Code
CLS6010-D
Credits
40
Graduate Attributes
Syllabus
Students will undertake a relevant research project in collaboration with a member of staff from the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. The project may take a number of different formats including laboratory or fieldwork-based research, critical reviews, innovation, commercial or technical research, service-learning, educational development, science communication and public engagement. Support sessions will be offered to review statistics, data analysis and further develop skills in critical analysis and scientific writing. Structured group seminars and individual meetings will support the students
through the research project. Students will present their research findings in the form of a poster at a research day.
Skills outcomes: Technical or experimental skills; scientific writing; creativity; judgement & decision making; emotional intelligence; negotiation; document management; perseverance; cognitive flexibility; and ethics and responsibility.
Workshop
14
Supervision
10
Private Study
378
Unit Learning Outcomes
- 1 Formulate a hypothesis, design and execute a research project
- 2 Critically evaluate scientific literature and data using appropriate methods.
- 3 Effectively communicate the outcomes of a research project.
- 4 Demonstrate an effective self-management of workload, time and resources to gather, critically analyse and describe scientific information.
Course Learning Outcomes
- 23 Understand and demonstrate coherent and detailed subject knowledge informed by recent research/scholarship in medical & clinical sciences.
- 24 Critically evaluate personal learning needs through reflection and demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
- 25 Deploy accurately standard techniques of analysis and enquiry within the discipline of medical sciences.
- 26 Critically analyse and present findings from relevant literature and experimental data using independent learning skills with an appreciation of the uncertainty ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
- 27 Apply knowledge and understanding in order to initiate and carry out an extended research project.
Assessment Breakdown
This module introduces students to a range of research topics in the broad field of medical science. It will allow students to develop new research and employability skills along with refining appropriate attitudes required for active lifelong learning. Students will collaborate with a member of staff to design and undertake a research or enquiry-based project in a relevant topic.
Students will develop a robust hypothesis to test during their project. Consolidation of skills and knowledge from earlier years will be applied to create new knowledge and understanding. Students will further develop skills in critical analysis and refine their ability to report and present research findings, critically evaluating their own progress through the research project and implementing action plans as necessary