MDCS41210 Research

Academic Year 2023/2024

The Research Skills Module is part of the Professional Masters in Child Art Psychotherapy and comprises formal
teaching of 10 hours and subsequent submission of a research protocol of 3,000 - 5,000 words. Students are
required to give a brief presentation of the plan for their research protocol in class.
The final Research Protocol includes a Review of the relevant literature, the aims of
study, and a description of a proposed research study. The actual research is not carried out during the time of the course but the necessary training is provided for the trainee to participate in carrying out a research study.

100% attendance is expected, but 80% attendance is the minimum attendance required to achieve credit for the
module. Absences must be discussed with the module coordinator or course lecturers, who will require supporting
documentation (e.g. medical certificates). Students who miss part of the module may be asked to do a further piece
of work in remediation.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Graduates will have the knowledge and skills to reflect in a structured manner on their therapeutic practice. They will also have the training in research methodology required for the application of their ideas within an independent and/or collaborative context.

Indicative Module Content:

Students will be able to plan a research study after successful completion of the module

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Tutorial

10
Specified Learning Activities

100
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

230
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students will learn how to plan a research study through didactic teaching and in-class discussion and presentations.

Students will also need to read about research methods and write a draft research proposal prior to submission of the research proposal for assessment. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Research Protocol - student is required to write a research protocol but does not actually need to complete the planned piece of research Unspecified n/a Graded Yes

85
Presentation: In class presentation of research protocol Unspecified n/a Graded No

15

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
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

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

There will be group/class feedback after the class presentation.

Name Role
Ms Áine Casey Tutor
Dr Audrey McNamara Tutor
Ms Susan Muldoon Tutor
Ms Nessa Muller Tutor
Dr Barry O'Donnell Tutor
Jane O'Keeffe Tutor
Deshwinder Sidhu Tutor
Ms Simone Westerkamp Tutor
Ms Sheelagh Wilsdon Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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