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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical 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

    Medical Science Masters Project

  • Unit Code

    MMP6102

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    Online

Description

Having developed a research proposal or protocol in MMP6101, the student will undertake the research project. Students will engage the tutor, supervisor and other students to work through issues related to executing the research they have designed. At the completion of the unit, the students will have made significant progress through their protocol, resulting in a research paper or project report suitable for publication or submission to commissioning agency.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate with research partners and supervisors issues, concerns and problems with the research project.
  2. Execute a previously developed research protocol or proposal.
  3. Follow a research budget and adjust as issues evolve to implement an appropriate research solution.
  4. Present research results in an appropriate format (written manuscript, report, oral presentation).
  5. Problem solve issues that develop during the research execution stage.
  6. Self critique and provide constructive feedback to other collaborators or students.

Unit Content

  1. Critical appraisal and constructive feedback.
  2. Personal and professional reflection.
  3. Professional and research communication skills.
  4. Research administration.
  5. Research procedures.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Under the close supervision of the supervisor the student will carry out the project, analyse and evaluate the results, prepare and submit the project report.

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.

ONLINE
TypeDescription
ReportProposal Seminar

Text References

  • Anderson, J., Poole, M. (1998). Assignment and thesis writing (3rd ed.). Queensland: Jacaranda Wiley Ltd.
  • Bell, J. (2005). Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science (4th ed.). Maidenhead, England: Open University Press.
  • Graduate School (current year). Doctoral and Masters by research handbook. Perth: Edith Cowan University.
  • Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (2008). Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
  • Chow, S-C., Shao, J., & Wan, H. (Eds.). (2008). Sample size calculations in clinical research (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall.

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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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Medical 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

    Medical Science Masters Project

  • Unit Code

    MMP6102

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    20

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

Having developed a research proposal or protocol in MMP6101, students will use the research question and literature review methodology developed in MMP6101 to complete a systematic review. Students will collect, analyse and discuss their project findings, presenting these findings in the form of a thesis and oral presentation to their class. The unit focuses on expanding the student's knowledge base in specialty areas of medical response and emergency management

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Communicate with research partners and supervisors issues, concerns and problems with the research project.
  2. Execute a previously developed research protocol or proposal.
  3. Follow a research budget and adjust as issues evolve to implement an appropriate research solution.
  4. Present research results in an appropriate format (written manuscript, report, oral presentation).
  5. Problem solve issues that develop during the research execution stage.
  6. Self critique and provide constructive feedback to other collaborators or students.

Unit Content

  1. Scientific and ethical rigour in project activities.
  2. Strategies for achieving project objectives according to a specified timeline.
  3. Data analysis and interpretation, discussion of findings, identification of limitations, and implications and recommendations for professional practice.
  4. Academic writing.
  5. Oral presentation skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Under the close supervision of the supervisor the student will carry out the project, analyse and evaluate the results and present their findings.

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
Thesis ^Masters Thesis
ONLINE
TypeDescription
Thesis ^Masters Thesis

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Graduate School (current year). Doctoral and Masters by research handbook. Perth: Edith Cowan University.
  • Denzin, N. K., & Lincoln, Y. S. (Eds.). (2008). Collecting and interpreting qualitative materials (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
  • Chow, S-C., Shao, J., & Wan, H. (Eds.). (2008). Sample size calculations in clinical research (2nd ed.). Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall.
  • Bell, J. (2005). Doing your research project: A guide for first-time researchers in education, health and social science (4th ed.). Maidenhead, England: Open University Press.
  • Anderson, J., Poole, M. (1998). Assignment and thesis writing (3rd ed.). Queensland: Jacaranda Wiley Ltd.

Journal References

  • British Medical Journal.
  • Australian Journal of Emergency Management
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • American Journal of Law & Medicine.

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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