2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

MEDP5321M Research Methods

15 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Dr R Feltbower
Email: r.g.feltbower@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

Pre-requisite qualifications

GCSE Maths and a science subject or equivalent. Honours degree in a biological or physical science or radiography or medicine or equivalent.

This module is mutually exclusive with

DAPP5002	The Principles of Evidence Evaluation for Primary Care Presc
DCPE5010	Research Methodology
DOME5004	Research in Action
HECS5002	Evidence Based Practice

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module is also designed to allow you to make judgements about the peer reviewed literature base and to understand the concepts of research and data analysis.

Objectives

This module is designed to prepare you to carry out your research project later in the degree programme.

The module is also designed to allow you to make judgements about the peer reviewed literature base and to understand the concepts of research and data analysis.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module you should be able to:
- Understand the philosophy of Evidence Based Practice
- Develop efficient literature searching strategies
- Perform literature searches on a range of appropriate electronic databases
- Understand the main statistical tools used in clinical research:
- For evaluation of the work of others
- For analysis of your own results
- Design appropriate experiments/studies and select the required statistics for evaluation
- Critically assess and review published work
- Review the literature using the systematic review framework.

Skills outcomes
Basic statistical techniques and the ability to critically assess and review published work.

Syllabus

- Introduction to the philosophy of evidence based practice
- Searching electronic databases
- The structure of a scientific paper
- Basic statistical techniques
- Design of experiments/studies
- Quality assessment of published work
- Critical assessment and review of published work
- Systematic review.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	2	2.00	4.00
Lecture	10	1.00	10.00
Tutorial	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			126.00
Total Contact hours			24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

- Guided Reading via Course materials: 36 hours
- Formative Assessments: 10 hours
- Preparation for tutorials: 10 hours
- Revision for final examination: 30 hours
- Preparation and completion of coursework: 40 hours
= Total: 126 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative assessment in the shape of 2 MCQ examinations and 3 SPSS exercises will be used to monitor student progress as will performance in tutorials.

The Formative assessments should take approximately 10 hours to complete.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Literature Review	2,500 words	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		30.00

A resit for this assessment will be taken during the August exam period. When marking, compensation between the esssay the exam is allowed to achieve an overall passing mark for the module.

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	1 hr 30 mins	70.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		70.00

A resit for this assessment will be taken during the August exam period. When marking, compensation between the esssay the exam is allowed to achieve an overall passing mark for the module.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 02/04/2014

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