MED4302 · Medical science honours research project

Overview

This unit allows you to undertake a supervised research project aimed at identifying and addressing a gap in medical research knowledge. It is designed to give you a strong foundation in the principles and practice of research. It will also enable you to develop a wide variety of skills including data analysis and communication of medical and scientific ideas in oral presentations and a written thesis. You will be able to select from a wide range of project proposals that will enable you to pursue a specific area of interest working with your chosen supervisor.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Develop and implement research methodology.
2. Collect data in accordance with the moral, ethical and legal responsibilities of clinical and scientific investigation.
3. Organise and analyse data, using appropriate statistical tests where appropriate.
4. Synthesise the relevant literature in relation to the research question.
5. Present and interpret the data collected and its significance in relation to the existing literature.
6. Generate defensible conclusions based upon the significance of the research findings.
7. Demonstrate writing skills that meet the academic standards associated with a thesis.
8. Communicate research findings to a wider professional audience.
9. Develop confidence in their ability to develop into a practitioner of evidence-based medicine.

Workload

Average weekly workload of 36 hours per week comprised of library searches, reading, preparation of presentations writing research thesis and practical research activities (eg data collection and collation, laboratory work, data analysis and review). You may require training in technical skills by members of your research group or collaborators, but should then be largely self-directed to collect and analyse your data. You will interact with and seek feedback from your supervisor about the overall structure of the Thesis, Departmental Oral and Faculty Presentations but you will largely be self-directed. Please note: The teaching dates for this unit may vary from the standard teaching dates for this teaching period. Unit discontinuation and penalty dates for these units may be different to other units taught in the same teaching period. Please refer to the information available on the Faculty's non-standard teaching dates page to avoid academic and financial penalties.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.