RDGY30870

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this module, the student should:
• Understand, describe and critically analyse current radiography and health sciences research and its applicability to clinical practice
• Refine literature searching skills and develop their ability to evaluate and critique current literature
• Understand key concepts in research design and methodologies, together with their advantages and disadvantages.
• Appreciate ethical issues in conducting different types of research and the potential implications to the research process
• Develop an in-depth understanding and be able critically analyse information sources and peer reviewed journals
• Develop an appreciation of research integrity
• Develop their critical writing, scientific presentation and referencing skills
• Understand basic statistical concepts for design and analysis of research
• Adopt a career-long, critical and positive approach to published research as the basis for evidence based good practice.

Indicative Module Content:

In this module students will cover research design; principles of qualitative and quantitative research; ethics in research; research analysis; research integrity; referencing; specific research areas and methodologies relevant to their course.

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

The module explores the process and assimilation of research through consideration of: effective literature searching and its critical analysis; formulation of a research question and development of a research strategy; application of valid and rigorous scientific methodologies; implications of selected statistical concepts to data acquisition and analysis; and presentation of research through formal writing and oral presentation.

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, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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