Clinical Education Research Proposal

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted in the Master of Clinical Education. This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.

Knowledge and experience of the planning and delivery of clinical education.

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 subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Objectives, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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This subject provides practical support and guidance for participants preparing to undertake their research project in the second semester. It builds on the theoretical research paradigms and methods introduced in the graduate diploma research subject by supporting clinicians to develop and define a research question, and appropriate research design and methods. Recognising that clinicians have many competing demands on their time, the seminar days are workshops that will allow participants to develop important resources such as their clarified research question, literature search strategy, project design and ethics application.

By completing this subject, participants should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to the study of clinical education.
• Produce a research proposal that is designed to answer a clear, coherent question related to clinical education (at Masters level)
• Develop a comprehensive literature search strategy and analysis of the relevant clinical education literature
• Submit an application for Human Research Ethics Committee approval

• Research plan (2500 words) - 50%
• Ethics proposal (2000 words) - hurdle requirement
• Literature review (2500 words) - 50%

Understanding Medical Education. Swanwick, Tim (Ed); Association for the Study of Medical Education. Edition: Second edition. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley Blackwell. 2014

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this course, participants should have:

• Developed problem-solving skills related to educational research design and methods in a variety of clinical teaching contexts.
• Refined their analytical skills - the ability to construct and identify research questions to build educational theory and respond to questions arising from teaching practice
• Through discussion sessions and other interactions with fellow students, develop communication and presentation skills about education theory and research