James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2001

TM6005:04

Seminar 2

Townsville

Prerequisites: All first year subjects for Doctor of Public Health including TM6004

60 hours flexible delivery. First and second semester.

Available to all students enrolled in the second year of the Doctor of Public Health program and other Public Health and Tropical Medicine Doctoral students approved by the Head of School.

Staff: Assoc. Professor P Leggat.

Students of the Doctor of Public Health participate in an advanced seminar program and national and international conference program in the second year of the Doctor of Public Health program to further develop, critically analyse and defend their Doctor of Public Health research. The advanced seminar program also includes studies on ethics, safety, technical proficiencies, presentation technologies and skills, public relations, epidemiology, biostatistics, social science research methods and research support services, as required for their area(s) of research.

Learning Objectives:

  1. further develop technical and other skills required by a Doctor of Public Health researcher;
  2. critically analyse advanced studies in public health;
  3. develop and defend a methodology for the project/thesis.

Assessment by presentation of seminar papers to senior academic staff and substantial peer-reviewed conference papers at national and/or international meetings (100%).