2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MEDR5300M Health Research Project

60 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Lesley Patchett
Email: L.A.Patchett@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

1. Successful completion of the six modules that make up the 60 credits of the postgraduate certificate in health research:
MEDR3020 (Introducing research)
MEDR3020 (Writing and disseminating research)
MEDR5100M (Capturing data for research)
MEDR5110M (Handling data in research)
MEDR5120M (Analytic research)
MEDR5130M (Intervention research).

AND

2. Successful completion of 4 modules (60 credits) from the postgraduate diploma in health research programme:
MEDR5140M (Statistical inference in health research)
MEDR5150M (Statistical modelling in health research)
MEDR5160M (Systematic Reviews of research)
MEDR5170M (Evidence Based Practice)
MEDR5180M (Clinical Trials)
YCHI5010M (Informatics in Health Care)
PHLT5005M (Public Policy)
PHLT5065M (Qualitative Research)
PHLT5025M (Health Economics)

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module is an introduction to the process of undertaking a research project under supervision – whether that be primary research (quantitative or qualitative in structure), secondary research (eg a systematic review), or service evaluation. Critical appraisal of published research will underpin the written account of the project, set out as a dissertation.

Learning outcomes
Once a student has successfully completed the module and its assignments he or she should be able to:

- set out a clear research question
- apply a suitable and feasible research design for answering the question
- critically review the relevant published literature in an orderly way
- gain any ethical approval needed for the study
- work effectively with the study's supervisors, collaborators and participants
- collect study data methodically and impartially
- analyse data, taking account of chance and bias, where appropriate
- write about the research in a clear way
- reflect on the research experience and the findings

Skills outcomes
This module provides students with a critical understanding of: devising, designing, planning, conducting, analysing, and writing up a research project. The written dissertation will show critical appraisal both of published research and of the original project’s methods.

Syllabus

The development of the research project will usually begin at the start of the semester following the student's successful completion of diploma modules.

The student will, at an early stage, discuss research ideas with the module leader. The student will then be expected to choose a health research question and write a 1-2 page proposal describing how the project would answer the question. The module leader will then determine whether he or she regards the project as feasible in the time allotted and, if so, will approve its initiation. At this stage the module leader will appoint an individual supervisor for the student.

The student will then carry out the project, supervised regularly, over the next 1-4 semesters. At its completion, the project will be written up as a dissertation (maximum 12,000 words). It will be presented to the School of Medicine, after the supervisor has had opportunity to scrutinise the final version, in a loose- or soft-bound form. In due course, the dissertation will be examined by two examiners.

The student will then carry out the project, supervised regularly, over the next 1-4 semesters. At its completion, the project will be written up as a dissertation (usually 10,000-12,000 words). It will be presented to the School of Medicine, after the supervisor has had opportunity to scrutinise the final version, in a bound form. In due course, the dissertation will be examined by internal and external examiners.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision Meetings	10	0.50	5.00
Private study hours			595.00
Total Contact hours			5.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			600.00

Private study

This module forms a large part of the programme. As such the student will be expected to undertake a considerable amount of self dierected work, both in the preparatory stages through independent reading and undertaking practical work and assembling reports

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

1. Progress of student to the acceptance, by the module leader and a senior member of programme management team, of a feasible study design.
2. Regular individual supervision meetings, to include task-setting and progress reporting.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	Maximum 12000 word dissertation	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Written dissertation (100%). To be examined and mark agreed jointly by internal and external examiners.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 06/04/2016

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