Code
MEDS6040
Credits
25
Graduate Attributes
This unit will develop students’ skills and knowledge related to the philosophy and practice of qualitative research in public health. Students will explore the different perspectives and opportunities offered by different qualitative paradigms for public health research and apply to a public health issue. Students will explore and critique assumptions and techniques associated with different qualitative research methodologies applicable to research in public health and consider design issues, ethical considerations, qualitative data collection methods, data analysis and reporting techniques.
Workshop
3 Hours Weekly
Unit Learning Outcomes
- 1 compare and critically evaluate different research paradigms in public health
- 2 create, implement, interpret and explain a qualitative research plan
- 3 integrate qualitative research methods into a mixed methods design
- 4 demonstrate skills in qualitative data collection
Course Learning Outcomes
- 1 . apply sexological and relevant public health knowledge to protect, maintain and restore the health of communities
- 2 . synthesise and evaluate available evidence to inform decision making in the pursuit of innovative solutions in sexological public health settings
- 3 . locate, extract, interpret and assess relevant information from a range of sources and use it to support academic debate about and practical solutions to sexological issues
- 4 . communicate effectively with community members to promote understanding of sexological issues and disseminate sexological research to academic and professional audiences
- 5 . embrace appropriate technologies to enhance the production and dissemination of sexological knowledge and practice
- 6 . demonstrate an advanced level of independent and self-directed learning to enhance individual and collective professional development in the field of sexology
- 7 . incorporate international best practice into sexological public health practice
- 9 . work independently as a researcher and practitioner and function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary or community team; collect and manage information ethically and apply ethical reasoning to sexological issues and practice
Assessment Breakdown