成人大片

Course Coordinator: Prof. Peng Bi


Location: Level 4, Rundle Mall Plaza, 50 Rubndle Mall, Adelaide. 5000

Phone: +61 8 8313 3583

Email: peng.bi@adelaide.edu.au

On successful completion of this course the student will be able to

1	Successfully collaborate with colleagues and supervisor(s) in the development, design and execution of a research project.
2	Demonstrate the skills required to conduct independent research, including the ability to conduct effective literature searches, critically appraise the literature, and compile information.
3	Select and use an appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative research methodology to investigate a research problem or issue relevant to public health.
4	Identify and communicate the ethical dimensions of research and demonstrate the skills and attitudes of an ethical researcher.
5	Develop an understanding of public health competencies by undertaking professional development activities and reflecting upon the experience.
6	Use appropriate communication style and terminology to present research findings effectively in oral and written forms.

Access to bibliographic databases and peer-reviewed journals and relevant software for analysis.

Additional course-related material will be available through MyUni.

Computers
General information about University computer laboratories
is available at

MyUni
As an enrolled student, you will have access to the University’s on-line  teaching facilities. This is an implementation of the Blackboard system called MyUni. MyUni is accessible from the 成人大片’s home-page: www.adelaide.edu.au You will need your student login name and a password.If you do not have access, then either you are not enrolled or the  administrators of MyUni do not know of your enrolment.

Please call Ask Adelaide on 8313 5208 (University extension 35208) or the IT help desk on 8313 3000 (University extension 33000) for assistance with MyUni difficulties. 

Course materials will be placed on MyUni. Note also that Announcements about a course are often made on the relevant page of the MyUni site for the course. For example, notifications of a change in lecture venue, updates on availability of course material etc.will be made on the MyUni site.

Email
We assume that students access e-mail and that their address is the 成人大片 student address that was assigned on  enrolment. This is of the form: firstname.lastname@student.adelaide.edu.au
A notice to a student by e-mail is considered to have been received and read by the student unless there is a transmission error and the
postmaster bounces the message back to us. As discussed above, the Announcements page of the MyUni site for this course will also display relevant notices from time to time, so it is essential that students check their student e-mail and to log on to MyUni regularly.

This course is one where independent research is undertaken under the guidance of a supervisor, with whom the student meets fortnightly across one semester. Where a student has not previously acquired specific skills that support efficient research (eg search strategies, organising data) they will participate in appropriate workshops or on-line learning, early in their period of enrolment.

The research dissertation is a 12 unit course, and this is equivalent to a full-time commitment of one semester (generally 40 hours per week over an extended semester of five months) or half-time over two semesters (20 hours per week over ten months).

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Assessment Task	Assessment Type	Weighting	Learning outcome(s) being addressed
Plan of professional development	Formative	0%	2, 4, 5
Professional activities log and reflection	Summative	15%	2,4,5
Oral presentation	Summative	15%	1-5
Journal article / dissertation	Summative	70%	1-5

Plan of proposed activities: Students will prepare a plan of their proposed professional development activities.

Public health professional development:
Students are required to engage in 5 hours of public health activities throughout the year demonstrating skills in either leadership, career readiness or competencies related to public health. Activities will be recorded in a log including details about the type of activity, length of time and where the activity was undertaken. In addition to the log, a 600-700 word summary will be written reflecting upon the experience and how it has contributed to their practice as a public health professional.

Oral presentation: Students will present a 15 minute summary of their research projects including background, hypotheses, approach/methodology, results and conclusions.

Written dissertation: The results of the research are submitted in the form of a paper suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed
journal (between 2,500 and 7,000 words depending on the author guidelines for the chosen journal) or, if negotiated with the course coordinator, a dissertation of between 12,000 and 15,000 words.

Extensions
All extensions for assignments must be requested, at the latest, by the last working day before the due date of submission.   Extensions will generally be granted only on medical or genuine compassionate grounds.  Supporting documentation must be  provided at the time a student requests an extension.  Without documentation, extensions will not be granted.  Late requests for  extension will neither be accepted nor acknowledged.

Only the Course Co-ordinator(s) may grant extensions.
 
Supporting documentation will be required when requesting an extension. Examples of documents that are acceptable include: a  medical certificate that specifies dates of incapacity, a police report (in the case of lost computers, car & household theft etc.), a  letter from a Student Counsellor, Education and Welfare Officer (EWO) or Disability Liaison Officer that provides an assessment of  compassionate circumstances, or a letter from an independent external counsellor or appropriate professional able to verify the  student’s situation.  The length of any extension granted will take into account the period and severity of any incapacity or impact  on the student.  Extensions of more than 10 days will not be granted except in exceptional circumstances.

Late submission
Marks will be deducted when assignments for which no extension has been granted are handed in late.

All assignments, including those handed in late, will be assessed on their merits.  In the case of late assignments where no  extension has been granted, 5 percentage points of the total marks possible per day will be deducted.  If an assignment that is 2  days late is awarded 65% on its merits, the mark will then be reduced by 10% (5% per day for 2 days) to 55%.  If that same  assignment is 4 days late, the mark will be reduced by 0% (5% per day for 4 days) to 45%, and so on.

The School of Public Health reserves the right to refuse to accept an assignment that is more than 7 days late.

Assignments submitted after the due date may not be graded in time to be returned on the listed return dates.

Students submitting examinable written work who request (and receive) an extension that takes them beyond the examination  period are advised that there is no guarantee that their grades will be processed in time to meet usual University deadlines.
 
Resubmission
If a student is dissatisfied with an assessment grade they should follow the Student Grievance Resolution Process  </student/grievance/process/>.  Students who are not satisfied with a particular assessment result should raise their concerns with Course Co-ordinator(s) in the first instance.  This must be done within 10 business days of the  date of notification of the result.  Resubmission of any assignment is subject to the agreement of the Course Co-ordinator(s) and  will only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons.