308061 (v.1) Life Sciences Research Project 304

Area:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

12.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Individual Study:

1 x 12 Hours Weekly

Equivalent(s):

6937 (v.5) Research Project 334

Prerequisite(s):

302421 (v.2) Human Movement and Health 301
AND
302425 (v.2) Our Internal Internet - Its Structure and Function 304
AND
303107 (v.2) Human Evolution 305
AND
308060 (v.1) Disease Principles and Processes 303

Syllabus:

What is science? Paradigm shifts, ethics and values in science. Research design - quantities and qualitative research paradigms and methodology. Experimental methods and hypothesis testing. Clinical research. Epidemiological research, cohort studies and case control studies. Qualitative research. Parametric and non-parametric analysis and selected tests. Conducting an independent research project and presenting findings and conclusions.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Special Study Period 3				Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External