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2021 unit offering information will be available in September 2020
Unit description
Learners engage in the implementation and reporting of a research project as developed in Research Project A. Learners discover how to appropriately collect and store research data, analyse data, report research (including the results, discussion, limitations, implications and conclusions), and disseminate research findings. Learners also realise how to present research as a manuscript suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Unit content
Topic 1: Collection and storage of research data
Topic 2: Reporting research results
Topic 3: Discussing research findings
Topic 4: Disclosing limitations, reporting implications and drawing conclusions
Topic 5: Preparing a journal manuscript
Topic 6: Disseminating research findings
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate a critical understanding of the purpose and procedures for collecting and storing research data | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | |||||
| 2 | demonstrate capacity to report research results in a clear, concise, accurate and objective manner | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 3 | critically discuss research findings in a clear, concise, accurate and objective manner | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 4 | critically discuss the limitations, implications and conclusions of a research project | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 5 | generate a concise, objective and appropriately formatted journal manuscript | Intellectual rigour | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 6 | describe a range of methods used to disseminate research findings | Ethical practice | Communication and social skills | |||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the purpose and procedures for collecting and storing research data
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- demonstrate capacity to report research results in a clear, concise, accurate and objective manner
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- critically discuss research findings in a clear, concise, accurate and objective manner
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- critically discuss the limitations, implications and conclusions of a research project
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- generate a concise, objective and appropriately formatted journal manuscript
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- describe a range of methods used to disseminate research findings
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2021 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
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International
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