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Evidence in Practice (NURS90120)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Term 3 - Online |
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This subject is designed to meet the needs of nurses and other clinically-based healthcare professionals seeking further education in identifying and critically appraising research as evidence to inform their clinical practice. The subject aims to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills that will allow students to incorporate reliable and trustworthy evidence into their clinical decision making.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students will be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills to critically analyse evidence informing practice by:
- Describing the role of evidence-based practice to inform health-care decisions
- Developing searchable questions arising from clinical problems and issues
- Demonstrating how to undertake a systematic search of electronic databases
- Identify and justify appropriate sources of information to answer clinical questions
- Demonstrating knowledge and skills in critically appraising research using relevant appraisal frameworks
- Demonstrating the ability and confidence to comprehend complex concepts, both orally or in writing, when confronted with unfamiliar problems
- Demonstrate the application of information technology skills, including software systems
- Evaluating, synthesising and summarising research in health-related disciplines
Generic skills
- Well-developed problem-solving abilities characterised by flexibility of approach to learning
- Advanced critical appraisal skills and techniques applicable to health disciplines
- Confidence in critiquing, interpretation and summarising evidence in practice
- Advanced oral and written communication skills
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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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Formative assessment, research problem based activity
| Week 3 | 20% |
Summative assessment, critical appraisal and 10 minute audio visual summary presentation
| Week 9 | 50% |
Formative assessment, critically apprasing quantitative research
| Week 7 | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Term 3 - Online
Principal coordinator Sophie Jones Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 140 hours Pre teaching start date 13 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements In Week 0 students are required to familiarise themselves with the subject's Learning Management System (LMS), subject information, including assessment tasks Teaching period 20 July 2020 to 13 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 14 July 2020 Census date 7 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 28 August 2020 Assessment period ends 20 September 2020
Time commitment details
Students are expected to devote approximately 18 hours per week to this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There is no prescribed text for this course but a list of recommended texts will be provided at the commencement of the Term.
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022