MD4101 - Medical Science (Honours)

Credit points:	24
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
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Students will conduct a supervised research project within any of the disciplines included in Years 1-3 of the MBBS program within the Schools of Medicine; Biomedical Sciences; Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences; Anthropology, Archaeology and Sociology; Psychology; Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Individual research topics will be approved by the School of Medicine Board of Studies and supervisors must be on the register of supervisors. Students will complete: an introductory seminar within a month of commencement outlining the aims and hypotheses of the research project, a timetable for completion and demonstration of appropriate facilities and ethical clearances for the work; maintenance of laboratory books or diaries (depending on the field of study) as a record of activities; a literature review of 7,000-10,000 words; a research project leading to completion of a thesis of not less than 10,000 and not more than 20,000 words; an exit seminar to outline the most significant findings of the research in the context of the field; attendance at components of coursework usually completed by honours students within the discipline (compulsory task); attendance at research seminars of the School of Medicine and the discipline in which the research is conducted (compulsory task); students will be required to address relevant animal or human ethics issues through applying to the Universitys Ethics Committee for permission to conduct their project (compulsory task); before commencing their research, students must have completed relevant safety/training courses eg laboratory safety for lab-based programs (compulsory task).

Learning Outcomes

• analyse and interpret research findings;
• conduct under supervision a research project;
• demonstrate a capacity to analyse the relevant clinical and scientific literature;
• design a research project able to address this question within resource constraints;
• formulate a research question relevant to the chosen discipline;
• present relevant findings in a way t hat links to clinical practice.

Prerequisites:

MD3001 and MD3002 and MD3003 and MD3004 and MD3005 and MD3006 and MD3007 and MD3008

Availabilities
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Census Date 06-May-2005
Coord/Lect:	Professor Richard Hays.
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

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