UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MAP5010 Advanced health practice research project

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

MAP5010 Advanced health practice research project 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 and other campuses. It needs MAP5000, MPH5213 or PHI5213.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2025
Semester 1, Semester 2
Alfred Hospital, Clayton, Peninsula and 1 more
Assessment
No exam
6 tasks

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

After MAP5010

No unit lists MAP5010 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Overview

MAP5010 is designed to allow you to implement the research proposal developed in the prerequisite unit (MAP5000 - Research in Advanced Health Care Practice). You will develop skills in gathering data, interrogating it using acceptable analytical processes, and developing an informed and defensible conclusion.

Through an iterative and collaborative intellectual process with your supervisor, you will create either a written research report or a ready-for-submission journal article.

The work will be also be presented orally to an academic and professional audience.

Successful completion of MAP5000 and MAP5010 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 periodCampusMode
First semesterAlfred HospitalOnline
First semesterAlfred HospitalOn campus
First semesterClaytonOnline
First semesterClaytonOn campus
First semesterPeninsulaOnline
First semesterPeninsulaOn campus
Second semesterAlfred HospitalOn campus
Second semesterAlfred HospitalOnline
Second semesterClaytonOnline
Second semesterClaytonOn campus
Second semesterPeninsulaOnline
Second semesterPeninsulaOn campus
Monash Indonesia term 3IndonesiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Co-signed revised semester plan, including timeline and goal checkpoints (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Supervisory Partnership Agreement (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Supervisory Meetings - documented (Pass/Fail)ArtefactCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Oral presentation of research findingsPresentation
    20%
  • Draft Report (Pass/Fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Research report (8000-10000 words)WrittenCompetency hurdle
    80%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Implement persuasive data collection and management strategies, ensuring data integrity, ethical and legal responsibilities are maintained..

  2. 2

    Interpret and justify implications and their significance in the context of the research question.

  3. 3

    Synthesise critical arguments in relation to the existing literature about the topic.

  4. 4

    Justify findings and generate defensible conclusions with respect to the existing literature on the chosen topic.

  5. 5

    Substantiate how writing skills have evolved overtime to meet academic standards associated within own thesis and/or publications.

  6. 6

    Manage time and resources independently to achieve predetermined goals.

  7. 7

    Communicate findings and impacts of research to a variety of audiences using different modalities.

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 MAP5010?

You need MAP5000, MPH5213 or PHI5213 before you enrol.

When is MAP5010 offered?

In 2025, MAP5010 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, Clayton, Peninsula and Indonesia, with an online option.

Does MAP5010 have an exam?

No. MAP5010 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available