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Evidence-Based Practice (AUDI90060)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Semester 2
Overview
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This subject will encourage students to use sources along with basic research concepts and design to develop their ability to become evidence-based clinicians. Students will use basic statistics and assessments to make judgements and decisions on best practice forming development of clinical decision making. Students will participate in workshops and interactive sessions that will allow them to develop their analytical skills. On completion, students will be able to critically appraise evidence to establish valid conclusions that assist with interpreting, integrating and managing results and outcomes, ensuring best and safe practice.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Adapt thinking by incorporating the theoretical principles of clinical decision making in the context of audiological practice.
- Evaluate and critically appraise available evidence to inform intervention options/strategies and education programs related to screenings, referral guidelines and pathways.
- Apply basic research design skills and generate testable hypotheses relating to clinical decision making.
- Select basic statistical tests and be able to interpret statistical results in clinical decision making.
Generic skills
- Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to new problems;
- Communicate clearly in written and oral forms;
- Work as part of a team to address a common goal;
- Manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
- Show respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
- Integrate knowledge from different domains;
- Value the collection and recording of accurate and complete data; and
- Reflect upon and identify deficiencies in knowledge, skills and attitudes and consider strategies to address those deficiencies.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AUDI90053 | Audiology Practice A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90055 | Professionalism and Clinical Processes A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90057 | Sound and Innovative Solutions A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90059 | Structure & Function Across the Lifespan | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AUDI90056 | Professionalism and Clinical Processes B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90058 | Sound and Innovative Solutions B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90054 | Audiology Practice B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Four online tests
| Tests will be spread evenly across the semester | 40% |
Written assignment
| Early in the teaching period | 20% |
Group presentation
| Late in the teaching period | 20% |
Written exam
| During the examination period | 20% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Lauren Story Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 hours of Lecturers and 2 hours of Tutorial sessions per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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Prescribed texts
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Clinical Audiology
Last updated: 31 January 2024