School for Health, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
FH50125: Research dissertation |
Credits: | 24 |
Level: | Masters |
Period: | Modular (no specific semester) |
Assessment: | DS100 |
Supplementary Assessment: | Supplementary assessment information not currently available (this will be added shortly) |
Requisites: | Before taking this unit you must take FH50077 |
Description: | Aims: The aim of this unit is to plan, undertake and report upon an independent research project. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Identify, review and critically appraise a subject related to information governance in health and social care These learning outcomes will be facilitated, supervised and assessed. Skills: On completion of this unit students should be able to: * Demonstrate an ability to collect relevant data on a chosen subject as part of a systematic review and critically analyse the data in relation to the published evidence. * Demonstrate an ability to discuss the results and conclusions with regard to the original hypothesis. * Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and appraisal of the data presented. These learning outcomes will be facilitated and assessed. Content: The student will carry out a substantial research project of their own design, in information governance, under the joint supervision normally of a practitioner and an academic supervisor. Required content includes: * Summary showing clearly stated objectives, appropriate methods, results and conclusions * Introduction containing aim and background * Literature Review * Methodology * Results - overall description of major and relevant findings * Discussion - in the context of the aim, summarise major findings, discuss possible problems with the results, compare the results with previously published work, discuss the implications of the findings, suggest future work * Conclusions - these will be related to the aim and justified by discussions * References and bibliography. |