NS5205 - Independent Project

Credit points:	06
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	Discipline of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition

In this subject students are offered the opportunity to conduct a project of relevance to their professional practice as nurses. The aim of this project is to contribute to addressing identified practice issues. The project should be original and workplace orientated, and requires the integration of knowledge from other subjects as well as the experiences the student has working as a nurse in a clinical, management or educational role.

Learning Outcomes

• apply evidence-based nursing research skills to the evaluation of project outcomes;
• demonstrate the ability to present the project as a clearly formulated report of publishable standard;
• further develop their research, critical reflective and analytical skills;
• demonstrate the ability to design a project that addresses an identified workplace problem related to practice in the current health context;
• implement a workplace-focussed project.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Lea Budden
Method of Delivery:	and WWW - LearnJCUPrinted materials
Assessment:	assignments.
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Lea Budden
Lecturers:	Assoc. Professor David Lindsay, Dr Lee Stewart.
Method of Delivery:	and WWW - LearnJCUPrinted materials
Assessment:	assignments.
FSN Fiji, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Lea Budden
Assessment:	presentations.
FSN Fiji, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Lea Budden
Assessment:	presentations.

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.