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PAR-40045 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 July 2024

PAR-40045 - Introduction to Research in Clinical Education (distance learning)
Coordinator: Natalie Cope Tel: +44 1782 7 34647
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

N/A

Barred Combinations

Students cannot take the face to face equivalent of this module (PAR-40041)

Description for 2024/25

This module is relevant to healthcare professionals who want to develop an understanding of the principles of research, the appropriate use of methodological approaches, and to understand how selected methods may be applied to researching practice.

Aims
This module will introduce participants to the principles of research, the appropriate use of methodological approaches and to enable them to understand how selected methods may be applied to researching and evaluating practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate a critical awareness of the principles of research: 1
critically evaluate the research literature to help inform the development of questions of their own practice based research: 2
evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of qualitative and quantitative methods and their application to practice research: 2
critically analyse ethical issues in the context of clinical education research: 2
formulate appropriate research question(s) which can be addressed in the context of clinical education: 2

Study hours

6 hours will be online tutorials and up to another 24 hours may be other structured distance learning activities including blogs and interactive discussion forums.
120 hours - open and distance learning, including reading around their chosen area of focus, researching ideas for a research question, designing and developing ideas for researching the answer to chosen research questions.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Research Proposal weighted 100%
4,000 word essay
Develop a proposal for a clinical education research project. This should include some brief background literature (a full literature review is not required), a reasoned critical analysis of your choice of theoretical perspective, a clear research aim or question and a description of proposed: ethical implications, sampling and recruitment, data collection, analysis and anticipated outcomes. (Maximum 4,000 words) excluding appendices.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. 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/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 25 July 2024