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PHR5151 · Inquiry and innovation projects

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2027 Handbook12 credit pointsLevel 5Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Last checked: 30 Sep 2026 UTC Handbook year

Overview

The unit provides you with experience in current aspects of pharmacy research within and outside the faculty and will allow you to apply your understanding of the fundamentals of research philosophy and methodology. This unit will expand your understanding of applied research and enhance skills in research design, critical evaluation of literature, data collection and data analysis. This unit builds on the foundation in research methodology developed in PHR5052 and results will be presented in PHR5252. The unit is compatible with Monash University's goals for research-led teaching.

Offerings

Campus	Teaching period	Mode
Malaysia	First semester	Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS)
Parkville	First semester (extended)	Teaching mostly conducted outside of a classroom/campus environment and in a block (IMMERS-BLK)

Assessment

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

#	Assessment	Type	Weight	Hurdle
1	Student confidentiality and undertaking agreement	Artefact	—	Competency
2	Fortnightly Moodle Post 1	Exercise	—	Competency
3	Fortnightly Moodle Post 2	Exercise	—	Competency
4	Fortnightly Moodle Post 3	Exercise	—	Competency
5	Student Supervisor Agreement	Artefact	—	Competency
6	Short report (mid-point)	Written	—	Competency
7	Short report (end point)	Written	—	Competency
8	Clean data set (end point)	Written	—	Competency
9	Student Supervisor Exit Agreement	Artefact	—	Competency

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 deliverables. All deliverables are competency hurdles. This unit contains one or more hurdle requirements which you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You have one attempt, plus an additional assessment, to demonstrate your competency in each competency hurdle assessment task. 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

prerequisite

PHR1011Professional Practice I6 cp

AND

PHR1012Professional Practice II6 cp

AND

PHR1021How Medicines Work I6 cp

AND

PHR1022How Medicines Work II18 cp

AND

PHR1031How the Body Works12 cp

AND

PHR2011Professional Practice III6 cp

AND

PHR2012Professional Practice IV12 cp

AND

PHR2041Comprehensive Care: Respiratory and Gastrointestinal6 cp

AND

PHR2141Comprehensive Care: Dermatology and Pain6 cp

AND

PHR2042Comprehensive Care: Endocrinology and Renal6 cp

AND

PHR2142Comprehensive Care: Cardiovascular6 cp

AND

PHR3041Comprehensive Care: Blood, Brain and Cancers12 cp

AND

PHR3141Comprehensive Care: Pathogens, host defence and treatment12 cp

AND

PHR3062Student Experiential Placements I6 cp

AND

PHR5052Inquiry and Innovation Methods6 cp

AND

PHR4142Acute care: Inquiry cases12 cp

AND

PHR1122How medicines work 3: Pharmacology6 cp

AND

PHR1222 How medicines work 4: Medicinal chemistry6 cp

Learning outcomes

Design and implement a specific research proposal and timeline using appropriate research methodology and data collection
Demonstrate an understanding of research ethics at your research site and gain appropriate ethics approval
Locate and critically evaluate literature relevant to the chosen research project
Integrate and critically reflect on peer, collaborator and supervisor feedback to refine their research process
Collect, critically evaluate and graphically display research data
Demonstrate project management skills by proactively negotiating, documenting and meeting group timelines

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Fieldwork 8-weeks full-time project placement

Activity	Duration
Seminars	30 hours

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