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SON5000 · Ultrasound research
2026 Handbook12 credit pointsLevel 5Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Last checked: 23 Aug 2026 UTCOverview
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
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Second semester | Teaching is all online (ONLINE) |
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching is all online (ONLINE) |
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 | Research Proposal | Written | 30% | — |
| 2 | Oral Presentation | Presentation | 20% | — |
| 3 | Final Research Report (4,000 words) | Written | 50% | Competency |
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
prerequisite
- SON4000 — Physics of medical ultrasound and instrumentation
- SON4010 — Embryology, anatomy and pathophysiology
- SON5020 — Sonographic professional skills and sonography of the breast and thyroid
- SON5021 — Sonographic abdominal imaging
- SON5022 — Sonographic imaging of the reproductive system
- SON5023 — Obstetric sonography
- SON5024 — Musculoskeletal, neonatal and paediatric sonography
- SON5025 — Sonographic vascular and postoperative imaging
- SRH5003 — Designing and conducting health research
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Learning outcomes
- Appraise the validity and impact of medical literature to inform evidence-based clinical ultrasound practice.
- Formulate research problems in medical ultrasound and design coherent research plans to address specific questions.
- Implement the practical, technical, and managerial aspects of designing and conducting a research project.
- Evaluate ethical considerations in research and manage the process of obtaining Ethics Approval.
- Evaluate research methodologies to investigate clinical questions and generate new knowledge.
- Communicate research findings effectively to professional and academic audiences.
- Synthesise self-management and reflective practice, to apply critical and ethical thinking to research decisions.
Workload
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Applied sessions | — |
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