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PTY-30047 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

PTY-30047 - Research Project
Coordinator: John Buckley
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

This module forms part of the BSc (Hons) Rehabilitation Science programme at Keele, which is an innovative, integrated programme that prepare the graduate for further study or employment in a health and social care setting. The module builds on content introduced in Year 1 and the student's research proposal submitted in Year 2 Semester 2 (Research Skills).


Aims
This module aims to develop further the student's research skills through the conduct and write-up of a research project.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pty-30047/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Perform a comprehensive search, and critique, of the literature to identify and extract relevant evidence for a research project: 1
Design and conduct a research project incorporating relevant research design theory: 1
Manage, manipulate, analyse and interpret data in an evidence based manner (determined by the type of research study conducted): 1
Summarise, compare, contrast and synthesise research findings: 1
Independently manage a research project to completion (incorporating organisational, time management, communication, collaborative working and IT skills): 1

Study hours

40 tutor led hours which may include meetings with supervisor (up to 6 hours), lectures, workshops, tutorials etc. and assessment preparation classes.
260 hours independent study.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Research Report weighted 100%
Research report
Each student is required to submit a research report of a maximum of 4400 words (the word count does not include figures, tables, references or appendices). The research report should normally consist of the following: Abstract (up to 400 words) Introduction (including rationale and objectives); Method (including justification of method, statement of ethical approval (where appropriate) and method of analysis); Results; Discussion of key findings; Conclusion; References; Appendices.

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: 13 February 2024