Clinical Research Skills

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Propose the appropriate research governance process for a research project.
• Evaluate a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Using appropriate qualitative and/or quantitative methods, construct a data collection and analysis plan.
• Design an appropriate research question and objectives for your project proposal.
• Formulate appropriate quality checking, data manipulation, presentation and summary methods for both qualitative and quantitative data.

The syllabus for the Clinical Research Skills module has been developed to cover these main themes:

• Understanding qualitative research methods and knowing how to interpret findings, including key methods such as interviewing, focus group research and thematic analysis.
• Use of statistical methods for the analysis of quantitative data with an emphasis on the practical application of statistical methods and the interpretation of results using the statistical software SPSS.
• Appreciation of the key processes for designing, undertaking and interpreting good clinical research, which will enable you to appraise research projects and also prepare you for your dissertation.

This online module is a blend of live teaching and recorded sessions providing a flexible learning environment that gives you control over your studies. You should plan your time so that you can attend our live teaching and make the most of being able to take part in rich discussions, practical exercises, and interact with the teaching staff and your fellow students.

A variety of online learning and teaching methods will be adopted to promote the development of a wide range of skills Specialist lecturers from a range of academic and health care research backgrounds will ensure a breadth and depth of perspective is offered, giving a good balance between background theories, principles and practical analysis options.

As well as the formal live teaching, live practical workshops and recorded sessions, we offer group online tutorials to support your learning. There is a basic statistics guided e-learning package with self-assessment available as an online package for students to take advantage of in their own time. Students should complete this component, and assessment will be formative with built-in assessment and automated feedback.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Assessment of Qualitative and Quantitative methods

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Automated feedback will be provided via the online assessment system or during the live sessions as activities are completed.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.