HS7405 - Evidence Based Health Professional Education

Credit points:	03
Year:	2017
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	College of Medicine & Dentistry

This subject is available to Graduate Diploma of Health Professional Education and Master of Health Professional Education only or by permission of the Head of School. This subject will be offered for the first time in Study Period 1 2013 and will also be avialable in Study Period 2 2013.

Students will be able to rationalise reasons for evidence based health education practice. The importance of ethics in evidence-based health education will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes

• Explain evidence based practice in health professional education;
• Identify and present best evidence in health professional education research;
• Describe and apply tools for building evidence through quantitative and qualitative research methods;
• Apply ethical principles in the conduct of health professional education research.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 23-Mar-2017
Coordinator:	Dr Robin Ray
Contact hours:	120 hours
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	assignment 1 - gathering and analyzing data (50%); assignment 2 - written research proposal and ethics application (50%).

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.