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HSW4200 Health: Project B

Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 2
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Health and Medical Sciences
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: HSW4100

Overview

This is the second of two project courses involving the production of a written thesis or professional document based on an individual piece of research that contributes to the currently available body of research in the chosen area. In this second course, students will continue working on their research project and submit their final thesis or professional document.

This course will enable students to extend their evidence-based skills through the completion of a research project and preparation of a thesis, professional document or manuscript for potential publication. The project will include completing data analysis, synthesising of results and the preparation of documentation and a presentation to communicate findings to other professionals. Some students taking this course in the online mode, depending on their negotiated studies/assessment, may have attendance requirements.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Apply analytical and critical thinking surrounding the chosen research topic and issues relevant to the area of research.
  2. Demonstrate competence in each component of the research process including: identifying research problems testing hypotheses, defining variables, collecting data, analysing data using appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative techniques, interpreting data and drawing conclusions.
  3. Competently present, in a written and oral format, content relevant to discipline specific research project including but not limited to knowledge gaps, aims and hypotheses (if appropriate), methodology, results/findings, discussion and significance of the research project findings.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. To be determined with reference to Project A (HSW4100) in the first week of semester in consultation with the supervisor and Honours Program Coordinator. 100.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Research (project) No 80 1,2,3
Assignments Oral Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) No 20 1,2,3
Date printed 10 February 2023