PY6010 - Evaluation and Research
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
Available to MPsych or DPsych students or with permission of the Programme Director.
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 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Face to face teaching (27-29 July 2016 and 14-16 September 2016.) | |
| Coord/Lect: | Professor Russell Hawkins. |
| Assessment: | assignments. |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 58 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Russell Hawkins |
| Lecturers: | Professor Po Tian Oei, Assoc. Professor 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.