DS8144 - Research Project (Part 4 of 4)

Credit points:	06
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Subject chain:	DS8141 DS8142 DS8143 DS8144
Administered by:	School of Medicine & Dentistry

Available to students enrolled in the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry course only or by permission of Head of School.

The research component of the professional doctorate will consist of a literature review and clinically oriented research in a specific area of specialist dentistry culminating in a substantial dissertation. The presentation of the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry thesis may follow a similar style to the PhD thesis, however published work may also contribute partly or wholly to this dissertation.

Learning Outcomes

• Conduct substantial advanced research in the student's area of specialisation and present the outcomes as a dissertation to the acceptable standard.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to appraise information critically;
• The ability to use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances;
• The ability to place their research in a broader (preferably international)theoretical, practical and policy context.;
• The ability to think laterally and be original;
• The ability to encompass and use methods and conceptual advances in areas of knowledge cognate to their central area(s) of expertise;
• The ability to evaluate and extrapolate from the outcomes of their research;
• The ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner;
• The ability to communicate the methodology, results and implications of their research in a manner appropriate to different purposes and audiences.

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.
Cairns, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2013
Non-standard start/end 02-Jul-2013 to 02-Dec-2013
Face to face teaching 02-Jul-2013 to 02-Dec-2013
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor AdamQingsong Ye
Lecturer:	Professor Andrew Sandham.
Contact hours:	240 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	thesis (35%); research project (35%); assignments (30%).

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.