NUR632: Applied Health Research Methods: From Research to Practice

This unit examines the qualitative and quantitative health research methods available to the researcher seeking to answer health-related questions and recommend changes to improve/support practice. Students will critique research examples in order to evaluate the various methodological approaches and their relative strengths and limitations. Focus will be on the efficacy of evidence-based research for health care and the forces that facilitate or limit its application. Students will develop a research proposal to answer a defined research question.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per week.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in a Postgraduate Course. Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Exclusions
School	School of Nursing and Midwifery
Unit Coordinator	Dr Catherine Fetherston Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: C.Fetherston@murdoch.edu.au Location: Peel Campus Peel101 Room 1.036 Phone: Prefix: +618 9582 5516
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Mr Robert Laing Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing (R.Laing@murdoch.edu.au) 9582 5556 Peel Campus Peel100 Room 1.003 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)