Advanced Evidence Based Practice

Course aim

Develop skills in conducting a systematic search and review of the literature

Course content

This course is undertaken in a research team (small groups) under the supervision of an academic staff member. Each group of students will select a predetermined topic, develop an evidence based question, develop a systematic search strategy, access, retrieve, conduct an appraisal of bias and summarise the findings in order to answer the research question. The systematic review will be presented in the form of a written report which will include recommendations for clinical practice and embedding of best available research within relevant courses / program.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
HLTH 1049	Introduction to Evidence Based Practice and Research in Health Sciences

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Tutorial	10 hours x Negotiated with supervisor
Workshop	3 hours x 3 days
Online Module	10 hours x -
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
Online (Virtual Tutorial)	10 hours x Negotiated with supervisor
Online (Online Workshop)	3 hours x 3 days
Online (Online Module)	10 hours x -

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

Assessment

Group assignment, Peer review, Proposal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.