PS4103 - Physiotherapy Honours Thesis 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Subject chain:	PS4102 PS4103
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

Available to Physiotherapy honours students only.

This subject is available to students enrolled in the Honours program. Students will utilise the project plan developed in PS3110 and data, literature and other resources collected in PS4102 to complete their original research project. Students will be required to produce a thesis and to present their findings in a thesis seminar.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate the excellent planning, analytical and problem-solving skills necessary to complete the project developed in PS3110 and PS4102;
• demonstrate the capacity to independently manage the tasks involved in completing a project and writing a thesis, being mindful of timeframes, quality and ethical issues;
• demonstrate professionalism in the presentation of the research project;
• utilise the support of superviosr/s and peers in the development of the research project;
• illustrate impeccable ethical standards in every phase of the project's development.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations.

Prerequisites:	PS4101 AND PS4102
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PS4002

Availabilities
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain.
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coord/Lect:	Dr Sally Ruston.
Contact hours:	0 hours - Independent study and meetings with superviosrs. No set contact hours - to be negotiated with supervisor
Assessment:	presentations (30%); final thesis, two research report papers suitable for submission to a referred journal, or thesis and one research report paper suitable for submission to a referred journal (70%).

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.