BMS5001 Research training: Critical thinking and communication skills
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
BMS5001 Research training: Critical thinking and communication skills is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 15%
- and 3 other tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before BMS5001
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After BMS5001
No unit lists BMS5001 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in the following course code M6003
Overview
This is one of two complementary core units in research training in the Masters in Biomedical and Health Sciences.
It provides you with the opportunity to build skills in critical thinking and evaluation of biomedical research and how to communicate research.
It will be taught through two intertwined streams (modules) of study:
(a) Communications skills module for written and oral communications and
(b) Critical thinking module using analyses and evaluation in seminars of world-class cutting-edge research.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- 4 written critiques of BDI Scientific seminars (each approx. 1,000 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle40%
- Written report on a hot scientific topic (1,500 words)Written30%
- Mid-semester abstract writing test (1 hour writing time)Quiz / Test15%
- End of semester abstract exam (1 hour writing time )Examination15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Effectively communicate the basis of the scientific method from building a hypothesis, to testing the ideas through experimental methods;
- 2
Interpret and summarise the purpose and outcomes of current biomedical research papers on studies at the level of tissues, organs and systems;
- 3
Evaluate the different types of research designs used in the biomedical sciences at the level of tissues, organs and systems, and justify the use of particular research designs to address specific research questions;
- 4
Analyse current, cutting-edge research in biomedical sciences, and effectively communicate these complex ideas to a diverse audience.
- 5
Analyse the range of different biomedical science techniques used at the level of tissues, organs and systems, to create models pertinent to human health and disease
- 6
Critically evaluate the advantages and limitations of different biomedical science techniques in providing information pertinent to human health and disease;
Workload and teaching
- Workshops48 hours
- 6 hours teacher-directed learning / week on campus (seminars & workshops)
- 6 hours student-directed learning
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Ramesh Rajan
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Ramesh Rajan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BMS5001?
BMS5001 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BMS5001 offered?
In 2025, BMS5001 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
Does BMS5001 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 15% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.