Postgraduate - UnitEPM5025 - Human research ethics committees: ethical review of research and research governance

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Synopsis

Assignment to a human research ethics committee. Observation of aspects of their functioning, including understanding the different perspectives of the various members of the committee, and the administrative processes involved in running such a committee.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the composition of a human research ethics committee, and the roles of each of the different members;
2. demonstrate an understanding of the practical processes involved in the day-to-day running of a human research ethics committee;

3. critically evaluate the ethical considerations of typical quantitative and qualitative research proposals from the perspective of the different members of a human research ethics committee.

Assessment

Written assignments (60%)
Contribution to online discussion forum (40%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Liz Bishop

Off-campus attendance requirements

Weekly reading as required and contribution to online discussion forum.

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/epidemiology/pgrad/