PTY-40092 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

To introduce the student to the strategies adopted to gather, critique and implement research and other forms of evidence into healthcare practice.
To introduce the student to methods used to evaluate current healthcare practice.
To develop the students understanding of the attributes desired in a valuable team member and receive feedback on their own team working performance.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically compare knowledge and understanding of the methods used to evaluate practice in healthcare.: 1
Select, justify and critically evaluate research designs adopted to address questions related to healthcare¿delivery: 1
Critically evaluate the quality, and identify confounding factors, in different forms of health related evidence: 1
Critically evaluate the efficacy of the translation of knowledge and implementation of evidence into healthcare practice¿: 1
Design effective search strategies to identify best evidence using health related databases: 1
Demonstrate and evaluate the attributes of a valuable team member: 1

Study hours

50 hours of scheduled teaching includes:
- 10 hours of interactive lectures
- 16 hours collaborative team working workshops
- 4 hours of formative assessment and feedback
~ 20 hours of directed study
100 hours of independent study include:
~ 90 hours of independent study
~10 hours of assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment