UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

TRM5003 Research methods in clinical and translational medicine

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

TRM5003 Research methods in clinical and translational medicine is a level 5, 24-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
24
Offered in 2022
Semester 2
Alfred Hospital
Assessment
No exam
6 tasks
Workload
48 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before TRM5003

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After TRM5003

No unit lists TRM5003 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisite: M6028 or M5021
Co-requisite: TRM5010

Overview

This unit will teach you how to review and evaluate the clinical and scientific literature relevant to a clinical and translational medicine discipline. You will learn how to synthesise the relevant literature and develop a research proposal. You will apply the principles of research integrity to the design of methodologies that underpin a research project, and develop foundational knowledge in statistical methods and their appropriate application to a range of scientific data.   You will develop skills in oral and written communication of a clinical and translational medicine discipline, learning to build a critical narrative containing a strong justification for your aims and hypothesis related to your chosen research topic.

Offerings in 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semester to First semesterAlfred HospitalOn campus

Assessment

  • Oral presentation of a research proposal
    15%
  • Literature review (5000 words)Threshold hurdle
    40%
  • Research proposal (project plan/study design) (2500 words)Competency hurdle
    20%
  • Review of ethical considerations (1000 words)Competency hurdle
    5%
  • Statistics assignmentCompetency hurdle
    10%
  • Good Clinical Practice MCQCompetency hurdle
    10%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Analyse and evaluate the clinical and scientific literature relevant to the proposed field of research

  2. 2

    Synthesise a written review of the literature relevant to the proposed research question

  3. 3

    Develop the proposed research question grounded in the critical review of the literature

  4. 4

    Propose appropriate research methodologies to address the research question

  5. 5

    Justify the application of the proposed research methodologies to the research question

     

  6. 6

    Communicate and explain the critical arguments pertaining to the research question to a wider professional audience

  7. 7

    Integrate the principles of research integrity to the proposed methodology and research project

  8. 8

    Demonstrate a critical awareness of the moral, ethical and legal responsibilities of clinical research

  9. 9

    Outline the breadth of statistical tests and evaluate their applicability to common research methodologies

  10. 10

    Apply foundational statistical tests to a range of scientific data

  11. 11

    Implement Good Clinical Practice as followed by the international Conference on Harmonisation

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachResearch activities

On-campus:

24 hours of teacher-directed learning per week delivered online and face-to-face including lectures, workshops and pre and post-learning modules.

24 hours of self-directed learning per week including private study, reading published studies, reference material and textbooks.

Total hours per week = 48 hours

You will complete online self-directed learning tasks, a major written assessment (literature review), a minor written assessment (statistics assignment), oral presentation and two MCQ tests.

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

Chief Examiners
Dr Jessica Borger
Unit Coordinators
Dr Jessica Borger

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for TRM5003?

TRM5003 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is TRM5003 offered?

In 2022, TRM5003 runs in Semester 2 at Alfred Hospital.

How much work is TRM5003?

The handbook expects about 48 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does TRM5003 have an exam?

No. TRM5003 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
24
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
School of Translational Medicine
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.500
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available