Clinical Trial Site Management

Subject CLRS90025 (2016)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.

Credit Points: 12.5
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

February, Hawthorn - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period 09-Feb-2016 to 02-Jun-2016
Assessment Period End 02-Aug-2016
Last date to Self-Enrol 03-Mar-2016
Census Date 18-Mar-2016
Last date to Withdraw without fail 03-Jun-2016


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 24 contact hours
Total Time Commitment:

170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject.

Prerequisites:

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in N01AA, N34AA, or GC-CRMONIT. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.

Corequisites:

nil

Recommended Background Knowledge:

nil

Non Allowed Subjects:

nil

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the Course Overview, Objectives and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this course are encouraged to discuss this matter with the Student Equity and Disability Support Team: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

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Currently enrolled and future students:

Subject Overview:

In this subject, students will select a minimum of 10 hours of electives depending on their needs plus a compulsory capstone component.

Electives (minimum of 10 hours of teaching).
• Assertiveness in the workplace (7 hours) or Managing and Resolving Conflict (7 hours)
• Fundamentals of project management (7 hours)
• Statistics for non-statisticians (14 hours)
• Managing laboratories in clinical research (14 hours)
• Effective management of GCP issues (3 hours)
• Research ethics and governance (3 hours)
• Introduction to pharmacovigilance (3 hours)
• How to effectively select investigational sites (3 hours)

Capstone
• Effectively managing your clinical research trial sites (14 hours)

Learning Outcomes:

Students who successfully complete this subject will:
• Understand how to effectively manage clinical research sites
• Understand and manage risk when working with clinical research sites
• Understand the role of project management in good clinical practice
• Be able to provide input in the implementation of clinical research studies within Australia
• Understand the purpose and operational responsibilities of a Clinical Research Associate in maintaining the quality standards defined by Australian legislation and Good Clinical Practice

Assessment:

Assessment for this subject will be based around the individual modules, plus an overall assessment of the content of the two subjects. This will comprise:
• 2,000 word assignment for the elective subjects, with a total contribution of 40% of the marks for the subject.
• 2,000 word assignment for the capstone module, representing 40% of the marks for the subject.
• 1,000 word workplace assignment representing 20% of the marks for the subject.

Each assessment piece is due four weeks after the relevant lecture.
Students must achieve a mark of at least 50% in each of the assessments to achieve a pass grade for this subject.

Prescribed Texts:

All class materials will be provided.

Recommended Texts:

NA

Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Links to further information: http://www.commercial.unimelb.edu.au/courses
Related Course(s): Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research
Master of Clinical Research
Specialist Certificate in Clinical Research-Clinical Trials Monitoring

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