HMH810 - Research Communication
Unit details
| Year | 2027 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s) | 2 |
| EFTSL value | 0.250 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Sean Mcgee Trimester 2: Sean Mcgee |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H800, H801 |
| Prerequisite | Nil |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | A minimum of 44 hours of self-directed supervised study. |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Content
This unit will engage students to learn and develop communication skills that are fundamental for a career in research, but which will also have broad application in careers other than research. The topics that will be covered include developing effective written and verbal communication skills to interpret and transmit a body of knowledge in the discipline of medical research to specialist and non-specialist audiences and will incorporate how social media can be used to communicate research and build a researcher’s profile. It will include written presentations of a literature review and the research project as well as a verbal presentation of the research proposal.
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 | Interpret and verbally transmit knowledge, ideas, research concepts and theories as well as the significance of research to specialist audiences. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Interpret and transmit knowledge ideas, research concepts and theories as well as the significance of research to specialist audiences via providing a written overview of their research proposal. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Conduct a literature review in a chosen field of medical research. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Disseminate the significance of a research topic and/or research findings in lay terms to non-specialists. | GLO2: Communication |
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Assessment
| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Lay Communication | 1 x 3 min 1 lay summary of the student's research (150 words) | 10% |
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| Assessment 2: Research overview | Poster presentation | 20% |
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| Assessment 3: End-of-unit assessment | 4000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 4: Oral presentation | 20 minute presentation, 5 minute question time | 20% |
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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.
Hurdle requirements
- Oral presentation (10 minute presentation, 3 minutes question time)
Learning resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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