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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Public Health Thesis Proposal

  • Unit Code

    HST5201

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

In this unit students develop their research skills by planning a research project designed to demonstrate and extend existing knowledge in the public health domain. Under the supervision of an academic staff member (or members) students formulate a public health research question or questions, develop an appropriate research methodology, write a research proposal and present it to an academic audience.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST4133

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Complete aresearch project risk assessment and management plan.
  2. Describe relevant theoretical frameworks for public health research.
  3. Design an Honours -level research project with appropriate methodological and analytical techniques.
  4. Develop a health-related Honours-level research project proposal.
  5. Identify a public health topic for investigation.
  6. Obtain university ethics clearance to conduct research on humans.
  7. Present an Honours-levelresearch project proposal to an academic audience and incorporate relevant feedback.
  8. Undertake and present a review of relevant academic literature in order to generate research questions.

Unit Content

  1. Review of literature and theoretical framework.
  2. Identification of research question/s.
  3. Research proposal preparation.
  4. Risk assessment and management plan.
  5. Ethical issues and ethics clearance.
  6. Research proposal review process.
  7. Submission of final proposal.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Under the supervision of their research supervisor, students assume responsibility for developing a proposal for a research project that can be completed in the timeframe available. Students maintain regular communication with their supervisor to discuss progress and ensure timely completion of tasks.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
ReportHonours Research Project Proposal
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Report Honours Research Project Proposal

Text References

  • Altman, D. (2006). Practical statistics for medical research. Boca Raton, Florida: Chapman & Hall.
  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
  • Baum, F. (2008). The new public health (3rd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Germov, J. (2014). Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (5th ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Harris, M. (2010). Evaluating public and community health programs. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2012). Population health, communities and health promotion. South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Jones, K., & Creedy, D. (2012). Health and human behaviour (3rd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Nutbeam, D., & Harris, E. (2010). Theory in a nutshell: A practical guide to health promotion theories (3rd ed.). Sydney, Australia: McGraw Hill.
  • Tabachnick, B., & Fidell, L. (2013). Using multivariate statistics (6th ed.). London, England: Pearson.

Journal References

  • Students should consult with their supervisor/s regarding relevant academic journals for their specific public health research topic.

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Public Health Thesis Proposal

  • Unit Code

    HST5201

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

In this unit students develop their research skills by planning a research project designed to demonstrate and extend existing knowledge in the public health domain. Under the supervision of an academic staff member (or members) students formulate a public health research question or questions, develop an appropriate research methodology, write a research proposal and present it to an academic audience.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST4133

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Complete aresearch project risk assessment and management plan.
  2. Describe relevant theoretical frameworks for public health research.
  3. Design an Honours -level research project with appropriate methodological and analytical techniques.
  4. Develop a health-related Honours-level research project proposal.
  5. Identify a public health topic for investigation.
  6. Obtain university ethics clearance to conduct research on humans.
  7. Present an Honours-levelresearch project proposal to an academic audience and incorporate relevant feedback.
  8. Undertake and present a review of relevant academic literature in order to generate research questions.

Unit Content

  1. Review of literature and theoretical framework.
  2. Identification of research question/s.
  3. Research proposal preparation.
  4. Risk assessment and management plan.
  5. Ethical issues and ethics clearance.
  6. Research proposal review process.
  7. Submission of final proposal.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Under the supervision of their research supervisor, students assume responsibility for developing a proposal for a research project that can be completed in the timeframe available. Students maintain regular communication with their supervisor to discuss progress and ensure timely completion of tasks.

Assessment

GS4 GRADING SCHEMA 4 Used for undifferentiated pass/fail units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
ReportHonours Research Project Proposal
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Report Honours Research Project Proposal

Text References

  • Altman, D. (2006). Practical statistics for medical research. Boca Raton, Florida: Chapman & Hall.
  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
  • Baum, F. (2008). The new public health (3rd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Germov, J. (2014). Second opinion: An introduction to health sociology (5th ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Harris, M. (2010). Evaluating public and community health programs. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Jirojwong, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2012). Population health, communities and health promotion. South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Jones, K., & Creedy, D. (2012). Health and human behaviour (3rd ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press.
  • Nutbeam, D., & Harris, E. (2010). Theory in a nutshell: A practical guide to health promotion theories (3rd ed.). Sydney, Australia: McGraw Hill.
  • Tabachnick, B., & Fidell, L. (2013). Using multivariate statistics (6th ed.). London, England: Pearson.

Journal References

  • Students should consult with their supervisor/s regarding relevant academic journals for their specific public health research topic.

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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