Course Title: Research in Health Science

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Research in Health Science

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OHTH2160

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014

OHTH2160

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Sem 2 2014

OHTH2160

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

150H Health Sciences

Internet

 Sem 2 2015,
Sem 2 2016

OHTH2160

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

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,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Dr Angela Yang

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7175

Course Coordinator Email: angela.yang@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 202.04.018


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

OHTH2160 introduces the principles of research in health sciences. Through this course students will develop the skills and knowledge to enable them to work in a research-informed manner. Contents to be covered include the knowledge and skills for literature research, critical appraisal of research evidence, types of research designs/methods and the ethics principles in research. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to understand the principles and basic methods of research in health.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP278 Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chinese Medicine) and BP280 Bachelor of Health Science / Bachelor of Applied Science (Chiropractic)

  • PLO 1: provide specialised health care within a patient centred evidence based framework

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) for BP279 Bachelor of Health Science/Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy):

  • PLO 1 Provide patient-centred care as a competent, safe primary healthcare professional
  • PLO 2 Provide osteopathic, musculo-skeletal healthcare within a patient-centred, evidence-based framework

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BP321 Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations) (aligned to the Accreditation Standards of the Medical Radiations Practice Board of Australia):

Standard 2

  • Practise in an ethical and professional manner, consistent with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements (2.a)
  • Seek opportunities to progress the profession (2.e)

Standard 4

  • Resolve challenges through application of critical thinking and reflective practice (4.a)
  • Identify ongoing professional learning needs and opportunities (4.b)


Upon successful completion of this course you should be able to:

  1. Understand the ethics principles and basic processes guiding research in health;
  2. Understand the common statistical types used to analyse data from research in health;
  3. Discuss qualitative and quantitative methods for research in health;
  4. Discuss the major research types in relation to the evidence strengths to guide practice;
  5. Identify credible research evidence to guide the practice in health;
  6. Critique literature in health research at the beginner’s level.


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: Progressive Assessment
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 2: Article Critique
Weighting 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3, 4 & 6

Assessment Task 3: Research Portfolio
Weighting 40%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

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.