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Course Coordinator: Teresa Burgess
Phone: +61 8313 3468
Email: teresa.burgess@adelaide.edu.au
Location: Level 9, AHMS Building, North Terrace

Student & Program Support Services Hub
Email: askhealthsc@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: +61 8313 027

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 Counselling and/or Public Health.

4. Identify and communicate the ethical dimensions of research and demonstrate the skills and attitudes of an ethical researcher.

5. Use appropriate communication style and terminology to present evidence-based ideas effectively, whether within a research seminar or conference presentation, or via academic writing.

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

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This course is one where independent research is undertaken under the guidance of a supervisor, with whom the student meets fortnightly across two semesters.

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 (ie in the first half of the first semester of a full-time enrolment).

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

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).

On-line resources or workshops to assist in the development of preliminary skills (eg Endnote, Word for long documents) will be made available to students to support their research.

1. Dissertation Proposal: To be lodged by four weeks prior to the start of the first semester of enrolment

2. Ethics Application: If applicable, to be lodged as soon as practical, preferably prior to enrolment

3. Independent Research: Undertaken under the guidance of a supervisor

4. Literature Review: A literature review of about 4,000 words is to be prepared, to provide context for the research, and identify the gaps in current knowledge to be addressed in the research. 

5. Seminar Presentation: About a month before submission for a full-time enrolment, and mid-second semester for a part-time enrolment, a seminar is presented regarding the research undertaken.

6. 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

7. Contextual Statement: Accompanying statement locating the study in the field of counselling and/or public health.

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Research Proposal: Due 4 weeks prior to semester commencement / weighting 0% / Course learning Outcomes: 1-5

Literature Review: Due Week 5* / weighting 20% / Course learning Outcomes: 2, 4, 5

Oral presentation: Due Week 12* / weighting 10% / Course learning Outcomes:1-5

Journal article/dissertation: Due Week 13* / weighting 70% / Course learning Outcomes:1-5

*These dates will be negotiated independently with part time students.

Due date

Assessment task

Research Proposal

Literature Review

Oral presentation

Journal article/dissertation

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Dissertation Research Proposal: There are two options for the presentation of the Dissertation Research Proposal:
1.  Students may enrol in PUB HLTH 7300OL ‘Developing a Research Proposal’ in the semester prior to enrolling in the Dissertation. Students who successfully complete this course and present a Student Learning Agreement signed by their supervisor indicating willingness to supervise the research proposed in PUB HLTH 7300OL are deemed to have presented
their Dissertation Research Proposal.

2.  Students may present a Dissertation Research Proposal of about 1000 words excluding references, together with a Student Learning Agreement signed by their supervisor2 indicating willingness to supervise the research proposed, using the template in Appendix C. This proposal must be submitted 4 weeks prior to the start of the first semester of enrolment. 
 
Literature Review:  4,000 words. The Literature Review should extend the work of the research proposal and provide the context for the research, clearly specifying existing research gaps. It should also include discussion of the significance and innovation of the proposed research, including how the research will advance the field, fill knowledge gaps, or address specific challenges or roadblocks, and how it is unique and new.
Students should submit a copy of their completed research proposal together with the Literature Review.

Oral presentation: Students will present a 15 minute summary of their research projects including background, hypotheses,
approach/methodology, results and conclusions. This task will be scheduled for week 12 of the course.  All students are
required to attend all presentations by students enrolled in the course.

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.

All assessment tasks should be submitted via MyUni.

All assessment pieces must be submitted by the specified time on the agreed due date. You should retain a printed copy of the assignment submitted. Feedback will be provided on the marked assessment pieces.

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 20% (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 Coordinator and will
only be permitted for the most compelling of reasons