UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

MED5101 Applied studies in medical research and professional practice

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

MED5101 Applied studies in medical research and professional practice is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 and Full year at Clayton and Malaysia. It needs MED4000, MED4190, MED4200 and (MED3010 or MED3100).

Credit points
12
Offered in 2024
Semester 1, Full year
Clayton, Malaysia
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks

This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

After MED5101

No unit lists MED5101 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course codes: M6011, M6018, M6019

Overview

This unit will provide you with the opportunity to be engaged in activities and tasks which contribute to a research study or an issue in professional practice. You will be placed with an academic, research or professional practice group to undertake an intensive scholarly experience in an area of research or professional practice relevant to medical science or clinical practice.

An appropriately qualified and experienced supervisor will identify a program and work with you to ensure that appropriate learning opportunities and tasks are undertaken.

Activities may encompass definition of the problem/question/task, identification of an appropriate theoretical model, development and documentation of a relevant methodology, data collection and analysis and production of reports.

You will prepare oral and written presentations to communicate information relating the area of work, the nature of their specific tasks and the outcomes of their activities to relevant audiences.

Offerings in 2024

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semester (extended)ClaytonImmersive
First semester (extended)MalaysiaOn campus
Full year extendedClaytonImmersive
Full year extendedMalaysiaOn campus

Assessment

  • Demonstrate fitness for practiceCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Online modules
    10%
  • Student-Supervisor output agreement (1,000 words)Competency hurdle
    -
  • Placement report (4,000 words equivalent)Competency hurdle
    60%
  • Executive summary (oral and written)
    30%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Utilise specialist knowledge and skills to justify the need for a research, teaching or professional practice issue to be investigated or evaluated

  2. 2

    Devise and implement a plan for the project and identify key outputs

  3. 3

    Review, synthesise and critically appraise peer reviewed literature in a specific area of medical science, education or professional practice

  4. 4

    Practice, and demonstrate an understanding of, academic integrity, research integrity and ethical behaviour in the context of medical science and/or delivery of care

  5. 5

    Collect and categorise information related to a key question relevant to the community and to medicine

  6. 6

    Analyse and summarise information related to a key question relevant to the community and to medicine

  7. 7

    Justify approaches to solve a complex problem relevant to their project

  8. 8

    Communicate critical arguments or key concepts and findings to a professional audience in oral and written formats

Workload and teaching

This 12-point unit will be undertaken during a full-time 6-week placement.

There will not be any other concurrent assessment or attendance requirements, so the expectation is that of a full-time load of 48h face-to-face and private study per week.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Peter Barton
Unit Coordinators
Dr Cindy Niap
Associate Professor Megan Wallace

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for MED5101?

You need MED4000, MED4190, MED4200 and (MED3010 or MED3100) before you enrol; and MED5092, MED5100, MED5102 and MED5091 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is MED5101 offered?

In 2024, MED5101 runs in Semester 1 and Full year at Clayton and Malaysia.

Does MED5101 have an exam?

No. MED5101 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
BMedSc Md
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available