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Module NHS-4250:
Research Methods

Module Facts

Run by School of Medical and Health Sciences

20.000 Credits or 10.000 ECTS Credits

Semester 2

Organiser: Dr David Evans

Overall aims and purpose

In this module, students will develop their knowledge and understanding of research in a dynamic and stimulating research environment which is committed to sustaining and growing excellence in health sciences research. The module is structured focused on a series of interrelated and thematic ‘Learning Pods’. The detailed module aims are to:

  • Provide students with an understanding of review, quantitative and qualitative research approaches to scientific inquiry, their methodologies and related methods.
  • Focus on the application of review, quantitative and qualitative research methods within the health and social care setting, including data collection and analysis approaches/techniques.
  • Enable students to be ‘critical consumers’ of research, to have sufficient knowledge to contribute in a knowledgeable way to ongoing quantitative or qualitative research and to develop research questions and projects.
  • To help prepare students for the MSc dissertation module.

Course content

Topics may include:

  1. The scientific method (an overview of review, quantitative and qualitative approaches)
  2. Secondary data analysis techniques.
  3. Systematic and Scoping review techniques
  4. Preparing for ethics and governance submission
  5. Writing research proposals
  6. Quantitative and qualitative research approaches and their methods.
  7. Applied data collection techniques; questionnaire design, interview and observation
  8. Design, pilot and analyse results from questionnaires, observations and interviews
  9. Writing up review, quantitative and qualitative research
  10. Reflexivity and the role of the researcher in qualitative research
  11. Appropriately using a statistical package (SPSS) to assist with presentation and analysis of quantitative results
  12. Appropriately applying a range of qualitative techniques/methods to assist with the analysis of qualitative results

Assessment Criteria

good

The student has a good understanding of the major components of the research process and demonstrates their understanding by selecting a relevant research question with appropriate methods chosen for addressing the question. Writing is clear and informative.

threshold

The student understands the nature of the major components of the research process and demonstrates their understanding by selecting a relevant research question with generally appropriate methods chosen for addressing the question. Writing may lack clarity in places but on the whole is informative

excellent

The student has an excellent understanding of the major components of the research process and demonstrates their understanding by selecting a relevant research questions with optimal methods chosen for addressing the question. Writing is clear, logical and informative.

Learning outcomes

  1. Develop a research proposal following a standard template.

  2. Provide a rationale for choosing and utilising review, quantitative or qualitative research approaches to examine particular research questions;

  3. Formulate and operationalise review, quantitative or qualitative research questions appropriate to a health and social care environment;

  4. Develop an appropriate study design and methodology to examine research questions based on review, quantitative or qualitative approaches

Assessment Methods

Type Name Description Weight
A brief reflection on the value/usefulness or utility of the CASP Qualitative Checklist (250 words) and CASP Systematic Review Checklist (250 words). How might these help your own review of the... 10.00
Part A: Critical Appraisal of Review Approaches (1000 words 20% of your grade) A critical appraisal of two selected papers (Please see the list of Systematic and Scoping Reviews Examples in... 20.00
Develop a research proposal that details the approach, methods and techniques to be used in advancing the selected research question, building on the feedback provided following the PowerPoint... 70.00

Teaching and Learning Strategy

Hours
Private study

Weekly Blogs - These will facilitate learning of concepts and methods. This will facilitate in developing a learning Community as part of an e-learning environment.

10
Lecture

Lecture units - These will explain the theory and background to different components of the module and are presented by the module team with a range of expertise in particular research approaches and methods. These will be captured on Panopto and allows audio, video and powerpoint material to be accessed ‘on screen’ by students.

20
Private study

Directed and Self-Directed study with guidance provided regarding accessing e-resources that augment module lecture content. In particular the module will provide a structured approach to guiding students to read up on particular methods and to complete further reading.

150
Workshop

This will focus on online SPSS workshops to develop applied skills regarding the use of the SPSS software, including exercises with data sets as part of a guided programme.

18
Tutorial

Tutorials/Group discussions:- these will be provide as requested/required to facilitate learning of concepts and methods

2

Transferable skills

  • Literacy - Proficiency in reading and writing through a variety of media
  • Numeracy - Proficiency in using numbers at appropriate levels of accuracy
  • Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
  • Self-Management - Able to work unsupervised in an efficient, punctual and structured manner. To examine the outcomes of tasks and events, and judge levels of quality and importance
  • Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
  • Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
  • Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.
  • Presentation - Able to clearly present information and explanations to an audience. Through the written or oral mode of communication accurately and concisely.
  • Argument - Able to put forward, debate and justify an opinion or a course of action, with an individual or in a wider group setting

Subject specific skills

he module provides a set of transferrable skills for students in utilising applied research approaches, methods and techniques.

Resources

Resource implications for students

1. Access to IT/Blackboard for discussion boards and module resources. 2. Access to on-line library catalogues

Talis Reading list

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/nhs-4250.html

Reading list

Talis reading list

Pre- and Co-requisite Modules

Pre-requisite of:

  • NHS-4233: Dissertation

Co-requisite of:

  • NHS-4233: Dissertation

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