Study Design in Practice
Key facts
- Module codeNURP008
- Start date 14 Jan 2019
- Application deadline5 Nov 2018
- Duration15 weeks
- Days on campus0
- Credit value SCQFSCQF 11 20
- Fees £612
- Study mode Online, Part-time, Full-time
This module will help you develop skills that will last well beyond the life of the course itself, whether you undertake it as a stand-alone module or as part of a PG Cert, PG Dip or MRes.
- Do you want to know the difference between a research study that can be completed successfully and one that cant?
- Do you need to know how to develop a successful research proposal based on appropriate research methods that is feasible to deliver?
- Do you want to learn more about the practical issues involved in designing and conducting research projects?
If so, this module is for you!
- Objectives
This module aims to:
- Develop an advanced awareness of the need for different methodological approaches to be taken to address specific research questions
- Develop a knowledge and critical understanding of the challenges inherent in conducting research studies in practice and potential strategies to address these challenges
- Outline the principles of the health research process including the legal/regulatory and ethical responsibilities of researchers, project management and document control
- Provide an opportunity for students working in teams remotely to design and plan a health research project including identifying costs, issues of research governance, dissemination and knowledge exchange
- Provide opportunities for students to fully appreciate the collaborative, interdisciplinary and networking dimensions and skills essential to contemporary health care research
- Promote a critical understanding of the involvement of various stakeholders, including patients/service users, carers and families, in healthcare research, and ways that this involvement can best be supported.
- Delivery and assessment
A presentation delivered online and a written assignment.
- Module co-ordinator
Josie Evans
- Employability
The majority of our students are already working in health or social care prior to commencement and remain employed throughout the duration of their studies.
Our students develop a wide range of transferable skills during their study that make them attractive to other employers, eg:
team working;
- IT skills;
- literature searching;
- critical appraisal;
- presentation skills;
- writing and data analysis.
Career opportunities
The MRes Health Research is designed for students who wish to pursue a variety of different careers in health where research is a core component. Students wish to make a contribution to applied research in a range of contemporary health and social contexts.
Most of our students are employed as health professionals whilst they study part-time with us. When they complete their studies most students will stay in their clinical speciality but use their enhanced research skills/knowledge in their roles e.g. by conducting their own research or service evaluations.
Some students wish to use their Masters study as preparation for a PhD. Our students have been very successful in gaining recognition for their research work and for winning funding for PhD study.
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