Course Coordinator:Bridie Kean (bkean@usc.edu.au) School:School of Health - Public Health
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This is a research capstone course designed to consolidate your specialist knowledge and skills in designing and communicating research on a public health and/or wellbeing priority. You will work with the teaching staff to plan a significant research project, and independently produce a literature review and research proposal. On successful completion of this course, students enrolled in SC713 will go on to conduct and report on their research project process and outcomes in PUB710 Health Research Project B.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
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Online – 5 hours of structured online learning materials plus optional 1-hour online consultation session | 6hrs | Week 1 | 8 times |
Identifying a discipline-specific public health and wellbeing priority research topic
A systematic approach to a rapid literature review
Identifying a gap in the literature
Developing a research question
Designing a research proposal to address a research question
Ethical and quality considerations in health and wellbeing related research
Communicating research
700 Level (Specialised)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * International Union for Health Promotion and Education | |
1 | Design an independent research project to address a public health and wellbeing priority. |
Creative and critical thinker Empowered |
B.8
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2 | Source, assess, critically appraise, and synthesise complex literature and research. | Empowered |
A.8, 6.3 |
3 | Apply ethical and quality considerations in designing a research project. |
Creative and critical thinker Ethical |
B.8, 4.3, 6.2, 9.4 |
CODE | COMPETENCY |
International Union for Health Promotion and Education | |
B.8 | The evidence base and research methods, including qualitative and quantitative methods, required to inform and evaluate health promotion action |
A.8 | Seeking the best available information and evidence needed to implement effective policies and programmes that influence health |
4.3 | Use culturally appropriate communication methods and techniques for specific groups and settings |
6.2 | Use a variety of assessment methods including quantitative and qualitative research methods |
6.3 | Collect, review and appraise relevant data, information and literature to inform health promotion action |
9.4 | Use research and evidence-based strategies to inform practice |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
NUR721 or PUB600
Not applicable
Not applicable
Knowledge of a range of research approaches, and qualitative and quantitative research methods
Standard Grading (GRD)
High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
In week three (3) feedback can be provided on your draft literature review question and search strategy for Task1 Literature Review. In week six (6) formative feedback can be provided on your research question and research proposal.
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1 | Literature Review (or component) | Individual | 60% | 2500 words (excluding reference list and appendices such as data extraction table) |
Week 5 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All | 2 | Artefact - Professional, and Written Piece | Individual | 40% | Up to 2000 words (excluding appendices) |
Week 8 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check |
All - Assessment Task 1:Rapid Literature Review | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To source, assess, critically appraise, and synthesise complex literature and research. |
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Product: | Literature Review (or component) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Format: | The literature review is for a professional audience/journal and must include: *Abstract, introduction, methods/design (inclusion and exclusion criteria, search strategy, critical review process), results with full summary table, discussion (including research gaps identified) and conclusion *Fifteen scholarly references (excluding literature review methodology references) *Full data extraction table as an appendix. Further details will be made available online. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 2:Research proposal | |||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | To develop an appropriate and rigorous research design to address a public health and wellbeing research gap, and identify and reconcile ethical and quality considerations. |
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Product: | Artefact - Professional, and Written Piece | ||||||||||||||||||
Format: | The research proposal will include the following sections: *Overview of literature including established research gaps; *Justification for and significance of the research; *Research question/s; *Research design including a description of and justification for your choice of epistemology, theoretical framework, methodology, data collection method(s), data analysis method(s), population/sample, ethical and quality control considerations; *Timeline; *Projected outcomes; *A complete reference list; *Relevant appendices. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Information literacy |
Programme Delivery Mode | Assessment Type | Title | Competency | Teaching Methods |
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The CompHP Core Competencies Framework for Health Promotion 2011 | ||||
All delivery modes | Artefact - Professional, and Written Piece | Research proposal | 4.3 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed |
9.4 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
A.8 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |||
B.8 | Taught, Assessed | |||
Literature Review (or component) | Rapid Literature Review | 6.2 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed | |
6.3 | Taught, Practiced, Assessed |
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.
Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
Required | Pranee Liamputtong | 2022 | Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice | Fourth edition | Oxford University Press |
Students will be required to have a reliable Internet connection, a computer, a microphone headset and a webcam for Technology Enabled Learning and Teaching Activities.
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment
Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying:
(a) The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4%; and
(b) The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale
Late submissions may be penalised up to and including the following maximum percentage of the assessment task’s identified value, with weekdays and weekends included in the calculation of days late:
(a) One day: deduct 5%;
(b) Two days: deduct 10%;
(c) Three days: deduct 20%;
(d) Four days: deduct 40%;
(e) Five days: deduct 60%;
(f) Six days: deduct 80%;
(g) Seven days: A result of zero is awarded for the assessment task.The following penalties will apply for a late submission for an online examination:
Less than 15 minutes: No penalty
From 15 minutes to 30 minutes: 20% penalty
More than 30 minutes: 100% penalty
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