ESSC11002 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In Measurement and Evaluation in Health Science you will study and explore a range of experimental designs and statistical analyses appropriate to investigations in a wide range of fields. This unit will introduce you to both parametric and non-parametric statistical methods that will allow you to be informed, evaluate the credibility and usefulness of information, and make appropriate decisions about research data. This is a practical unit that will develop your skills in the use of statistical software to organise, analyse and report statistical outcomes.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the 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).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 3 - 2024 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton
Term 3 - 2025 Profile
Cairns
Mackay City
Online
Rockhampton

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. Online Quiz(zes) 30%
2. Written Assessment 70%

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 68.42% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 14.39% 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: Student Unit Evaluations
Feedback
Students found the textbook relevant and helpful.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the textbook remains for this unit.
Action Taken
The textbook remained for the teaching of this unit.
Source: Student Unit Evaluations; Staff Self-reflection
Feedback
Content of assessments are not authentic/relevant to the degrees being studied by students in the unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the assessments be updated to include questions specific to the relevant degree.
Action Taken
Assessments are continually being reviewed to align with both ESSA and university guidelines. Efforts were made to update to include specific questions relevant degrees.
Source: Staff Self-reflection; Student feedback
Feedback
Whilst the Unit Coordinator updated the assessments, more relevance to the variety of degrees is required for the Written Assessment.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the Written Assessment include questions specific to the relevant degree.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
The lecturers were responsive and helpful.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the delivery of this unit continues with clear communication.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Identify fundamental statistical terminology and theory
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and ability in collating, organising and displaying research data
  3. Utilise descriptive and inferential statistics to inform appropriate decision making
  4. Apply statistical software to analyse, manage and describe statistical outcomes

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •