Unit of Study HLTH4005 Research Design (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

Hons Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Develops students’ knowledge and skills of various research methodologies. Students will gain an appreciation of research ontology, epistemology, and theory. Students will also learn about designing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. Finally, students learn about the principles of research integrity.

Unit content

Research philosophy and theory
Research questions and hypotheses
Quantitative research designs
Qualitative research designs
Mixed-methods research designs
Ethics and culture in research

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term2	N/A

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:

propose a research problem relevant to their discipline

explore quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches to research

identify ethical and cultural issues in research

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hr (6 weeks)

Assessment
Report	SR
Report	SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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