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On completion of the module the student shall be able to:
1.Demonstrate awareness of the philosophy and steps involved in the research process.
2. Understand the main qualitative and quantitative research approaches and designs
3.Demonstrate awareness of the necessity for research-based practice and clinical effectiveness
4.Formulate a research question
5. Search and effectively appraise the best evidence surrounding a research topic.
6. Carry out critical appraisal of the best available evidence and synthesise a report for a Critically Appraised Topic.
7. Show understanding of the ethics surrounding research.
8. Select and develop where appropriate high quality measurement instruments for research,
9.Understand the principles underpinning descriptive and inferential statistics and select appropriate analyses for different types of data.
The research process, quantitative and qualitative research approaches
Evidence Based Practice and Clinical Effectiveness
Refining a research question and search terms
Database searching and effective critical appraisal of the best evidence surrounding a research topic.
Ethics surrounding research.
Foundations of applied descriptive and inferential statistics
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 16 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Online Learning | 10 |
Total | 126 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Short answer questions | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Assignment: Critically Appraised Topic - literature review | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
Name | Role |
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Assoc Professor Brona Fullen | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |