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Mental Health Science Research Project 1 (PSYT90086)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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This subject is a prerequisite to Mental Health Science Research Project 2. It is intended to develop critical research skills required to conduct research within the mental health field. Students will formulate a research question with relevance to their chosen mental health stream – infant, child, youth, adult, or aged - and design a research proposal, review relevant literature in light of the chosen research method, and submit an ethics application form (where applicable).
Intended learning outcomes
This subject requires students to
- synthesise research skills by choosing methodology appropriate to the chosen field field,
- drawing on disciplinary literature within the field, in order to present justified critical analysis of the literature, and
- to prepare and present an appropriate research proposal.
Generic skills
- Define a research question
- Design a research protocol defining and justifying methods to be used
- Present a research proposal, giving consideration to ethical implications (where applicable)
- Obtain ethics approval (where applicable)
- Review and critically discuss literature directly related to the research question
- Collect and organise data for interpretation according to the defined methods of the research proposal
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Science (or equivalent post/graduate 100 credit points in mental health) AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90200 | Principles of Social Research Design | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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POPH90013 | Biostatistics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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PSYT90082 | Mental Health Disorders in Infancy | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PSYT90082 is if undertaking the Infant Stream (Stream A).
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Research methodology and data analysis relative to the specific field (Infant, Child, Youth, Adult, Aged) of mental health research being undertaken.
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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Hurdle requirement: Research ethics submission | Week 6 | N/A |
Supervisor's report (standards of self-direction, initiative, ethical conduct) | Week 6 | 20% |
Research proposal and method outline (this will form the basis of a thesis for those continuing on to complete the research project)
| Week 9 | 15% |
Literature review
| Week 12 | 65% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Mahesh Jayaram Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 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 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022