| Effective Term: | 2025/02 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Professional Honours Project 1 |
| Unit ID: | HEASP4011 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (NHPHS3401) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (EDBSP4011) |
| ASCED: | 061707 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This course aims to consolidate students’ skills in research principles and methods in Speech Pathology in a health- related topic. It includes the ability to work in a professional learning team and to formulate effective questions, conduct effective literature searches, critically appraise research and determine the applicability of identified research to Speech Pathologists' practice. Students will be provided with a practice scenario to develop a proposal for the review of the research in an health-related area of speech pathology. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | |  | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Summarise the steps and process for conducting practice-based projects |
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| K2. | Conduct a systematic search of academic literature and contribute to the construction of a literature review on a professional practice topic |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Formulate a clinical/practice question related to Speech Pathologists' practice |
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| S2. | Search and identify relevant research evidence to inform an intervention or project concept |
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| S3. | Present an overview of academic literature orally in a clear, coherent and interesting manner |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Critically appraise research and evaluate applicability to Speech Pathologists' practice |
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| A2. | Prepare a written appraisal of literature on a clinical/practice topic |
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| Unit Content: |
Professional Standards for Speech Pathologist in Australia (2020), Speech Pathology Guidelines for Reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Curriculum Development and Inclusions (2018), FedUni STRETCH Reconciliation Action Plan (2019-2022), National Quality and Safeguarding Framework (NQSF, 2018), National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017-2019) and National Aged Care Quality Standards (2019) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this course Content - Items:Topics may include: - Evidence based practice
- Researching and appraising literature
- Using bibliographical software such as EndNote
- Critical appraisal tool Identifying, defining and mapping key concepts
- Formulating clinical/practice questions
- Developing a search strategy
- Appraising, synthesising and presenting the evidence
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| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. |
- K1, S1, S2, S3
| Develop and articulate research proposal from provided scenario | Response to scenario | 10-20 | | 2. |
- K2, S1, S2, S3, A1
| Present review of literature | Group oral presentation | 20-40 | | 3. |
- K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2
| Critical appraisal of reviewed literature | Written Assignment - literature review | 40-60 |
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