Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-INT-2020-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Students in years 4 and 5 of the BSc-DVM course should not enrol in this unit.
Enrolment in the BSc-DVM course and successful completion of all units in the second year of study.

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Reflect on the role of research and lifelong learning in evidence-based veterinary practice;

2.

Apply knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to veterinary science and veterinary
professional practice;

3.

Synthesise, analyse and critically reflect on complex ideas, problems, concepts, and theories at an
abstract level;

4.

Plan and execute a substantial research-based or scholarly professionally-focused project;

5.

Communicate the above to specialist and non-specialist audiences

6.

Apply the above knowledge and skills with creativity, initiative, and a high level of personal autonomy
and accountability.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:

* Evidence-based veterinary medicine and practice;
* Research methods in veterinary science and veterinary professional practice;
* Research and animal ethics, regulatory obligations surrounding research;
* Critical analysis and systematic review of scientific and scholarly literature;
* Scientific communication appropriate to different audiences (scientific writing, posters, oral presentations, conferences, lay communication, dissemination).