SPCH13002 - Research in Practice 1

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this course students build on their understanding of clinical research methods in speech pathology and learn about the role of research in a variety of applied contexts. Students’ understanding is consolidated as they acquire the knowledge and skills to conduct critical evaluation of pertinent literature and apply evidence based practice (EBP) principles to speech pathology practice. Students are introduced to a critical appraisal framework for quantitative research, with an emphasis this term on the use of inferential statistics.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

 

SPCH12005

Introduction to Sensorimotor Disorders and

Prerequisite

SPCH12007

Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 2 and

Prerequisite

SPCH12003

Functional Anatomy of the Head, Neck and Thorax and

Prerequisite

ALLH12006

Evidence-Based Practice for Allied Health and

Prerequisite

SPCH13XXX

Communication Development and Disorders across the School Years and

Co-requisite

SPCH13XXX

Speech Pathology Skills and Practice 3 and

Co-requisite

SPCH13XXX

Linguistics and Phonetics 2

Co-requisite

 

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026


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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Group Work 50%
3. Group Work 20%

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%).

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Past Exams

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Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Define characteristics of quantitative research.
  2. Identify various types of quantitative research.
  3. Describe methods used for inferential statistics.
  4. Discuss how to state a research problem, null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis.
  5. Determine the appropriateness of statistics used in assigned articles Evauate the suitability of a range of research findings to answer specific clinical questions.
  6. Analyse and evaluate research quality in terms of methodological rigour.
  7. Present research findings in oral and written form.
  8. Apply principles of Evidence-Based Practice.
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