Course Title: Health Inquiry Critique
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Health Inquiry Critique
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PUBH1080 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
150H Health Sciences |
Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013 |
PUBH1080 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
150H Health Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 2 2016 |
PUBH1080 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 2 2022, Sem 2 2023 |
PUBH1081 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
150H Health Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2012 |
PUBH1323 |
Bundoora Campus |
Research |
150H Health Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 2 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2013 |
Course Coordinator: Rebecca Millar
Course Coordinator Phone: Please contact via e-mail
Course Coordinator Email: rebecca.millar@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Assumed Knowledge
To be eligible for enrolment in this course you need to have knowledge and experience pertinent to the profession and practice of nursing and/or midwifery.
Course Description
This course provides you with an opportunity to continue to develop your research abilities congruent with those demonstrated by nurses and midwives working either as advanced clinicians, managers, or educators in the health care sector. You are also encouraged to engage in and contribute to the development of research/evidence-based nursing and midwifery practice. The course will also provide you with an opportunity to continually develop and transform practice through the processes of research, critical evaluation and reflection.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Critically review the relationship between research, evidence-based nursing practice and patient safety outcomes
- Explore the social, political and professional influences on nursing research in a variety of health care domains
- Critically analyse available research literature to explore and inform “real world” nursing problems.
- Identify the ethical and legal responsibilities of undertaking nursing research in a variety of settings, and apply knowledge of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NH&MRC) standards of ethical human research to nursing research practice.
Program Learning Outcomes
This course contributes to the development of the Program Learning Outcomes in the following way:
For students undertaking the Mental Health Program:
- PLO 7: The Mental Health Nurse demonstrates evidence based practice and actively promotes practice innovation through lifelong education, research, professional development, clinical supervision and reflective practice.
For students undertaking the Child and Family Health Program:
- PLO 1: Applies reflective thinking and critical analysis in maternal and child health nursing practice
- PLO 4: Practises within an evidence-based framework for students undertaking the Midwifery Program
- PLO14: Uses research to inform midwifery practice
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Critical literature review
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 & 3
Assessment Task 2: Online Quiz
Weighting 10%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4
Assessment Task 3: Development of a Research Proposal
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2 3 & 4
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.