Medical Education Research and Dissertation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MEDS4017 | School of Medicine | 4 | 60 | Summer UK |
- Code
- MEDS4017
- School
- School of Medicine
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 60
- Semesters
- Summer UK
Summary
This module enables students to complete the challenge of undertaking independent medical education research and specifically apply research methods in medical or healthcare professions education context. Students transform their idea for research into a question suitable for inquiry. Students move through the process of inquiry using appropriate methodology and methods for data collection and analysis before presenting their findings in the form of dissertation that answers the original question.
Target Students
Students on the MMedSci Medical Education course.PGCHE studentsStudents proposed as suitable by the Head of School of Medicine.
Classes
- One 1-hour un assigned each week for 10 weeks
- One 3-hour seminar each week for 12 weeks
Online Learning of 18 sessions (3hours). Activities may take place every teaching week of the year or only in specified weeks. It is usually specified above if an activity only takes place in some weeks of a Semester.
Assessment
- 100% Journal Article: 5,000 word journal article
- Presentation 1: Pre-recorded Conference Presentation
- Presentation 2: E-Poster
- Research Protocol: 4,000 word Research Protocol
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
The aim of this module is to consolidate the knowledge, skills, values and desirable behaviours of students in the expert roles of a teacher with a focus on researcher and scholar.Learning Outcomes
In a medical or healthcare professions education context, students will gain knowledge and understanding of:
- Constructing a research question based on an area of personal or professional interest
- Aligning a methodological approach for the research with the aim, objectives and methods for inquiry
- Completing a literature review which summarises relevant peer-reviewed publications and demonstrates evidence of critical evaluation during the process.
- Design a research study in order to answer a research question.
- Apply research methods in order to collect research data.
- Analysing research data using a range of techniques in order to derive findings for answering a question
- Critical discussion of research findings relative to what is already known in a medical education context.
- Research governance and good research practice.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
- Critically discuss as part of a dissertation the findings from research relative to what was already known before the study was conducted, and make recommendations for current educators, research, policy makers responsible for medical education.
- Critically reflect on individual personal and professional development as a medical or healthcare professions educator in the expert roles of teacher, researcher and scholar.
Conveners
- Dr Stevie Agius