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On successful completion of the module students should be able to:
● Critically analyse and discuss a scientific paper as part of a Journal club
● Write a concise and critical overview of a scientific paper
● Write a scientific abstract
● Give a presentation overviewing a scientific paper
● Identify limitations and propose alternatives to methodologies used in a research paper
● Identify and discuss ethical issues related to a research paper
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Tutorial | 24 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 124 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Participation in Learning Activities: The students have to submit a short report on the research paper studied during the journal club session | Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8 | Graded | No | 10 |
No |
Individual Project: Presentation of a research paper related to the student’s final year project (includes participation in peers’ evaluation) | Week 9, Week 10, Week 11 | Graded | No | 20 |
No |
Exam (In-person): Analysis of an unknown research paper and writing of the corresponding abstract | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Graded | No | 70 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Dr Carol Aherne | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Jayne Carberry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Christine Costello | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Jeffrey Glennon | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr David Gomez | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Paul McLoughlin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Albert Smolenski | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |