Capstone Initiative

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. Analyse a course-specific topic or professional practice issue through the integration of theory, scholarly evidence, contextual understanding, and advanced disciplinary knowledge.
  2. Design a capstone initiative informed by relevant theory, frameworks, methodologies and professional standards.
  3. Justify initiative design, implementation and evaluation decisions using disciplinary evidence and scholarly literature to support professional judgements.
  4. Translate initiative findings and recommendations for diverse stakeholders through effective professional communication.
  5. Critically reflect on the application of evidence into practice and/or policy to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real-world impact.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TAS-AQS-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Applied Quality and Safety)
• TAS-ADH-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Digital Health)
• TAS-APD-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Dementia)
• TAS-CDP-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Communicable Disease Prevention)
• TAS-AWP-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Workplace Psychology)
• TAS-SCL-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Supply Chain and Logistics)
• TAS-AOR-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Resilience)
• TAS-AOP-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Organisational Performance)
• TAS-AMS-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Medication Safety)
• TAS-HSI-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Improvement)
• TAS-APH-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Healthcare Education)
• TAS-APG-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Governance)
• TAS-CUC-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Community and Urgent Care)
• TAS-CCR-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Critical Care and Retrieval)
• TAS-APM-MAS-2027 - Master of Advanced Practice (Health Service Management)

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• TAS-CAM530-Systems Thinking in Public Health

and one of

• TAS-CAM720-Health Research Methods
• TAS-CAM638-Health Policy, Economics and Advocacy

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 20 hours weekly of independent learning.

Study load

0.25 EFTSL

This is in the range of 20 to 24 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.