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Research Project - WH Part 1 (MEDI40018)
HonoursPoints: 25Off Campus
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Off Campus |
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This Department of Medicine Honours program is designed to offer projects that are at the leading edge of medical research into human diseases and that are especially tailored for students who are not enrolled in Medicine. The specialisations that we promote are framed within a worldleading institute, the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS). AIMSS interacts within many national and international collaborations and this diversity promotes a comprehensive approach to research into the musculoskeletal sciences.
The Honours Program year starts in February and ends in November and is only available full time.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, students should have demonstrated their ability to:
- Select, summarise and critically appraise published research in an area of population health
- Formulate a research question based upon a synthesis of the published research evidence
- Design and justify an appropriate research design to answer a research question in population health
- Conduct supervised research in a specific area of population health research
- Communicate the method and findings of a research project in oral and written form
Generic skills
- Development of research skills and capabilities
- Ability to access, assess and interpret current scientific literature
- Proficiency in being able to summarise and present a comprehensive overview of a topics
- Writing skills and presentation skills for presentation of research information and data to a broad audience
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the Medicine (Western Health) Honours Stream of the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) or Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Background in basic sciences and/or biomedical sciences.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Oral presentation of research project (15 mins presentation + 5 mins questions)
| End of Semester 2 | 20% |
Literature review and research plan
| End of Semester 1 | N/A |
Thesis
| During examination period of Semester 2 | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Attendance at Western Health Honours Program Lecture Series. Over a period of 12 weeks students will attend two lectures per week (2x one-hour lectures provided by each of a basic research scientist and a clinical research scientist in each week). | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 - Off Campus
Mode of delivery Off Campus Contact hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) Course Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours)
Last updated: 3 November 2022