MEDI8207 Public Health Research Project Development

MEDI8207 is only available under certain award programs.

Offered By	ANU Medical School
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Medicine
Offered in	First Semester, 2010, Second Semester, 2010, First Semester, 2011, and Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	In this course, students will develop a practical public health research project. There will be six two hour seminars at which students will discuss with each other the development of their research project. Each student will also work with a supervisor who can offer expert guidance on the literature review and development of the research project. Students can work in pairs on their project if they wish. We expect only a minority of students who take this course will go on to conduct the research project (eg as an elective in the MPH). Those not intending to actually conduct the research will develop a hypothetical project. Course syllabus will include: • Introduction to public health problem solving through research • Literature review • Phrasing research questions • Research project design and methodology • planning the analysis of results • research ethics
Learning Outcomes	At the end of this course students will have demonstarted: • Ability to search for and summarise the literature relevant to a public health problem • Ability to formulate a public health research question • Ability to identify suitable methods for investigating a public health research question and formulate a research plan
Indicative Assessment	Preparation of a practical public health research project proposal in the form of the standard NHMRC Health Ethics Application Template (100%)
Areas of Interest	Health, Medicine and the Body, Medicine, and Population Studies
Eligibility	Undergraduate degree in the health or medical sciences, science, the humanities or social sciences, of an acceptable standard. Students who have a combination of education and relevant experience in the health sector or related area will also be considered.
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Academic Contact	Assoc Prof Paul Dugdale

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