Overview

This unit builds on knowledge and skills gained in DET60005 Research and Evidence-Based Practice A to design and plan a research or evaluation study to address practice-based research and evaluation challenges. Students will work in collaboration with other students and academic mentors to design and plan a pragmatic research and evaluation project. Projects will be designed to be feasible within available time and resources, including consideration and preparation of ethics approvals, data collection and management plans. Students will get practical experience and demonstrate competence in appropriate quantitative and qualitative data analysis.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DET60005 Research and Evidence-Based Practice A

Anti-requisite
DET70001 Evidence Based Practice and Research Skills for Dietitians (Discontinued)

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply the principles of ethical research design, planning and management to an authentic practice-based research and evaluation challenges.
  • Justify the selection of feasible study designs and methods to address practice-based research and evaluation questions appropriate to context.
  • Select and apply appropriate analysis techniques for quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Demonstrate research collaboration skills

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class
3.00 12 weeks 36
Specified Activities
Various
5.00 12 weeks 60
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
4.50 12 weeks 54
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 40% 1,3,4 
PresentationGroup 20% 1,4 
ReportIndividual 40% 1,2 
Assignment 1Individual 40% 1,3,4 
PresentationIndividual/Group 20% 1,2,4 
ReportIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Research ethics and principles for conducting practice-based research
  • Principles of research design, including data management and statistical analysis
  • Principles of epidemiology and sampling methodology
  • Principles of evidence based practice, including critical appraisal of the literature
  • Systematic literature reviews

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.