Unit Synopsis
It is imperative that clinicians adopt a questioning, critical, and evidence-based approach to clinical practice to ensure high-quality, safe, and effective care for the community. In this unit you will learn how to apply an acceptable framework to develop an evidence-based question, utilise learnt strategies to conduct a scoping or systematic review and to evaluate, synthesise and communicate research applicable to critical care through the use of scoping or systematic review processes.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 9 |
| Credit Points | 12 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.25 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 1 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 25% |
| 2. Reflective Practice Assignment | 10% |
| 3. Literature Review or Systematic Review | 65% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Unit Coordinator (UC) Reflection
The marking rubrics need to be updated to better differentiate between HD and D grades.
For the next offering of this unit, the marking rubrics will be updated to enhance the differentiation between High Distinction and Distinction grades.
Assessment marking rubrics were updated.
Source: Unit Coordinator Reflection
Assessment 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment comprises two parts: participation in discussion forums and a final reflective piece that summarizes each student's research journey based on their contributions in the forums. The questions used in the discussion forums could be improved to better support students in reflecting on the research process.
To improve student reflections, the discussion forum questions will be enhanced for the next offering of this unit.
The discussion forum questions have been updated and will be used for the next cohort of students.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflections
Recent developments in Advanced Practice in Paramedicine and possible endorsement by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) could impact this unit in the near future, especially since it is part of the Master of Paramedic Science (Critical Care Practice) (CM12) course.
It is recommended that we continue to engage with the Paramedicine Board of Australia and implement the necessary changes to the unit and the course as required when this information becomes available.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Apply an acceptable framework to develop an evidence-based question
- Utilise learnt strategies to conduct a scoping or systematic review
- Evaluate, synthesise and communicate research applicable to critical care through the use of scoping or systematic review processes.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | ||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | ||
| 3 - Literature Review or Systematic Review | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | ||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | ||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||||
| 2 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
| 3 - Literature Review or Systematic Review | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||