School for Health, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
FH50135 Research dissertation |
| Credits: 24 |
| Level: Masters |
| Modular: no specific semester |
| Assessment: RT100 |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take FH50077 |
|
Aims: The aim of this unit is to plan, undertake and report upon an independent research project.
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Identify, review and critically appraise a subject related to primary care rheumatology These learning outcomes will be facilitated, supervised and assessed. Skills: On completion of this unit students should be able to: * Demonstrate an ability to collect relevant data on a chosen subject as part of a systematic review and critically analyse the data in relation to the published evidence. * Demonstrate an ability to discuss the results and conclusions with regard to the original hypothesis. * Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and appraisal of the data presented. These learning outcomes will be facilitated and assessed. Content: The student will carry out a substantial research project of their own design, in primary care rheumatology, under the joint supervision normally of a practitioner and an academic supervisor. Required content includes: * Summary showing clearly stated objectives, appropriate methods, results and conclusions * Introduction containing aim and background * Literature Review * Methodology * Results - overall description of major and relevant findings * Discussion - in the context of the aim, summarise major findings, discuss possible problems with the results, compare the results with previously published work, discuss the implications of the findings, suggest future work * Conclusions - these will be related to the aim and justified by discussions * References and bibliography. |