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Project in Clinical Education (EDUC90838)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Semester 2
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This project involves the conduct of a defined research project and results in the production of a minor thesis on a topic of practical importance to the participant’s work in clinical education. Participants are encouraged and supported to select a topic that is important yet feasible to resolve within the bounds of this project. Preliminary work in refining the research question, designing the methodology, reviewing the literature and applying for ethics approval is undertaken in the preceding semester’s subject: “Research Proposal in Clinical Education”.
Intended learning outcomes
By completing this subject, participants should be able to:
- demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills to plan and execute a substantial research-based project or piece of scholarship relevant to clinical education
- articulate the impact of their findings on the field and how they propose to implement them
- produce a minor thesis that clearly communicates the work and its impact
- prepare a scholarly article as a contribution to the clinical education literature
Generic skills
On successful completion of this course, participants should have:
- Developed problem-solving skills related to designing and conducting educational research
- Refined their analytic skills to review and critique educational theory and research methods
- Developed written communication and presentation skills
- Developed planning and organization skills necessary to design and complete education research
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the MC-CLINED Master of Clinical Education
AND
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90741 | Effective Clinical Teaching |
July (Online)
January (Online)
February (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90742 | Effective Clinical Supervision |
February (Online)
January (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90743 | Clinical Education in Practice |
February (Online)
June (Online)
June (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90744 | Assessing Clinical Learners |
February (Online)
June (Online)
June (Online)
|
12.5 |
EDUC90801 | Clinical Education Modules | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90802 | Research in Clinical Education | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
EDUC90803 | Pedagogy into Practice | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90804 | Clinical Assessment & Course Evaluation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EDUC90805 | Clinical Simulation | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
EDUC90837 | Clinical Education Research Proposal | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Experience in clinical education to aid in topic selection.
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Individual oral presentation
| Mid semester | 10% |
Minor thesis - not including 2,500 word literature review from prerequisite subject
| End of semester | 80% |
Individual oral presentation
| End of semester | 10% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Brett Vaughan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 27 February 2023 to 28 May 2023 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2023 Census date 31 March 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2023 Assessment period ends 23 June 2023 Semester 1 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
- Semester 2
Coordinator Brett Vaughan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023 Semester 2 contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
This is a thesis subject with a total time commitment of 340 hours
What do these dates mean
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- Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
- And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Understanding Medical Education. Swanwick, Tim (Ed); Association for the Study of Medical Education. Edition: Second edition. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley Blackwell. 2014
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Clinical Education
Last updated: 31 January 2024