NUR9023 Master of Health Dissertation C

Contents

• Staffing
• Requisites
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Reference materials
• Student workload
• Assessment details
• Important assessment information
• Assessment notes
• Production date
• PDF version

STAFFING

REQUISITES

RATIONALE

Students undertaking research need to prepare, plan and implement their research proposal. This course allows students to do so.

SYNOPSIS

This course is the third of four dissertation units. Students will refine their research proposal, implement their research design and collect data.

OBJECTIVES

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. finalise the collection of data for their research (Data Collection);
2. analyse the data; (Data Analysis);
3. demonstrate that the implementation of their research is progressing at a satisfactory rate and standard by presenting a preliminary report for their research to the Department of Nursing's Research and Higher Degrees Committee (Report).

TOPICS

TEXT and MATERIALS required to be PURCHASED or accessed

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REFERENCE MATERIALS

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.

As recommended by the student's supervisors.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS

ASSESSMENT DETAILS

IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

1. Attendance requirements:
   It is the students' responsibility to participate actively in all classes scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximize their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. Students will normally attend one four-day residential school per year of enrolment in the Master of Health course.
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   Students must demonstrate progress in their research to their supervisor's satisfaction to gain the 1 mark available for Data Collection and Data Analysis. Students must submit a report on their research to the Department of Nursing's Research & Higher Degrees Committee. If the committee assesses the report as satisfactory the student will be given the 1 mark for the Report.
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   Not Applicable.
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   This course will be graded as SP (Satisfactory Progress), I (Incomplete) or F (Fail). To be awarded a grade of SP, students must gain the 1 mark available for each of the assessment items.
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   A grade of SP is necessary for a student to be allowed to proceed to the next dissertation course.
6. Examination information:
   There is no examination in this course.
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   There will be no Deferred or Supplementary examinations in this course.
8. University Regulations:
   Students should read USQ Regulations 5.1 Definitions, 5.6. Assessment, and 5.10 Academic Misconduct for further information and to avoid actions which might contravene University Regulations. These regulations can be found at the URL http://www.usq.edu.au/corporateservices/calendar/part5.htm or in the current USQ Handbook.

ASSESSMENT NOTES

This version produced 27 May 2008.