UWA Handbook 2023

Unit Overview

Description

This unit provides students with an opportunity to finalises their research project manuscripts following feedback received in PODI5334 on their research project on a scientific or clinical problem related to podiatric practice. Students gain further research reporting and funding application experience in this unit. This unit provides students with an opportunity to design and conduct a minor research project on a scientific or clinical problem related to podiatric practice from conception in PODI3118, through PODI4224, PODI4000 and PODI5334. It includes the continuation of research planning and writing a proposal, finalising ethics applications and approvals, data collection, data management, study write up and and dissemination. This unit runs over both first and second semesters, where buy data collection and project write up occurs in semester 1 - PODI5334 Research Project (part1), oral presentation to peers and PMSD unit coordinators, and in semester 2 - PODI5338, the final presentation to the SAH and community podiatrists, the manuscript in appropriate formatting with cover letter to the editor is submitted to a journal of choice. Students may work to obtain funding for their publications that require a fee also.

The general format of the research project is a written manuscript sections include a detailed literature review, background, an outline of the aim of the project, the methodology, results, statistical analysis, discussion and conclusion. The manuscript is to be written in a format suitable for submission to an appropriate podiatric medical journal for consideration for publication in order to disseminate the research work to the profession.

Credit

6 points

Offering

Availability	Location	Mode	First year of offer
Not available in 2023	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) critically evaluate the literature relevant to the research topic; (2) describe the research methods employed, analyse and discuss results obtained from the podiatric research project; (3) write a podiatric research project report in manuscript form; (4) demonstrate ability to cover research findings in a variety of modalities to a variety of individuals; and (5) demonstrate the ability to work in small groups including problem solving and delegation skills.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) oral presentation(s); (2) written assessment(s); and (3) professional communication. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the written assessment(s) and professional communication components.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit rules

Prerequisites

(a)
Enrolment in

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine 91870, and (b)

successful completion of

PODI5331 Podiatric Populations 3.
PODI5332 Clinical Podiatric Practice 5.
PODI5333 Extended Placement 1.
PODI5334 Research Project 1

Co-requisites

PODI5335 Podiatric Populations 4 (ID 7850) PODI5336 Clinical Podiatric Practice 6 (ID 7852) PODI5337 Extended Placements 2 (ID 7853)

Contact hours

Approximately 3 hours of contact per week via lectures, seminars, e-learning sessions and self directed online learning, and self directed data collection time allocated for approximately 3 hours per week.