Health Informatics Research Methods
PostgraduateTAS-CRH6072023
Course information for 2023 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Health Informatics Research Methods
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Explain the preliminary stages of a research proposal
- Discuss theoretical and methodological foundations of research
- Explain research analysis and reporting processes
- Underpinnings: Theory
- Underpinnings: Approaches and Methods
- Developing a Research Proposal
- Analysing Research Data
- Discussion
Focused on the steps involved in planning and implementing a piece of research. The subject develops an understanding of the planning, implementation and reporting processes used in health informatics research. It includes issues relating to the determination of research questions, hypotheses, data collection and analysis methods. The ethics involved in planning, conducting and reporting research is an integral part of the subject. The subject includes the design of data collection tools and an introduction to quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques. Students plan and develop a research proposal, including preliminary development of research instruments, but do not implement a research project.
- Completed Proposal (40%)
- Preliminary Proposal (40%)
- Discussion Paper (20%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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