Health Science Masters Thesis

Course aim

To provide students with the skills and experiences necessary to conduct a research project.

Course content

Students will undertake and complete a research project which may be either quantitative or qualitative. Specific training and education within appropriate approaches relevant to the particular research question developed by the students will be developed through consultation, discussion, problem-solving and liaison with more experienced researchers.

Textbook(s)

Dawson B, Trapp RG 2004, Basic and Clinical Biostatistics , 4th, Prentice-Hall International Inc, London

Jenkins S, Price CJ, Straker L 1998, The Researching Therapist ¿ a practical guide to planning, performing and communicating research, Churchill Livingstone, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 5175	Health Science Research Preparation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	7 hours x 3 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Final research colloquium, Supervisor evaluation, Thesis

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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