HLT333 Community Health Honours Research Preparation (16)
AbstractThis subject develops students' understanding of the research process across two sessions of study. Through targeted lectures, tutorials, seminars, and workshops students will formulate their research question, determine an appropriate methodology and research design to address that question, defend their methods of data analysis, seek ethics approval to conduct their research project, and produce a complete research proposal.
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Albury-Wodonga Campus | | Internal | Orange Campus | Session 2 | | Internal | Albury-Wodonga Campus | | Internal | Orange Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: HLT333
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| Two sessions | HD/FL | School of Community Health |
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Enrolment restrictions| Honours students in the School of Community Health only |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
demonstrate an understanding of the research process, from the development of a research question, through to writing up of findings;
describe a range of data collection and analysis procedures;
outline the strengths and weaknesses of a number of research approaches;
draw clear distinctions between honours dissertations and other forms of academic dissemination e.g., masters theses, journal articles, conference presentations;
produce academic writing for dissertation purposes;
develop a coherent and explicit methodology and data analysis design process for their honours project;
defend their selection of research approach for their honours project;
fulfil the requirements and procedures for seeking ethics approval of research; and
produce a complete research proposal.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
The research process from beginning to end, e.g., formulating a research problem, a research question, choosing an appropriate research design, methodology, data analysis procedure and style of write-up;
A variety of literature sourcing strategies, e.g., electronic data bases and web-based search strategies, in addition to literature storage and cross-referencing strategies;
Appropriate writing styles for both quantitative and qualitative research approaches;
Review of reliability, validity, and statistical significance;
Review of qualitative and quantitative research approaches;
Seminars in the conducting of ethical research and, thereafter, the application of these seminars to the Honours projects of students.
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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
