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PHTY40990

Academic Year 2024/2025

Applied Research for Health Professionals (PHTY40990)

Subject:
Physiotherapy
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Public Hlth, Phys & Sports Sci
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Olive Lennon
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
Module Type:
Fieldwork Module
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module builds from the previous rehabilitation research module 1. In this module students to take research knowledge and fieldwork skills in data collection and use these materials to prepare a scientific paper and poster for dissemination of research findings. Students will work independently and in their assigned teams to identify suitable fora and craft scientific offerings for dissemination.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module students will be able to:
1. undertake a scientific writing exercise in a self-directed, professional manner that displays appropriate team working ability
2. articulate and situate a research question by identifying current knowledge gaps
3. write a succinct methodology section that allows replication
4. analyse a dataset with using statistical approaches appropriate to the properties of the data collected and interpret the results appropriately
5. Prepare research materials in a format suitable for submission to a scientific journal for publication and for presentation at a scientific conference in poster format

Indicative Module Content:

Writing a scientific paper
Preparing a scientific poster
Identifying target journals and audiences
Scientific writing workshops
Data analysis workshop

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

2
Small Group

6
Autonomous Student Learning

192
Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The students will primarily work in peer supported groups to craft a scientific paper and an abstract and poster for conference presentation.
A lecture on dissemination of research findings will be provided supported by an interactive workshop.
Tutor led writing workshops will support writing chunks that include introduction, methods, results sections of their papers.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Group Work Assignment: A group assignment that details and justifies a scientific journal they will target for publication of their research project; a foreword to the manuscript, an abstract, a paper and appendices Week 11 Graded Yes

70

 Yes
Assignment(Including Essay): working alone, students will pick and justify a scientific conference they will target with their research and submit and abstract and poster presentations. Week 12 Graded No

30

 Yes

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Writing and data-analsyis workshops will allow students to work in groups and receive feedback from peers and the tutor on work in progress. Students will have the opportunity for formal feedback from their research mentors provided on a once-off basis for each of the following components; The introduction section to their scientific paper The methods section in their scientific paper The results section in their scientific paper Note: no feedback is provided on the discussion section of the paper

Name Role
Assoc Professor Gráinne O'Donoghue Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Cliona O'Sullivan Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
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