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On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Working in a supervised group, identify and orally present their own initial idea(s) for research compatible with the research strategy of the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science. 2. As a group, present their revised and/or developed ideas further, highlighting issues such as the need for, and feasibility of their research idea. 3. Demonstrate knowledge of study designs, methodologies, appropriate statistical analysis and interpretation, and ethical issues relating to research with human subjects. 4. Work with their group to produce and present a feasible, detailed, research proposal, compatible with the research strategy of the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science, in a manner that indicates a professional approach to devising a credible, well planned study.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Autonomous Student Learning | 90 |
Lectures | 27 |
Computer Aided Lab | 4 |
Total | 121 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Group Project: Oral presentation/online oral presentation of initial research question | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 2 |
Group Project: Written/online submission of group Research Proposal and submission to anti-plagiarism software. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: In course assessment: MCQ/timed online MCQ | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 40 |
Group Project: Oral presentation/online oral presentation of developed plan for completing Research Proposal | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 8 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
The provisional (indicative) grade of the Brightspace ICA MCQ quiz will be automatically indicated by Brightspace on submission of the quiz by the student. . Feedback is given to groups presenting their developing Research Proposal to their group's supervisor, at the initial meeting/online meeting with the supervisor and at the later presentation/online presentation to the supervisor.
Name | Role |
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Professor Catherine Blake | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Eamonn Delahunt | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Brona Fullen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Deirdre Hurley Osing | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Alice Kasemiire | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Keith Smart | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Mr Diarmuid Stokes | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ms Nessa Waters | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22 | Fri 13:00 - 14:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 25, 26 | Fri 14:00 - 15:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 | Mon 14:00 - 15:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 25 | Mon 16:00 - 17:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 24 | Tues 15:00 - 16:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 25, 30 | Tues 15:00 - 16:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20 | Tues 16:00 - 16:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20 | Wed 14:00 - 15:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 33 | Wed 14:00 - 15:50 |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 22 | Wed 14:00 - 15:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 25 | Mon 14:00 - 15:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 21 | Tues 15:00 - 15:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 26 | Tues 15:00 - 15:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 7 | Week(s) - 26 | Mon 16:00 - 16:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 7 | Week(s) - 26 | Tues 16:00 - 16:50 |
Computer Aided Lab | Offering 7 | Week(s) - 21 | Tues 16:00 - 17:50 |