PY6010 - Evaluation and Research
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | School of Arts and Social Sciences (pre 2015) |
Available to MPsych or DPsych students or with permission of the course co-ordinator.
This subject will provide knowledge of the types, validity and usefulness of program evaluation, plus training in techniques for assessing change. Attention will be paid to ethical standards for program evaluators. It will also address specific methods for clinical and health research including: epidemiological surveys, clinical case studies, experimental and quasi-experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment and assessment techniques.
Learning Outcomes
- how to apply research techniques in clinical and health practice;
- to interpret and critically evaluate existing research in these areas;
- to recognise and utilise ethical standards of practice in research;
- to view problems of measurement and evaluation in objective and realistic terms.
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Limited, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Face to face teaching 10-Mar-2014 to 10-May-2014 (Two workshops per Study Period, 10-12 Mar, 8-10 May) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Russell Hawkins. |
| Assessment: | assignments. |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 58 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Russell Hawkins |
| Lecturers: | Dr Daniel Fassnacht, Professor Po Tian Oei, Dr Claire Thompson, Dr Joanna Barlas. |
| Assessment: | assignments. |
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.