Postgraduate Course: Evidence Based Surgery (SURG11012)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The course will enable the student to deliver an evidence-based surgery project from conception to completion.
The single 60 credit course is divided into 2 phases.
1. Phase 1: Foundations of Evidence Based Surgery
2. Phase 2: Research Methodology and Evidence Based Surgery Project
Phase 1 equips students with a critical and reflective understanding of the research design process to enable them to develop a feasible research project and embark on it with confidence.
Phase 2 (the research project) would involve the reliable planning, execution and development of a significant body of clinical or laboratory research to answer an evidenced-based question.
The 60 credit course would develop further the ability to analyse published evidence and apply the principles of evidence-based medicine to the professional practice of surgery in a reliable/robust manner.
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| Course description |
This is a online course worth 60 credits.
The course will consolidate the knowledge and understanding gained from the first two years of study in the MSc in Surgical Sciences programme, in particular the Year 2 Academic Surgery course (SURG11008). In providing an opportunity to develop a critical understanding of academic writing and manuscript interpretation, the course will allow students to create an original research question, synthesise an evidenced-based answer (using an openly available dataset) and present this in the style of a manuscript that would be delivered in a format considered suitable for publication in a peer review journal.
The topic, type of study and dataset to be used will be agreed with the student to support the planning, execution and development of the evidence-based surgery project. The subject matter must be relevant to an area of clinical surgery, and it is envisaged that students would consider a topic relevant to their chosen specialty area.
This single 60 credit course will be delivered in 2 phases.
1. Phase 1: Foundations of Evidence Based Surgery
2. Phase 2: Research Methodology and Evidence Based Surgery Project
Phase 1 Foundations of Evidence Based Surgery (10 weeks)
Phase 1 will run over five 2-week blocks, with each block focusing on a particular topic.
- Academic Writing
- Constructing Research Questions and Critical Review
- Literature Review (1)
- Literature Review (2) & Promotion of Research Findings
- Preparation of Abstracts & Manuscript for Publication and Summative Assessment
Within each block a variety of learning activities will be employed to suit different learning styles and to create an engaged, interactive and collaborative community of learners.
Phase 2 Research Methodology and Evidence Based Surgery Project (20 weeks)
Phase 2a Research Methodology
- Advanced Study Design
- Data Collection and Data Analysis
- Accessing and use of openly available datasets to formulate research questions
- Data Presentation
Phase 2b Evidence Based Project
- Preparation and submission of a research evidence-based project.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the concepts underpinning research methodology, critical appraisal, data analysis and academic writing
- Apply research methodology, data analysis and academic writing skills to develop a research question and plan a research project
- Critically appraise research literature and published evidence, and its uncertainty and complexity
- Interpret, evaluate and present datasets to answer a research question, and effectively communicate findings
- Execute a research project with substantial autonomy
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
During this course students will have to demonstrate the ability to work independently and integrate information gained in each of the year 1 and 2 MSc in Surgical Sciences courses. Their knowledge and understanding of surgical sciences will continue to develop.
They will acquire an excellent working knowledge of relevant research, a critical understanding and application of the concepts underpinning research methodology, critical appraisal, data analysis and academic writing to enable them to execute a research project with substantial autonomy
Effective participation and engagement with course materials and assessments will develop students¿ capacity to reflect effectively and critically, to communicate actively with tutors and other students, and to direct their learning so that their own self-identified learning needs are addressed.
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| Keywords | Evidence based surgery,academic writing,research methodology,critical appraisal,data analysis |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Morrow
Tel:
Email: Susan.Morrow@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk |
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