Research Activation and Delivery
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MEDS5007 | School of Medicine | 5 | 90 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- MEDS5007
- School
- School of Medicine
- Level
- 5
- Credits
- 90
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
This module builds on the research skills developed in the ROD module and allows students to apply those skills to real-world small-scale research, whilst also gathering data for their final research portfolio submitted in RAP.
Students design and implement a research design strategy to address a clinical service provision issue. The small-scale study must reach doctoral standard and generate new knowledge on service delivery / implementation.
Target Students
Students registered on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Classes
- One 4-hour-30-minute workshop each week for 3 weeks
- One 4-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 6 weeks
Learning in this module is delivered through a combination of formal lectures, tutorials with clinical and academic research supervisors, liaison with service leads, workshops, reflective practice experiences, private study.
Assessment
- 100% Assessment 1: Formal dissemination of research project
Assessed by end of summer vacation
Educational Aims
In this module students undertake a small-scale research project (SSRP), such as a service evaluation, audit, single-case design report, or other small-scale research project related to clinical psychology research and practice and extending the forefront of knowledge in the area. Trainees demonstrate their ability to effectively disseminate their findings by creating and presenting a research poster based on their SSRP. Trainees will gain the experience of disseminating research at a knowledge-exchange event, to an audience of invited professionals, peers, and members of the public. The SSRP poster is subsequently included as an appendix in the main research project portfolio (RAP).Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:
· A chosen area of research to doctoral level.
· Principles of editing and selecting appropriate material for presentation to mixed audiences.
· The implementation of a project protocol.
· Research methodology consistent with the epistemological stance adopted and the questions asked.
Intellectual skills – the ability to:
· Critically appraise one’s own research findings and evaluate their significance.
· Interpret research findings and evaluate their significance.
Professional and practical skills – the ability to:
· Collect data following a protocol consistent with a declared epistemological stance meeting pre-
determined deadlines.
· Manage a data collection process in a professional and ethically sound manner.
· Liaise with participants and third parties as appropriate.
· Analyse and present results of research to an expert audience.
· Collate and integrate diverse components into a coherent research portfolio
Transferable skills – the ability to:
· Disseminate research findings through posters.
· Develop writing skills relevant for disseminating research to other professions and colleagues.
· Form research alliances with a range of parties.
Conveners
- Dr Danielle De Boos
- Dr David Dawson