HS5103 - Independent Project in Primary Health Care Research (Minor Project)

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Medicine & Dentistry

Available to all postgraduate students in health science programs or by permission of subject coordinator

This subject enables students to improve their knowledge and skills in research planning, data analysis, and presentation of findings relative to Primary Health Care. Students are required to conduct an in-depth study of an area of Primary Health Care that is relevant to their professional activities and experience. Students can choose one of the following three options: 1. An extensive and critical analysis of the literature in an area of particular interest and importance in Primary Health Care that culminates in recommendations for PHC policy, research, education or practice. 2. Developing a protocol and analysing existing data (i.e public accessible health-related data that has been collected by and is accessible from a health-related organisation). 3. Developing a design for a research or evaluation study in an area of primary health care. The protocol includes a brief literature review, study design and methods, and completed relevant ethics applications.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop the ability to find and critically review available literature;
• Develop a full research proposal;
• Develop an ethics application;
• Present and disseminate work in a suitable format (report, peer-reviewed publication, conference presentation).

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

HS5104 AND HS5105

Availabilities
External, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Robyn Preston
Lecturers:	Professor Sarah Larkins, Dr Robyn Preston.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	presentations (20%); assignments (80%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of all assessment items
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Robyn Preston
Lecturers:	Professor Sarah Larkins, Dr Robyn Preston.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	presentations (20%); assignments (80%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of all assessment items

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.