SON5000 · Ultrasound research

Overview

This unit develops advanced research skills in medical ultrasound, equipping you to critically evaluate literature, identify research questions, and design and conduct coherent research projects. You will explore practical, technical, and ethical considerations in research, apply appropriate methodologies, and analyse findings to generate new knowledge. The unit also fosters professional communication, self-management, and reflective practice, enabling you to translate critical and creative thinking into evidence-based clinical practice.

Areas of study: Medical ultrasound

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

Learning outcomes

1. Appraise the validity and impact of medical literature to inform evidence-based clinical ultrasound practice.
2. Formulate research problems in medical ultrasound and design coherent research plans to address specific questions.
3. Implement the practical, technical, and managerial aspects of designing and conducting a research project.
4. Evaluate ethical considerations in research and manage the process of obtaining Ethics Approval.
5. Evaluate research methodologies to investigate clinical questions and generate new knowledge.
6. Communicate research findings effectively to professional and academic audiences.
7. Synthesise self-management and reflective practice, to apply critical and ethical thinking to research decisions.

Workload

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