PHR5052 · Inquiry and innovation methods

Overview

The unit provides you with an experience in current aspects of pharmacy research within and outside the faculty and will allow you to develop their understanding of the fundamentals of research philosophy and methodology. Content will cover topics such as: performing practice based research, writing project proposals and ethics submissions, qualitative versus quantitative research, managing and analysing data. This unit will expand your knowledge of research and enhance skills in information literacy, scientific writing and research. The research project will be started in PHR5151. The unit is compatible with Monash University's goals for research led teaching.

Offerings

Assessment

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

Assessment will comprise 100% in semester assessment. This unit is a pass grade only unit. Assessment will comprise 100% in-semester assessment. All learning outcomes will be assessed via a series of individual and group assessments. All assessments are competency hurdles that you must successfully complete to be able to pass the unit. You have one attempt, plus an additional assessment, to demonstrate your competency in the competency hurdle assessment tasks. If you fail to meet the hurdle requirement, you will receive a fail grade for the unit.

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

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Design a research proposal and timeline using appropriate data collection and analysis methods
2. Demonstrate understanding of research ethics and of the ethics approval process at Monash University
3. Locate and critically evaluate literature relevant to the chosen research project and generate a written literature review in the style of an academic publication
4. Integrate and critically reflect on peer, collaborator or academic feedback to refine the research process
5. Demonstrate project management skills by proactively negotiating, documenting and meeting group timelines

Workload

• One hundred and eight hours of independent study and online activities (including assessments) • Twelve hours of active learning applied sessions (up to 2 hours a week) • Six hours of workshops (3 workshops)

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