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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department for Health |
| Credits: | 12 [equivalent to 24 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 240 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Requisites: | Before taking this module you must take HL20107 |
| Description:
| Aims: * To develop an advanced and comprehensive understanding of research methods, data analysis, and research ethical considerations * To develop an individual original research project proposal including a thorough literature review, and prepare an application for ethics approval Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: * Understand advanced research methods including qualitative and quantitative data analysis procedures * Demonstrate a critical understanding of the many factors influencing appropriate research design * Identify the ethical issues and principles that have to be addressed when designing and undertaking a research project * Understand the methods for collecting, synthesising, interpreting and presenting data * Plan and produce an original research project proposal * Perform a comprehensive literature review within a given area of study * Prepare the documents required for an ethics application Skills: Knowledge and understanding (taught, facilitated and assessed) Intellectual skills (facilitated and assessed) Professional practical skills (taught, facilitated and assessed) Written communication (facilitated and assessed) Numeracy/statistical skills (taught, facilitated and assessed) Data acquisition, handling, and analysis (taught, facilitated and assessed) Information technology (facilitated and assessed) Problem solving (facilitated and assessed) Working as part of a team (facilitated and assessed) Working independently (facilitated and assessed) Content: Advanced research methods and statistics (in-depth analysis of research designs and their limitations; ethical issues and principles; advanced statistical analysis; advanced qualitative analysis; data presentation and interpretation; reviewing literature) Analysis and interpretation of research outputs (students will perform a critical appraisal of an article from the literature as a result of group discussions, but individually produce a critical appraisal report) Development of research ideas / writing research proposals (students will prepare a proposal for an individual original research project, which will require preparation of a study protocol paper and ethics application). |
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HL40481 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department for Health
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