James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2014

MD8011 - Independent Project and Dissertation

Credit points: 09
Year: 2014
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Administered by: School of Medicine & Dentistry (pre 2015)

Available to any experienced medical practitioner currently working in a rural or remote location.

This subject allows rural medical practitioners to select a research topic of relevance to their practice, to critically review the literature, to collect and analyse relevant data and to present their findings in an academic format. Ideally, the topic will reflect an aspect of clinical rural and remote practice.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:MD8001 and MD8002 and MD8007

Availabilities

External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2014
Coord/Lect: Assoc. Professor Louise Young.
Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:dissertation.

External, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coord/Lect: Assoc. Professor Louise Young.
Method of Delivery:WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:dissertation.

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.