MD4120 - Medical Science Honours Part 2 of 2

Credit points:	12
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Subject chain:	MD4110 MD4120
Administered by:	School of Medicine & Dentistry

Available only to MBBS students

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.

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 and present relevant findings in a way that links to clinical practice.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Prerequisites:

MD4110 ALLOW CONCURRENT WITH MD4110

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 23-Aug-2012
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Sarah Larkins
Assessment:	presentations (5%); exit seminar (15%); assignments (10%); thesis (65%); supervisor assessment of general research performance (5%).

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.