Postgraduate Course: Research Methodology (DENT11151)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will present the principles of scientific research; how to formulate a hypothesis; how to test this hypothesis; how to interpret the results; and how to present these as a research finding and dissertation. |
| Course description |
From the initial protocol and the development of the literature review, students will learn how to formulate a research hypothesis, learn about data collection from laboratory, clinical, or other research methods, how to analyse the results, and to present the discussion and conclusions. Writing a paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal will form part of this process.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
25 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% Written exam.«br /»
25% Clinical (50% unseen cases and 50% viva exam).«br /»
25% Dissertation.«br /»
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand what scientific research is (as opposed to audit)
- How to formulate a research hypothesis
- How to test this hypothesis
- How to interpret the results
- How to present these as research findings
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niall McGuinness
Tel: (0131) 536 4964
Email: niall.mcguinness@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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