MAP5000 Research in advanced health professional practice
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MAP5000 Research in advanced health professional practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, Clayton and Peninsula. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital, Clayton, Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MAP5000
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After MAP5000
2 units list MAP5000 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in a postgraduate course owned by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Prerequisite: Must have passed 1 of the following units: GHS5841, SRH5001, SRH5003, MPH5020, PGC5101 or have been given permission to enrol in the unit.
Overview
This unit is designed to support you to develop or progress a Master's level research proposal for implementation in the post-requisite unit MAP5010 Advanced health practice research project (for the 24 credit point research project) or MAP5001 and MAP5002 (for the 36 credit point minor thesis).
Engagement in this unit will enable you to demonstrate your ability to critique the literature and relevant methodological approaches. It will provide health practitioners with the skills to confidently and successfully conduct professional focused research of interest to them.
You will achieve a range of outcomes depending upon your pre-requisite pathway of either SRH5003 or GHS5841.
Successful completion of MAP5000 and MAP5010 or MAP5000, MAP5001 and MAP5002 with an overall grade of 70 Distinction or above may permit a student to apply for a graduate research program, including the PhD, at Monash University.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Clayton | Online |
| First semester | Peninsula | Online |
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | On campus |
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | Online |
| Second semester | Peninsula | On campus |
| Second semester | Peninsula | Online |
Assessment
- Assessment Task 1WrittenCompetency hurdle100%
- Assessment Task 2 (pass/fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Supervisory partnership agreement (pass/fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Examine the elements of creating a focused research question which addresses a gap or explores a new area in knowledge.
- 2
Evaluate the literature to provide a rationale for the proposed research within the context of the healthcare environment.
- 3
Justify the selection of methods, methodological approaches and research tools, based on critical evaluation of their applicability in healthcare research and alignment with the research question.
- 4
Evaluate the ethical implications which may arise during the proposed research process.
- 5
Determine how your own writing skills can be developed to meet academic standards associated with research.
- 6
Manage time and resources effectively to achieve predetermined goals.
Workload and teaching
Minimum 1 hour per week consultation with supervisor either face-to-face or electronically, 11 hours per week directed research activities which may include on-line tasks (project dependent), 12 hours per week for self-directed study.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Sarah Meiklejohn
- Chief Examiners
- Sarah Meiklejohn
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MAP5000?
MAP5000 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after MAP5000?
MAP5000 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including MAP5001 and MAP5010.
When is MAP5000 offered?
In 2025, MAP5000 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, Clayton and Peninsula, with an online option.
Does MAP5000 have an exam?
No. MAP5000 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.