HSH219 - Population Health: A Research Perspective
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Sarah Turner Trimester 3: Sarah Turner |
| Prerequisite: | HBS108 or HSH205 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSH319 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit focuses on the common research methods used in population health reinforcing and building upon what students have gained from previous units such as HBS108 Health Information and Data and HSH205 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 1. The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the principles and practices of research in public health and health promotion with a focus on current population health issues using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches. The unit is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge and skills required to conduct research which addresses population health questions including the development and expression of research aims, questions and hypotheses; the application of appropriate research methods specific to research questions; and the different ways of collecting data in various research settings. Students will learn and apply practical skills in the conduct of population health research in areas such as sampling; the design and conduct of quantitative studies including questionnaire design and piloting; and conducting qualitative studies including interview and focus group discussions, transcription and analysis of qualitative data.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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| ULO1 | Formulate study design specific research aims, questions and hypothesis. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Identify and apply theoretical frameworks to inform study designs in population health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Devise and apply processes for sampling and recruitment in both quantitative and qualitative study designs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Develop, design, justify and conduct quantitative studies including questionnaire construction and testing. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Develop, design, justify and conduct qualitative studies including interviewing, transcription and analysis. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2 and Trimester 3:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Literature review task | 1000 words | 25% |
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| Assessment 2: Qualitative research assignment (group) | 1600 words equivalent | 40% |
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| Assessment 3: Quantitative research assignment | 1400 words equivalent | 35% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
Learning resources are available online via the Unit site
The texts and reading list for HSH219 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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