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Nursing Research (NURS90059)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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Overview
| Availability | Semester 1 (Early-Start) - Dual-Delivery |
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| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject provides an overview of methodologies useful for researching health and nursing practice and will equip students with a broad appreciation of the many aspects of clinical research. The subject will explore how research questions arise from practice, why specific methodologies are used, how studies are conducted, and how to obtain, interpret and report data. The focus of this subject is developing skills in the design and conduct of original research in an area of practice that is of interest to the student and for the student to have the confidence to communicate how the proposed research will contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Apply independent thought and rational inquiry in the search and critique of evidence relevant to a research question
- Formulate research questions arising from clinical practice or concerning policy development
- Demonstrate understanding and application of the philosophical, methodological and ethical dimensions of research activity
- Identify common research methods and approaches and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of these
- Formulate appropriate research approaches and methodologies to address research questions
- Analyse the implications of research findings on nursing practice, education and future research.
Generic skills
- the capacity for information seeking, retrieval and evaluation;
- critical thinking and analytical skills;
- an openness to new ideas;
- planning and time management skills;
- Written and oral communication;
- Self directed learning;
- Research literacy;
- Ethical reasoning.
Last updated: 16 February 2024