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Module Title
LM Final Research Project
School
School of Health Sciences
Department
Dentistry
Module Code
01 40510
Module Lead
Will Palin Module Co-Lead: Mohammed Hadis
Level
Masters Level
Credits
60
Semester
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Contact Hours
Practical Classes and workshops-300 hours
Supervised time in studio/workshop-100 hours
Guided independent study-200 hours Total: 600 hours
Exclusions
Description
The Final Research Project is the culmination of knowledge and skills that have been developed in Semesters 1 and 2 of the MSc programme. Students will have gained the prerequisite skills and ideas to suggest their own research topic, critically appraise the relevant literature, design, perform experiments and analyse the resulting data with proper scientific reporting. The module will involve a literature review, a poster defence of the principal findings and submission of a dissertation.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Apply critical thinking skills to the pertinent literature in order to direct the focus of research.
Design a controlled experiment to explore an aspect of a chosen material's behaviour
Analyse the data and present the results using appropriate statistical approaches.
Discuss the experimental design in the light of the results.
Discuss the results in relation to existing knowledge
Discuss the consequences for the next stage of such an investigation.
Effectively communicate and defend the research findings
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Assessment:
Assessments:
The module content will be assessed by: Supervisors mark for effort and achievement (mid-project review); 10% Supervisors mark for effort and achievement (final review); 10% Poster content; 10% Poster defence; 10% Dissertation (10,000 words); 60%
Reassessment:
Repeat assessment of failed components only, i.e. if the poster and dissertation assessments are not passed.
Internal hurdles:
An overall mark of 50% or above must be obtained to pass the module, with each individual assessment scoring not less than 40% for the poster and dissertation (remedial action for the mid-project review if the student achieves <40%).
