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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Health Science Research Project 1
  • Unit Code

    HST6106
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    5
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    A/Prof Sue REED

Description

This unit is the first stage of a research project which will develop critical and analytical skills by undertaking and completing research in an area of relevance. The project is carried out on an individual basis. Research projects are supervised by staff who possess research interests and experience in the relevant area.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed RES5115 and successfully completed 120 credits points.

Students enrolled in I01 must have completed OHS6144, OHS6159, and OHS6162.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST5169.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically investigate current knowledge in the research field to determine an effective research gap.
  2. Construct appropriate methodology to address a research question.
  3. Apply project management strategies to plan a research investigation with independence.
  4. Address ethical issues relating to the research topic in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) research code of conduct.
  5. Present a research proposal to justify the investigation of a contemporary issue to academic and professional audiences.

Unit Content

  1. Practice in applied research
  2. Literature Review.
  3. Research Design.
  4. Project Management
  5. Ethical approvals and requirements for the research.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

As a research unit the student is expected to work with a nominated supervisor.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentResearch proposal50%
PresentationPrepare and present a progress seminar50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentResearch proposal50%
PresentationPrepare and present a progress seminar50%

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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Health Science Research Project 1
  • Unit Code

    HST6106
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    6
  • Credit Points

    20
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Prof Jacques de Villiers OOSTHUIZEN

Description

This is the first of two units to complete a coursework Masters degree research project. In this Unit the research proposal is developed, including the background literature review, the project aims and objectives, and the research methodology. The project is carried out on an individual basis, usually in the student’s workplace, and will be supervised by an academic staff member who possesses research interests and/or experience in the relevant area.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed RES5115 and successfully completed 120 credits points from core units.

Students enrolled in I01 must have completed OHS6144, OHS6159, and OHS6162.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded HST5169.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically review current literature to determine the breadth, accuracy or bias influencing existing knowledge in a specific area of study.
  2. Apply ethical protocols and risk assessment procedures when conducting research investigations.
  3. Plan an independent research project to contribute to knowledge in a specific area of study.
  4. Present a research proposal for the investigation of an issue related to an area of study.

Unit Content

  1. Practice in applied research
  2. Literature Review.
  3. Research Design.
  4. Project Management
  5. Ethical approvals and requirements for the research.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

Additional Learning Experience Information

As a research unit the student is expected to work with a nominated supervisor.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework 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 School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewPrepare a critical literature review on a chosen topic 20%
ProjectPrepare a research proposal on a chosen topic40%
PresentationPrepare and present a progress seminar on chosen research topic40%
Exercise ^Submit an Ethics PROPORTIONAL REVIEW CHECKLIST0%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Literature ReviewPrepare a critical literature review on a chosen topic 20%
ProjectPrepare a research proposal on a chosen topic40%
PresentationPrepare and present a progress seminar on chosen research topic40%
Exercise ^Submit an Ethics PROPORTIONAL REVIEW CHECKLIST0%

^ Mandatory to Pass


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 Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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