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Master of Clinical Pharmacy - course structure

Clinical Research I - VCG6013

Clinical Research II - VCG6021

Clinical Research III - VCG6023

Unit summaries

These units will enable students to consolidate their skills in performing practice based research. Didactic lectures will cover topics such as: performing practice based research, writing project/grant proposals and ethics submissions, qualitative versus quantitative research, managing and analysing data. Detailed information will also be provided to students regarding the allocation and roles of supervisors at the University and hospital, as well as the assessments required for this series of units. The research project commenced in Clinical Research I will be continued in Clinical Research II in semester 3, and Clinical Research III in semester 4, of the part-time program. Clinical Research III will allow students to further consolidate their research skills. Emphasis is on data analysis, drawing conclusions from the research, and development of the final research report. The final report will involve a verbal presentation of the entire project, and submission of a written report.

Objectives

At the completion of these units the participant will be able to:

  • develop a research proposal for a practice based research project
  • write a project/grant proposal
  • write and submit an ethics proposal and gain ethics approval from their practice site and from Monash University
  • decide on the correct methodology and analysis for their chosen project
  • collect data according to methodology developed in Clinical Research I, for subsequent appropriate analysis
  • present work in progress to a panel 
  • demonstrate an appropriate level of maturity and independence in developing a practice based research protocol and performing practice based research
  • analyse data in a manner appropriate to the chosen study design and results obtained
  • draw conclusions from the results obtained
  • present a verbal report of the research undertaken
  • submit a written report of their research project

Workload requirements

It is expected that each unit will require participants to allocate an average 6 hours per week for 13 weeks (a total of 78 hours per study period) for successful completion of each unit. Given individual differences in learning styles it is expected that this time allocation is sufficiently reasonable for students to plan their project, liaise with their supervisors at the university and their hospital, and submit their ethics approval, analyse their results, liaise with their supervisors at the university and their hospital, and to develop their final submissions (verbal and written).