Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast |
Unit description
Prepares students to identify, appraise and apply research evidence to speech pathology assessment and intervention practices within the broader context of evidence-based practice. The unit will extend knowledge and clinical reasoning as applicable to a variety of range of practice areas within speech pathology.
Unit content
The unit will cover content related to:
- Evidence-based practice as applicable to speech pathology practice.
- Identifying, appraising and synthesising research evidence to inform speech pathology practice.
- Validity, reliability, and fidelity of assessment and intervention practices within speech pathology.
- Applying research to speech pathology practice.
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply principles of evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research methods in the context of speech pathology practices |
| 2 | evaluate speech pathology assessment practices with reference to critically appraised research evidence |
| 3 | evaluate indications and efficacy of speech pathology intervention practices for client populations with reference to critically appraised research evidence |
| 4 | evaluate how client-related factors, service delivery factors, and clinical experiences may inform clinical decision-making within speech pathology practices. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply principles of evidence-based practice and critical appraisal of research methods in the context of speech pathology practices
- evaluate speech pathology assessment practices with reference to critically appraised research evidence
- evaluate indications and efficacy of speech pathology intervention practices for client populations with reference to critically appraised research evidence
- evaluate how client-related factors, service delivery factors, and clinical experiences may inform clinical decision-making within speech pathology practices.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Liamputtong, P, 2016, Research methods in health: Foundations for evidence-based practice, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, VIC. ISBN: 9780190304300.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Critical review | 50% |
| Presentation | 50% |
| Discussion board | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
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International
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