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NUR-40097 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 27 April 2024

NUR-40097 - Research Methods
Coordinator:
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To develop your questioning, critical, reflective practitioner skills; so you are able to confidently and persuasively discuss, share and apply evidence-based, findings with others; to make evidence-informed person focused decisions and challenge practice when required.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/nur-40097/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically outline the evidence hierarchy and discuss different ways in which evidence can be defined
: 1
Critically analyse research methods and evaluate the impact on research findings with appropriate references to paradigms: 1
Critically discuss validity, reliability, transferability and authenticity as key criteria to analyse evidence: 1
Critically analyse, share and apply research findings to promote and inform best nursing practice: 1

Study hours

Breakdown of active learning hours-
In situ- 11 hrs /11hrs synchronous (Lectures, discussion, seminars, tutorials, workshops, assessment preparation
Asynchronous- 2hrs (Guided independent study including preparation for scheduled sessions, follow up work)
Breakdown of independent study hours-
Independent study- 126 hrs (Wider reading, revision, assessment preparation)
Due to the dynamic nature of nursing programmes, the above breakdown may be subject to alteration.




School Rules

Students need to have successfully completed RPL part one of the Nursing programme before commencing this module.

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 27 April 2024