MPH5290 Research methods in healthcare
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5290 Research methods in healthcare is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for MPH5290. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before MPH5290
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MPH5290
No unit lists MPH5290 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in M4028
Overview
This unit introduces research methods used in quantitative and qualitative studies in health research. The unit will cover concepts including how to construct an answerable question, searching the literature, sampling methods, data collection and study design – including both quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 3 | Alfred Hospital | Online |
Assessment
- Creating an answerable research question (1,200 words)20%
- Critical analysis (1,800 words)30%
- Quiz (20 minutes)10%
- Protocol (2,400 words)Threshold hurdle40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Construct an answerable health question using the PICO structure
- 2
Distinguish between the use of quantitative and qualitative research designs in health research
- 3
Determine the use of appropriate data collection methods in health research
- 4
Evaluate the impact of bias in quantitative and qualitive study designs
- 5
Summarise issues of cultural context and ethical principles in health research
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
20 hours per week for 6 weeks.
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Professor Dragan Ilic
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Dragan Ilic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5290?
MPH5290 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5290 offered?
MPH5290 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
Does MPH5290 have an exam?
No. MPH5290 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
- Organisational unit
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2021