Project Proposal and Development
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| VETS4024 | Veterinary Medicine and Science | 4 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- VETS4024
- School
- Veterinary Medicine and Science
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
VETS4024 Project Proposal and Development.
This module extends throughout the second year of study.
The module covers various aspects of research:
• the analysis of a problem
• planning and organising a task
• writing a literature review
• data analysis
• exercising judgement in the light of observed and published data
• compiling a report
Target Students
Restricted to students registered on the veterinary physiotherapy programme only. There is a limited number of places on this module. Students are reminded that enrolments which are not agreed by the Offering School in advance may be cancelled without notice.
Classes
Home study: 8-10 hours per week Students must attain at least 60% in VETS2040 order to study VETS4026
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: Literature Review and Study Design
Assessed by end of designated period
Educational Aims
This module establishes the groundwork for a clinically-relevant project. You will evaluate current conditions, theories and treatments to identify an area for research. The module will address writing and testing hypotheses, ethics, data analysis and methods of writing up a formal report.Learning Outcomes
(a) Knowledge and Understanding
Describe and evaluate different types of experimental design.
(b) Intellectual Skills
Discuss the impact of ethical considerations on experimental design.
Confidently select simple statistical tests on prepared datasets.
Critically interpret simple statistical tests on prepared datasets.
(c) Professional Practical Skills
Perform a targeted literature search.
Apply simple statistical tests on prepared datasets.
(d) Transferrable (Key) Skills
Critically evaluate peer-reviewed works in order to extract information relevant to a chosen topic.