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PA50279: Masters short project 2

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2016/7
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Further information on credits Credits: 12      [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 240
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW100
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Assessment detail to be confirmed
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this module you must take PA50270 AND take PA50278
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
To provide a supporting framework to enable students to conduct a piece of practice orientated small scale research, audit or evaluation and to present their findings as a work-orientated report to enhance service or practice development.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit participants will be able to:
1. Design a small scale research study, audit or evaluation (intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
2. Follow the process for obtaining ethical approval for research work if needed (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
3. Critically evaluate the literature associated with that study (professional, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
4. Collect data using appropriate tools and methodologies (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
5. Critically analyse data and draw appropriate conclusions / recommendations from these data (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
6. Present information in an appropriate format (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed).

Skills:
See classification of learning outcomes above.

Content:
The participant will undertake a piece of work which will entail the following stages:
* Project Design
* Ethics and governance approval
* Literature review
* Design and piloting
* Data Collection
* Data Analysis
* Preparation of Conclusions
* Presentation of completed report for employer and/or profession.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PA50279 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADM16 : MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice

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