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PA50277: Masters research project and dissertation

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 30
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 30%, DS 70%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Follow this link for further information on unit rules Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take PA50270
Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
To provide a supporting framework to enable students to conduct a piece of practice-orientated independent research and to present their findings as both a dissertation and a work-orientated report to enhance service or practice development.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit participants will be able to:
1. Design a piece of independent study (intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
2. Follow the process for obtaining ethical approval for research work (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
3. Critically evaluate the literature associated with a given research topic (professional, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
4. Collect data using appropriate tools and methodologies (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
5. Critically analyse data and draw appropriate conclusions / recommendations from these data (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed)
6. Present information in an appropriate format (professional, practical, key and intellectual skill; facilitated and assessed).

Skills:
See classification of learning outcomes above.

Content:
The participant will undertake a piece of work which will entail the following stages:
* Project Design
* Ethics and governance approval
* Literature review
* Design and piloting
* Data Collection
* Data Analysis
* Preparation of Conclusions
* Presentation of completed dissertation and report for employer and/or profession.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

PA50277 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • TSPA-ADM16 : MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice (Distance Learning)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.