PHYS40270 Physiology Journal Club

Academic Year 2023/2024

The overall aim of this module is to stimulate the development of the students’ critical thinking vis-a-vis scientific literature, to deepen their understanding of the physiology subject in the context of biomedical research.
Students will analyse research papers covering a broad variety of conceptual and technical methodology.
This module gives special emphasis to covering topics across all phases of life, from development to death and across all organ systems.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

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 Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

24
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Total

72
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Students are offered online access to a selected scientific publication before the corresponding tutorial. The students will engage in a discussion and will receive feedback/feedforward during tutorials in class.
At the end of each journal club session the students submit a short report/critique related to the publication studied during the tutorial. The final 3 sessions are dedicated to students’ presentations of a scientific publication related to their final year research project.
 
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
Examination: 2 hours End of Semester examination based on the analysis of research papers. 2 hour End of Trimester Exam No Graded No

70
Presentation: Presentation of a research paper Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Continuous Assessment: Analysis & summary of research papers studied in tutorials. Throughout the Trimester n/a Other No

10

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
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
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Autumn
      
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 12 Tues 11:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 2 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 4 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 7 Wed 11:00 - 12:50
Autumn