu.edu.au
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- Introduction to Research Project (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
- Lecture 1 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 2 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 3 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 4 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 5 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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This is a great time to catch up on all your study and prepare for the end of term test.
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- Lecture 6 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 7 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 8 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Lecture 9 (Online Pre-recorded Lecture)
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- Research Project Topics Released
- Group formation and preference listing of topics
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You will form groups of 3-4 students and prioritise your preferences for topics.
Please refer to the unit Moodle site for the information related to this weeks activities as it will require attending a live and in person, group Zoom meeting (~6-7pm).
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- Research Projects and Supervisors released
- Revision Week 1
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This is a great time to catch up on all your study and prepare for the end of term test.
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- Revision Week 2
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Assessment 1 - End-term Online Test (10%)
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End-term Online Test (10%)
End of Term Online Test Due: Review/Exam Week Friday (7 June 2024) 9:00 pm AEST
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PSIO14006 Research Project is a 12 credit point unit and spans Term 1 and Term 2. In Term 1 you will watch pre-recorded lectures directly related to helping you develop your research project and guide your submission of an individual dissertation. You will be able to meet with your research supervisor in Week 11 to discuss the project. In Term 2 you will complete a group research project and then draft and submit an individual dissertation.
Due to COVID-19 impact at the time of preparing this Moodle site, modifications to this units assessments for Term 1 and Term 2 2024 may need to be updated at a later date. Further details will be made available if and when, modifications are required.
1 Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL)
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Weighting: Completion of the EFIL will contribute to 0% of the total unit grade (PASS/FAIL).
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Conditions: You must watch up to 12 pre-recorded lectures (30-60 min duration) on research related topics that will be examined in Term 1, Assessment Week 1. These lectures will also help you in the development of your research project and drafting of your dissertation.
Week 12 Monday (27 May 2024) 11:45 pm AEST
These lectures are mandatory to watch and can be completed in your own time between Week 1 - Week 12 of Term 1.
Completion of the Electronic Focused Interactive Learning (eFIL) will be tracked in Echo360, and graded as PASS/FAIL.
No submission method provided.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental research concepts related to qualitative and/or quantitative research.
2 Online Quiz(zes)
This online test has been designed to assess your knowledge of key research topics. This assessment may consist of short-answer questions, true/false, multiple choice and multiple selection questions based on all content covered in this unit from Term 1, Weeks 1-10, including lectures, resources and readings.
Weighting: This test will contribute to 10% of the total unit grade.
Conditions: This online test will consist of up to 60 questions, worth a total of 90 marks, and will have a time limit of 90-mins. The open book online test will be delivered via Moodle. You do not need to be on campus to complete the test. You can complete the assessment on your home computer or campus computer.
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Review/Exam Week Friday (7 June 2024) 9:00 pm AEST
Via Moodle: opens at 8:00am and closes at 9:00pm
Results will be returned to students within 1-week of completion of the test.
All questions will be marked numerically and an overall percentage mark will be awarded.
- Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental research concepts related to qualitative and/or quantitative research.
3 Research Assignment
Dissertation (Research Project Assignment)
- You will be allocated and assigned a group research project topic by the Unit Coordinator in Term 1 2024.
- You will meet with your assigned research supervisor who will agree the type of project you and your group will undertake in Term 2 2024.
- This may be a systematic review OR a study that may involve data collection, data analysis and synthesis and discussion of the results OR analysis of pre-collected data.
- Topics areas will be related to: cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neurological and health economics.
- As a group you will complete all components of the research project as is determined by your research supervisor.
- You will draft and submit an individual dissertation in the format similarly required of an academic journal (full details are on the unit Moodle site) and based on the findings of your group project.
- The dissertation must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.docx), with a maximum word count of 3000 (excluding tables, figures and reference list).
- EndNote Reference Manager must be used for citation and reference listing. A numbered style such as Vancouver must be used for referencing.
- The dissertation will be marked and moderated by members of the physiotherapy academic team.
Individual dissertations must be submitted by 09:00 Monday 23rd September 2024.
Results and feedback will be made available within 2 weeks of submission of the dissertation.
The dissertation will be marked and moderated by members of the academic staff using a rubric available on the unit Moodle site. The categories that will be assessed are: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusions. The standard of academic writing, organisation, structure, formatting, citation and referencing will also be marked.
- Perform a comprehensive search and critique of published academic literature to identify relevant evidence on a defined research topic.
- Design and conduct a research project incorporating relevant research design theory and data analysis, and in consideration of the ethical issues related to the research topic and the research population.
- Write an individual manuscript using the format of an academic journal and effectively and professionally communicate research findings in a variety of formats and in a manner suitable for the intended audience.
4 Group Work
- As a group, you will present the findings of your research project to peers, academic staff, clinicians and members of the community in the form of an oral conference style presentation of 15-minutes duration, plus 5-minutes of question time.
- All members of the group are required to present for an equivalent duration (for example in a group of 3 students, each member will present for 5 minutes)
- This presentation must be prepared in Microsoft PowerPoint and should include the following sections: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion/s, and Take Home Message/s.
The Physiotherapy Research Symposium must be attended in person and on campus, on Friday 18th October 2024.
The group presentation will be marked and moderated by members of the academic staff using a rubric available on the unit Moodle site. The categories that will be assessed are: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusions. Interaction and the dynamics of the group and your individual communication during the group presentation will also be marked.
- Perform a comprehensive search and critique of published academic literature to identify relevant evidence on a defined research topic.
- Design and conduct a research project incorporating relevant research design theory and data analysis, and in consideration of the ethical issues related to the research topic and the research population.
- Write an individual manuscript using the format of an academic journal and effectively and professionally communicate research findings in a variety of formats and in a manner suitable for the intended audience.
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