PHYS40230

Learning Outcomes:

Develop skills in the chosen field of study
Enhance knowledge and skills in a specialist area
Literature review
Develop an understanding of quality in translating biomarkers into routine diagnostics
Contribute to the improvement in patient diagnostics
Enable collaborations, for example University – Hospital Diagnostic Lab, Clinical groups within the hospitals and Industry

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Students will be taught the following;
Good study design
Research and Ethics (IRB) approval
Planning the thesis literature research, examination of existing evidence base in chosen area of study, patient sample collection, analytical work
Collation of good laboratory recordings and notes
Write up of methods
Collation of patient/sample database and insure that all information is available to interpret study results
The application of statistics is part of this module

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy

 

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
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Each student is required to submit a dissertation of 10,000 words (plus / minus 10%). Individual feedback will be provided by a member of the thesis examination committee. The student's thesis supervisor will provide ongoing feedback during the analytical and composition phases of the thesis.