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There are no lectures for the Honours Research Project. Each student will be allocated one or more supervisors and will meet with them regularly (one or two weekly). The supervisor/s will guide the student in the conduct of the research project. All assessments relate to this project.  Students are expected to attend and may be required to present at the School Research Conversazione, in 2016 this will be held on 6-7th October.

The Learning Outomes for this courses are:

1. Explore options for a possible research topic
2. Examine the literature relevant to the chosen research topic
3. Compose a research question
4. Identify the appropriate research methodology with which to investigate the chosen question
5. Formulate a research proposal
6. Summarise and critique the literature and present it in a literature review
7. Conduct all phases of the research study including data collection and analysis
8. Formulate apaper suitable for publication presenting the research study
9. Present the research in an Adelaide Nursing School research seminar.

There are no required resources for this course however, you may have texts prescribed for your coursework. 

They may be purchased from all or some of the following outlets:

Unibooks
Website:    

Ramsay – Medical
books and more
Website:    

Encompass Bookshop
Website:    

Recommended Texts

Burns, N, Gray, J, Burns, N, 2014,
Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence-Based Practice, 6th edn,
Elsevier Saunders, St Louis.

Pallant, J 2013, SPSS Survival Manual, Allen
& Unwin, This book is essential if you are planning to use SPSS for your
statistical analysis.  There is also a
Support Website available if you purchase the text.

Polgar, S & Thomas, S 2013, 6th Edition. Introduction to research in the health
sciences, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier Edinburgh.

Rees, C. 2016 RAPID Research methods for Nurses Midwives and
Health Professionals, Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, Also available as an
E-Book.  Test is a useful dictionary of research terms.

Schneider, Z, Whitehead, D, LoBionodo, G. Haber, J. 2013, Nursing & Midwifery Research, 4th
edn, Mosby, Elsevier, Sydney.

Note this text is
also available as an E Book. Please note a 2016 edition is to be released in
March, see below.

Schneider, Z, Whitehead, D, LoBionodo, G. Haber, J. 2016, Nursing & Midwifery Research, 5th
edn, Mosby, Elsevier, Sydney.

Streubert Speziale, H & Carpenter, D 2010, Qualitative research in nursing advancing
the humanistic imperative, 5th edn, Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins, Philadelphia.

Note:
Students are not required to buy recommended texts. However, they provide valuable supplementary reading on various aspects of the material coveredwithin this course and students are encouraged to have a look at them.

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There are no lectures for the Honours Research Project. Eachstudent will be allocated one or more supervisors and will meet with them regularly (one or two weekly). The supervisor/s will guide the student in the conduct of the research project. All assessments relate to this project. 

Students are expected to attend and may be required to present at the School Research Conversazione, in 2016 this will be held on 6-7th October.

Full time students will complete the Honours program in one year. Completing the course work, Honours Research Literacy (3 Units) and Honours Systematic Reviews of Research (3 units) and 6 units of the research in the first semester 1 and 12 units of research in the second.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

It is expected that you will need to spend about 24 hours of study a week in semester 1 when studying full time and 24 hours a week in semester 2 to successfully complete this course. This includes working with your supervisors to plan and conduct your research project and to complete assessments. It is recommended that you plan your time commitment to the course at the beginning of the semester.

Students will be guided through the development and conduct of a research project by their supervisors. They will also be supported in the writing up of the research in the form of a paper for publication.

Please note the assessment is completed over the full year. Asessment due dates are detailed on MyUni.

• Research question Formative 0%
• Literature review Summative 10%
• Proposal Summative 10%
• Paper presenting research results Summative 20%
• Presentation including summary of research findings Summative 20%
• Research paper Summative 40%

Research question

Word count: 1000

Write a simple research question related to your practice. Identify the research methodology best suited to answer the research question.

Literature review

Word count: 2250

Conduct a comprehensive search of the literature regarding the chosen research question

Proposal

Word count: 5000 equivalent

Formulate a research proposal to investigate the chosen research question and submit to the appropriate research ethics committee

Analysis of research results

Word count: 4500

Paper presenting the research results, analysis and discussion.

Research Seminar presentation on the research project conducted

Word count equivalent including preparation: 4500

Implement the research as indicated by the proposal and formulate a draft summary. Compose and present their research project and findings to peers and Nursing professionals in a School of Nursing seminar.

Paper for publication on research project conducted

Word count: 4750 equivalent workload

Compose a paper suitable for publication presenting the research conducted during the honours project

Unless otherwise indicated all submission of assignments is to be through . TurnItin will be used to check student assignments. TurnItin will be used to check student assignments. Students MUST keep an electronic copy of all assignments submitted.

Extensions are generally awarded for no more than 10 working days unless there are exceptional circumstances.

To apply for an Assessment Extension, a student must submit an application for extension form prior to the assessment deadline. You will find this on the School of Nursing Website or use the link provided here.

See the Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy  

An assessment submitted via MyUni must be submitted as an acceptable file type (i.e. .doc, .docx, .rtf .ppt, .pdf). It is also important

to submit the file such as surnamestudentid (i.e. knight1234567). MyUni stamps all the other details against the filename once the assessment is submitted. The assignment should be submitted as one file, Information on avoiding plagiarism is available at .

Contact the MyUni helpdesk on +61 8 8313 3335 or email servicedesk@adelaide.edu.au for

assistance with assignment submission.

Important note: copies of assignments should always be kept

 There have been no SELTS for this course as it is being offered for the first time in this format.