Undergraduate Course: Research Skills in Health Sciences (BIME10052)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to the range of research methodologies including data analysis employed in health science investigation from developing research questions through planning, conducting and analysing research data and its reporting and publication. This course will equip you with the core research and key transferrable skills to assist you during the Health Sciences programme. |
| Course description |
This course is made up of lectures and small group teaching and will provide up to date information covering the range of research methodologies including data analysis employed in health science investigation from developing research questions through planning, conducting and analysing research data using appropriate statistical methods and its reporting, communication and publication. This course will equip you with the core research and key transferable skills to assist you during the Health Sciences programme. The course is taken in conjunction with an associated 20-credit course comprising Scientific Frontiers of Medicine, Surgical Sciences or Primary Care and will enable students to gain a broad and selectively deeper understanding of the application of biomedical and clinical science in the practice of medicine.
This is a core component of the Intercalated BMedSci in Health Sciences. The course will cover the range of research methodologies employed in health science investigation from developing research questions through planning, conducting and analysing research data using appropriate statistical methods and its reporting, communication and publication. The course will equip students with core transferable research skills and understanding for the Health Sciences programme. The course will develop the ability of students to design, and conduct research in the area of Health Sciences and help them develop the skills and attributes required to plan and conduct a high quality research project that will be expected of them in semester 2.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 41 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 28,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 16,
Formative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
148 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
2 hour written exam (100%) |
| Feedback |
Students will be given formative feedback in relation to the small group work. A formative assessment with feedback will be available prior to the May examination.
A structured questionnaire will be used to gather student feedback on the components of the course.
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 9:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have a broad understanding of the range of techniques by which health-related issues are identified, investigated and analysed and the qualities of the inferences they support.
- Be able to apply knowledge and understanding to choose with critical justification the most appropriate research and statistical methodologies in varied circumstances.
- Demonstrate understanding of the regulatory frameworks relevant to health sciences research including ability to recognise the relevant requirements and operate with the appropriate processes in order to plan and conduct research in varied circumstances.
- Make effective use of knowledge and understanding to plan research investigations (e.g. clinical trials or laboratory studies) identifying and managing issues that impact the conduct of a study or interpretation of the results generated.
- Make effective use of knowledge and understanding to analyse research data and draw justified measured conclusions
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Learning Resources
University library
Review articles
Original relevant research journal articles
On-line resources
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
After completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the generic investigative techniques and methodological tools that are broadly applicable to many areas of research in Health Sciences.
- Discuss the interpretation, evaluation and integration of results across a range of these methodologies.
- Apply knowledge and critical understanding of the theories, concepts and principles of research methodologies to a specific research question in Health Sciences.
- Apply knowledge and critical understanding to make an independent judgement of the robustness of published data in research papers as well as make judgements where data is limited or comes from various sources.
- Interpret, use and evaluate numerical and graphical research data
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| Keywords | Research skills,scientific methodology,laboratory,research,Healthcare,Patient,Project,Clinic |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Phelps
Tel: (0131 6)51 1654
Email: Richard.Phelps@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Kimberley Bruce
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: kimberley.bruce@ed.ac.uk |
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