Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research (N34AA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

By completion, graduates of the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research should be able to:

• demonstrate a comprehensive foundation in the methods, process, rationales and nomenclature of clinical research design, in a relevant speciality area;
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key decisions surrounding the design, delivery and assessment of clinical research, in a relevant speciality area;
• compare and contrast a range of clinical research study designs to identify relevant design considerations, in a relevant speciality area;
• demonstrate critical and evaluative skills that can be used to apply independent scientific judgment to the conduct of clinical research design, in a relevant speciality area;
• develop a rationale for the dissemination of research findings to a variety of stakeholder groups and translating research findings from the research context to direct clinical care;
• demonstrate a range of competencies in the management and implementation of clinical research including ethical issues, quality assurance and control, monitoring, grant preparation, and effectively managing research teams;
• demonstrate sufficient preparatory knowledge for more detailed study in clinical research at a Masters level

Generic skills

• the ability to exercise independent thinking and high-level problem solving skills;
• have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection;
• have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
• reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication;
• be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
• be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge in a variety of different contexts.

Graduate attributes

The Melbourne Experience enables our graduates to become: