Medicine (Austin Health)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this Honours program, students should be able to:

• Locate, utilise and synthesise information available in scientific and medical literature and ensure an understanding of experimental data in order to construct a rational scientific argument
• Articulate the principles in designing a scientific project in biological research
• Design and conduct research, including selection and implementation of experimental models and methods, data collection methods, and statistical analysis methods
• Problem solve through undertaking relevant methodological approaches to research (technical and statistical based)
• Perform research techniques and apply these techniques to a specific project
• Communicate the findings of a research project in both written and oral form, including organising knowledge and identifying the potential scope of the research project
• Apply principles of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship, including identifying and following the principles of ethical conduct of research with animals and humans
• Show proficiency in time management for completion of scientific tasks against set deadlines
• Work effectively independently, and collaboratively under supervision within a research team from diverse backgrounds.