POM5106 Perioperative medicine capstone project
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
POM5106 Perioperative medicine capstone project is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Alfred Hospital
- Assessment
- No exam
- 2 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before POM5106
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After POM5106
No unit lists POM5106 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite:
For students in course code M6027 - POM5001, POM5002, POM5003, POM5004
Co-requisite:
For students in course code M6033 - POM5101, POM5102, POM5103, POM5105
For students in M6027 - POM5105
Overview
This unit is designed to enable you to successfully complete a small - scale research informed project identified and approved in the unit POM5105 and intended to resolve an issue within the practice of perioperative medicine. The unit enables you to demonstrate your ability to synthesise your learning across the units comprising the course and apply it to the resolution of work - based challenges. Engagement in this unit will also facilitate the achievement by students of a range of transferable research informed skills of value and relevance to the practice setting and the advancement of the discipline.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
| Second semester | Alfred Hospital | Online |
Assessment
- Capstone project (6,000 words) (pass;/fail)ProjectCompetency hurdle-
- PebblePad evidence of progress and student reflection (pass/fail)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Integrate and consolidate learning from previous units in the resolution of practice based issues and challenges.
- 2
Synthesise critical arguments in relation to the available relevant literature about an specific aspect of perioperative medicine.
- 3
Critically analyse the multifaced nature of implementing changes to current norms and standards of practice.
- 4
Generate defensible conclusions in respect to the significance of the research findings.
- 5
Communicate findings to peers that adhere to the academic standards associated with scientific communication.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
This unit will be on-line only. The workload requirement will be 10-12 hours per week (on average).
Weekly workload consists of continued development of a project, researching relevant current evidence, compiling a comprehensive and fully referenced literature review relevant to the project topic, and completion of the capstone project. You will be expected to show evidence of your progress via a learning journey platform (PebblePad).
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
- Dr Christine Ball
- Dr Jamie Smart
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jamie Smart
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for POM5106?
POM5106 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is POM5106 offered?
In 2026, POM5106 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital, with an online option.
Does POM5106 have an exam?
No. POM5106 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.