HUBS3410
Advanced Skills in Research Design
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 2 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
This course focuses on the acquisition of skills necessary to design research studies in the life sciences. Such skills include the development of testable hypotheses based on high level literature searches, the ability to clearly define the aims of the study, the inclusion of appropriate controls in the experimental design, and the ability to choose the most appropriate statistical method to analyse the data obtained. The course is organised as a series of modules with each module focusing on research design used in specific scientific disciplines.
| Objectives | This course aims to provide students with an advanced knowledge of experimental design and implementation in the life sciences. The course also aims to compare and contrast the design features common to high quality experimentation in all fields of scientific endeavour and that required in specialist areas of scientific research. At the completion of this course, students should be able to develop a testable hypothesis; to define the aims of a scientific study; to include appropriate controls in an experimental design. The student will have gained knowledge and understanding of the analytical skills necessary to complete a scientific study and obtain meaningful results. At the completion of the course the student will have gained the skills required for writing reports and scientific manuscripts for publication and for preparing funding proposals. | ||||
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| Content | 1. Development of a testable hypotheses from reading relevant scientific literature 2. Experimental design including the use of appropriate controls and statistical methods 3. Experimental design in specialist scientific disciplines 4. Critical reviews of scientific literature 5. Preparation of research reports and manuscripts for publication 6. Preparation of applications for research funding |
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| Replacing Course(s) | HUBS3408 Frontiers in Biomedical Science 10 units | ||||
| Transition | Students required to repeat the 10 unit HUBS3408 Frontiers in Biomedical Science will enrol in the new HUBS3410. | ||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||
| Assumed Knowledge | Knowledge equivalent to that gained in Years 1 and 2 of B Biomedical Science program. | ||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Tutorial: for 2 hour(s) per Week for 11 weeks Lecture: for 3 hour(s) per Week for 11 weeks |
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for HUBS3410 |