Unit description
Introduces students to an evidence-based approach to clinical and public health practice. Students are taught how to frame a relevant clinical or public health question, search and appraise the available evidence, and use this to develop appropriate responses in day-to-day practice and policy setting.
Unit content
Topic 1: Evidence-based practice
Topic 2: Finding the evidence
Topic 3: Types of evidence
Topic 4: Critical appraisal of the evidence
Topic 5: Using the evidence: Appraising clinical guidelines
Topic 6: Using the evidence: Implementation
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understand the steps in Evidence-based Practice and the role that critical appraisal takes in informing decisions in clinical and public health practice | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||
| 2 | frame research questions and identify the best evidence for answering those questions | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 3 | search the most appropriate data sources for evidence related to research questions | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 4 | choose appropriate appraisal tools to evaluate differing research methodologies and methods | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 5 | critically appraise appropriate evidence to answer research questions | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 6 | use critical appraisals to consider implications for practice | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||
| 7 | plan a strategy to change healthcare practice based on results from critical appraisals | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||
Prescribed texts
Study Period 2
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
SCU Online (intensive)
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning (6 wks) |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 20% |
| Critical review | 20% |
| Report | 60% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2015 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
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