PGC5108 Clinical research 2
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
PGC5108 Clinical research 2 is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before PGC5108
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After PGC5108
No unit lists PGC5108 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: PGC5107 (PGC5007), MPH5020. You must have achieved a minimum mark of 65% in MPH5020.
Prohibition: PGC5008, PGW5124, PGW5128
Overview
This unit will enable you to consolidate your skills in performing practice based research. There will be limited didactic lectures with the majority of time allocated to collection of data consistent with the methodology developed in Introduction to clinical research. The research project will be completed in Clinical research 3.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for PGC5108.
Assessment
- Literature Review30%
- Oral presentationCompetency hurdle40%
- Panel Review30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of research ethics as encountered at their practice site and at Monash University by gaining appropriate ethics approval.
- 2
Locate and, critically evaluate literature sources relevant to the chosen research project and generate a written literature review suitable for academic publication.
- 3
Collect data according to approved methodology for subsequent analysis.
- 4
Prepare and deliver an oral presentation about research work in progress to a diverse audience of healthcare personnel and academics.
- 5
Integrate peer, collaborator and supervisor feedback and critical reflection to refine their research process.
- 6
Demonstrate time management skills by meeting set deadlines and proactively negotiating adjustments to agreed timelines.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average 10-12 hours of learning activities per week, including teacher directed learning, independent study and reading time, participation in online discussions, research and preparation for assignments.
Learning resources
Technology resources
This unit requires access to a device (computer or laptop) that meets minimum specifications. Free specialist software is available via MoVE.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Louise Lord
- Unit Coordinators
- Ms Louise Lord
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for PGC5108?
PGC5108 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is PGC5108 offered?
PGC5108 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is PGC5108?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does PGC5108 have an exam?
No. PGC5108 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.