NUR4403 Clinical honours thesis 3: Conducting a research project

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

1. 1

   Generate a critical review of the literature and theoretical frameworks relevant to their field of study;

2. 2

   Accurately collect, manage and secure data for research activities;

3. 3

   Demonstrate an awareness of ethical and privacy issues as they apply to their research proposal;

4. 4

   Work collaboratively with a research supervisor to achieve research milestones (e.g. submission of ethics proposal);

5. 5

   Finalise the ethics approval process for the project;

6. 6

   Respond appropriately to the realities of research project issues including identification of a research site (or sites) and recruitment of participants;

7. 7

   Conduct a pilot study (if appropriate) to anticipate and address practical problems that may arise in the course of data collection;

8. 8

   Undertake data collection both accurately and ethically;

9. 9

   Discuss issues arising during the research process;

10. 10

    Demonstrate effective progress towards research plan;

11. 11

    Write to an academic standard by incorporating existing research findings and supervisor feedback; and

12. 12

    Present research findings in a seminar context.