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SURG6005: Surgical Research 5
2024 unit information
This course builds a basis for the acquisition of research skills in an area of relevance to surgical practice. The student needs to appraise the literature critically and design a research project which will make an original contribution to the literature. Skills in data collection, statistical analysis of data and critical thinking will be assessed. The student needs to demonstrate each step of the research process through the submission of written work.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Surgery
| Code | SURG6005 |
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| Academic unit | Surgery |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Demonstrate how to formulate a research question to address a gap in the current literature
- LO2. Discuss how to perform a literature review and how to conduct a systematic review
- LO3. Consider data required for your project and ethics requirements
- LO4. Consider the methodological plan required to answer your research question
- LO5. Determine the statistics required to answer the research question
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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