Module overview
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Please note that, as per University guidelines, third attempts are not permitted.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Act autonomously to plan and implement a project which enables you to create and interpret knowledge at the forefront of your discipline or area of professional practice
- Critically synthesise techniques of research and inquiry relevant to your academic discipline or area of professional practice.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness and understanding of knowledge and current insights and problems at the forefront of your academic discipline or area of professional practice which may include current research, policy, audit outcomes and guidelines
- Demonstrate self-direction, originality and creativity in the process of undertaking the project, including how you deal with complex situations
- Clearly articulate how the project will influence the health and well-being of the people (patients, clients, families and others) with whom you work.
- Communicate your findings and conclusions in a manner appropriate to non-specialist audiences.
- Critically discuss the ethical, research governance and data protection dimensions of empirical research activity
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and application of techniques relevant to your academic discipline or area of professional practice
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Project supervision | 7 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Independent Study | 725 |
Seminar | 6 |
Total study time | 750 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Polit D & Beck C (2014). Study guide for Essentials of Nursing research: appraising evidence for nursing practice. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer & Lippincott.
Boland, Cherry & Dickson (2017). Doing a Systematic Review. London: Sage.
Helen Aveyard (2016). A Postgraduate's Guide To Doing A Literature Review In Health And Social Care e-book.
Bettany-Saltikov J & McSherry R (2016). How to do a systematic literature review in nursing: a step-by-step guide. London: OUP & McGraw Hill Education.
Purssell E, McCrae N (2020). How to perform a systematic literature review: a guide for healthcare researchers, practitioners and students. Springer International Publishing.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Your research proposal is a formative component of this module. The proposal will set out your topic, the format for your project and your plans for dissemination of the findings. The summative dissertation comprises an article for publication and a project file. The dissertation is not considered to be a taught Module and Referral and Repeat are not applicable. Please note that, as per University guidelines, third attempts are not permitted.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Completion of Research Proposal
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: You will be given feedback which enables you to understand how to plan, develop, implement and present an independent project which meets the learning outcomes of the module.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Supporting material | 30% |
Journal Article | 70% |