Numeracy, and mathematics in general, allows professionals to communicate with precision, summarise complex ideas, and make reasonable predictions about the future. It is a necessary skill set. This unit is not designed to turn you into a mathematician but to make sure you can: (1) proficiently interact with the academic/professional literature; (2) engage other clinicians as equals; and (3) report innovative clinical observations in an impactful way. You should come to this unit with high school numeracy and will then engage: (1) the graphical/tabular representation of data; (2) how to work with simple algebraic formulas; (3) the fundamentals of probability theory; and (4) introductory statistical methods (i.e., parametric, non-parametric and correlation). In doing so your ability to become an excellent student will be enhanced along with your awareness of what constitutes “evidence-based” practice.
Unit code: CO1008Z
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: Counselling
Proposing College: School of Professional Practice - Counselling
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Be able to judge the quality of academic and professional texts. |
| 2. | Represent data in a clear and impactful way for the benefit of others. |
| 3. | Be able to identify different data types leading to correct analysis strategies. |
| 4. | Apply a small set of common statistical techniques to clinically relevant data. |
Scaffolded learning and problem-based learning.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeleton Argument | For 5 different module “Activities” across the unit provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Personal Reflection | For 5 different module “Reflection questions” across the unit provide either: (1) a response of approx. 100 words to the question posed; or (2) a response of approx. 100 words to another student’s post. Each response will be marked as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. |
500 | 5.0 |
| Personal Reflection | You will be provided with a clinically relevant journal article. Identify those aspects of the article which you found difficult to understand. Knowing this, how will you focus your learning in this unit? |
500 | 20.0 |
| Skill Demonstration | You will be provided with a set of clinically relevant data. Your task is to use your knowledge of descriptive statistics to represent this data in the most appropriate way. |
500 | 20.0 |
| Skill Demonstration | You will be given a set of clinically relevant data. Your task is to understand its key features and so recognise a logical analysis strategy. You will then analyse the data according to this strategy and report it appropriately. Show all steps and workings-out. |
500 | 20.0 |
| Essay | You will be provided with a data analysis question. Your task is to engage this question from a theoretical, not applied, perspective. Indicative questions may pertain to the nature of scientific truth given that much of inferential statistics is based in probability, the nuances of qualitative data analysis, the adequacy of (and future of) analysis tools for clinical problems etc. |
1500 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 13 Oct, 2023
Unit record last updated: 2023-10-13 18:00:36 +1100