CHIR13012 - Research Literacy for Health Professionals

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit has been developed for you to begin your journey in the expansive field of research. This unit will introduce you to some fundamental principles of research practice and allow for a greater appreciation of research methodology, critical appraisal and basic statistical analysis. This unit will utilise the principle that ‘reading research’ should be the first goal of any research course. You will be given research articles to read in preparation for all weekly lectures and offered the opportunity to undertake formative assessment utilising the lecture material and the pre-lecture readings. You will also learn how to utilise various critical appraisal techniques to allow you to confidently use research findings to help you make evidence-based clinical decisions. By the end of this unit, you will be equipped to not only embark on more rigorous research related units and be prepared to undertake the foundations of an Honours or Masters level research project but also be able to understand how research can be used to make evidence-informed clinical decisions.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: Completion of 96 credit points

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 50%
2. Online Test 30%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 20%
4. Online discussion forum 0%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 55.56% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 20.93% response rate.

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.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students generally enjoyed new content, however some students would appreciate applying new knowledge of theoretical content taught in the lecture, in the tutorial.
Recommendation
It is recommended that tutorials provide an opportunity for students to engage in the practical application of theory taught in the lectures.
Action Taken
Tutorials were provided in a timely manner, allowing student time to view and synthesise lecture content. Engagement in tutorials was increased with the pre-delivery of a tutorial resource that included questions on lecture content and additional readings to assist with student learning.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students appreciated the Unit Coordinator's approach and enthusiasm for the subject.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Unit Coordinator continue to approach the unit with enthusiasm to ensure a positive learning environment.
Action Taken
The coordinator continued to approach the unit with enthusiasm to ensure a positive learning environment.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students generally enjoyed the tutorial content, however some students would enjoy tutorials that are more engaging and inclusive in nature.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the coordinator continues to try to make tutorials more engaging and inclusive in nature.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students reported that the coordinator is extremely passionate about research and would like to interact with her more.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the coordinator continue to approach the unit with enthusiasm and aim to provide more opportunities where students can interact with research.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Critique the advantages and disadvantages of various research designs used in primary and secondary research
  2. Evaluate research using standardised and non-standardised critical appraisal methods
  3. Analyse basic research data and provide appropriate summaries for further evaluation
  4. Compose a research question in order to develop a collaborative proposal to investigate a selected field of enquiry
  5. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of published research within a contextualised and patient-centred framework.

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