Module overview
In this module, you will undertake an authentic research experience using approved healthcare datasets and project themes. You will learn the principles of research governance, ethics, study design, data analysis, interpretation, and dissemination that underpin clinical research, while developing the skills required to critically evaluate and contribute to research throughout your future clinical career.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply appropriate statistical techniques to analyse data, critically interpret findings, and draw reasoned conclusions within the context of cardiac physiology.
- Present research findings effectively through a structured report suitable for journal submission and communicate key insights to academic and clinical audiences.
- Develop a research question and protocol, demonstrating an understanding of healthcare science research and its application in cardiac physiology, while ensuring ethical and governance compliance.
- Conduct a critical literature review and work with a suitable retrospective dataset for secondary analysis, maintaining research integrity and governance standards.
Syllabus
The module covers:
• Clinical research and evidence-based practice
• Research design and development of research questions
• Research governance, ethics, and integrity
• Literature searching and critical appraisal
• Research planning and project management
• Working with healthcare data and datasets
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Scientific writing and communication
• Research dissemination and impact
• Preparation of an original journal-style research article
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
The module is delivered through a combination of lectures, workshops, online learning activities, guided study, and independent learning. Students will explore the clinical research process using authentic healthcare research questions and datasets, developing skills in research design, governance and ethics, literature evaluation, data analysis, interpretation, and scientific communication through the preparation of an original journal-style research article.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 20 |
| Guided independent study | 8 |
| Project supervision | 6 |
| Independent Study | 266 |
| Total study time | 300 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Pranee Liamputtong. Research Methods in Health: Foundations for Evidence-based Practice.
Ann Bowling. Research Methods in Health.
Dawn-Marie Walker. An Introduction to Health Services Research.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
To pass this module you must pass the written research paper component at 40% or more.Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Project report | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Project report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: External