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Module Title
Research Project
School
Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department
Biomedical Sciences
Module Code
02 00481
Module Lead
Dr Karl Nightingale.
Deputies: Dr Andrew Coney, Dr Victoria Heath
Level
Honours Level
Credits
50
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
BMedSc (Biomedical Science) and Intercalating MBChB (Medical students) and BDS (Dental students) - compulsory. It is a requirement that students achieve a mark of at least 35% in their summative exam
Contact Hours
Project supervision-96 hours
Supervised time in studio/workshop-264 hours
Guided independent study-140 hours Total: 500 hours
Exclusions
Description
This project provides students with the opportunity to undertake an individual research project or study, with the aim of acquiring new information and/or data to test a hypothesis. This can be in the context of ‘wet’ laboratory based projects, or 'dry' (i.e. questionnaire based, data analysis, or a biomedical business plan-based project).
This is a complex, multistep process, and the project provides training in identifying a hypothesis, designing a research approach and evaluating the available literature / data on the topic. Students will be expected to acquire technical / analytical skills, interpret data and present the results in an appropriate written format.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Conduct a detailed study of the literature to define precise research questions and the investigative approaches to be used
Design and organise research, including the identification of a hypothesis and aims of the study, and the scale and research approach(es) to be used.
Acquire technical and/or analytical skills.
Know how to overcome problems / adopt an alternative approach when the research conducted does not fit with prediction.
Collect, record, analyse and interpret data
Integrate new data into existing knowledge and formulate new ideas
Present results and ideas in an appropriate written format.
Assessment
00481-01 : Overall module mark : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Written dissertation and assessment of laboratory/research performance (Semester 2).
Reassessment:
Academic failure: Level H modules are not offered as resit attempts.
Failure to submit: Submission of coursework is compulsory for the programme. Students are advised that failure to submit without justifiable reason could result in failure of the module. Students will be required to submit outstanding work to meet the module outcomes.