HS2402 - Health Professional Research 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Available to all students enrolled in health science programs. ATTENTION CAIRNS BLOCK: This block is only available to students located in Cairns. Other students wanting to enrol need to contact the Subject Coordinator.

This subject introduces students to practical and theoretical issues arising in research in Health Sciences. The students will become familiar with basic methods of biostatistics and concepts of quantitative and qualitative epidemiology and evaluation research. Topics covered include univariate and bivariate statistical analysis, design of a questionnaire, the structure of medical research, measures of disease frequency, descriptive and analytical epidemiology, bias and aspects of validity, interviewing techniques, focus group work, reading and writing of medical publications.

Learning Outcomes

• to understand methodology described in medical literature;
• to perform basic statistical analysis;
• to understand the basic concepts and uses of different qualitative and quantitative research methods in epidemiology.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information.

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Petra Buttner
Lecturers:	Ms Monika Buhrer Skinner, Ms Julie Parison, Assoc. Professor Petra Buttner.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures - 1 hour per week research methodology; 1 hour per week statistics 26 hours practicals - 1 hour per week research methodology; 1 hour per week statistics in computer laboratory
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Compulsory to attend tutorials
Cairns, Block, Study Period 3
Census Date 26-Jan-2007
Face to face teaching 05-Feb-2007 to 16-Feb-2007
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Petra Buttner
Lecturers:	Dr Felicity Croker, Ms Monika Buhrer Skinner, jc126384.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 26 hours practicals
Assessment:	other exams (60%); assignments (40%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Compulsory to attend tutorials
Restrictions:	Enrolment in this offering is restricted.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.