Unit of Study: MEDF5005 - Health Research Methods and Ethics
This unit of study introduces students to the fundamental skills that are required for postgraduate research in medicine and health. Students will learn how to conduct research that is scientifically and ethically sound, be able to critically appraise and review literature, and will develop simple but important statistical analysis skills. In particular, students will learn how to present and interpret data, basic data management skills, and how to determine the required sample size for a study.Obtaining ethics approval is necessary for any study involving the collection or analysis of data involving humans, animals or their tissues. Hence, this unit will also cover when and how to apply for ethics approval.
Unit coordinator: Dr Patrick Kelly
Classes: Face to face interactive lectures and tutorials, plus online lectures and discussions
Assessment: 1 x study design assignment (30%), 1 x statistics assignment (40%), 1 x online self-study tasks (15%)1x reflective diary or critical appraisal (15%)
Courses this subject is available in
This unit of study can be undertaken as a part of the following degree programs:
Graduate Certificate in Health Policy
The Graduate Certificate in Health Policy offers a critical perspective on how our health care system operates. It emphasizes the importance of power and value choices, focusing on the interaction of governments with the private and community sectors in shaping policy.
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Graduate Diploma in Health Policy
The Graduate Diploma in Health Policy offers a critical perspective on how our health care system operates. It emphasizes the importance of power and value choices, focusing on the interaction of governments with the private and community sectors in shaping policy. The Graduate Diploma pays particular attention to the global forces that are challenging all societies – rich and poor. Elective units cover bioethics and law, health research methods, policy analysis, public finance, security studies and tobacco control.
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Master of Health Policy
The Master of Health Policy offers a critical perspective on the workings of our health care system. It emphasises that good policy is based on sound evidence and evaluation, but also recognises the role of political power, budgetary constraints and value choices.
The only program of its kind in Australia, its principal objective is to extend the professional skills of students.
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Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use)
The Master of Indigenous Health (Substance Use) program aims to build the clinical, public health and academic capacity of Indigenous alcohol, tobacco and other drug workers to work in the prevention and treatment of harm associated with alcohol, tobacco and other drug disorders in the Indigenous community.
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Master of Medicine (Reproductive Health and Human Genetics) and Master of Philosophy
The main aim of the program is to provide up-to-date knowledge of the clinical and laboratory science and technological developments in reproduction and human genetics, as well as providing a solid base in research training;
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Master of Philosophy
The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is a research degree in which students undertake supervised research leading to the production of a thesis.
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Master of Science in Medicine (Reproductive Health and Human Genetics)/Master of Philosophy
The main aim of the program is to provide up-to-date knowledge of the clinical and laboratory science and technological developments in reproduction and human genetics, as well as providing a solid base in research training;
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