| Semester 1, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students are required to complete 8 units prior to enrolment in this course.
Overview
Health professionals operate in an evidence-based healthcare system whereby healthcare is delivered to individuals according to the best available research evidence. This course addresses the need for health care professionals to understand research processes and the importance of evidence-based practice in order to provide the highest level of safe and effective care and assistance. Health care professionals must also be able to critique evidence in order to provide evidence-based care.
Evidence Based Practice for Healthcare Professionals enables extend their knowledge of research and research processes. This course provides students with an opportunity to examine data collection and data analyses, and appreciate the applicability of research to healthcare professionals. Finally, this course enables student to evaluate and compare research findings to identify best practice/s.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Examine the importance and need to provide evidence-based practice.
- Analyse the levels of evidence available to health care professionals
- Outline the most appropriate research methods and methodologies when undertaking health care research
- Recognise the role and importance of research ethics
- Compare and contrast Qualitative, Quantitative and mixed methods research
- Examine the need for research rigor regarding data collection and data analysis
- Evaluate strategies and mechanisms to report and disseminate research findings
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Evidence-based practice Levels of evidence |
10.00 |
| 2. | Searching the literature for the best evidence | 10.00 |
| 3. | Critiquing research | 5.00 |
| 4. |
Research methodologies Qualitative research Quantitative research |
20.00 |
| 5. |
Research methods Participant selection / sampling Data Collection Data Analysis Interpreting findings |
40.00 |
| 6. |
Research Ethics Ethical Clearance The role of HREC/ethics boards |
10.00 |
| 7. | Publishing results | 5.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 20 | 1,2,7 |
| Literature review | No | 40 | 1,2,3,5,6,7 |
| Report | No | 40 | 1,3,4,6,7 |