| CODE | CMT4200 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communication Therapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students need to engage in an empirical research study under supervision. A student’s dissertation will comprise a literature review, data collection, and analysis and the writing up of a manuscript to report rigorously the research study, results and a relevant discussion including limitations of the study and recommendations for further research. Their work will be supervised by an academic supervisor. Their work will be presented as their dissertation. Study-unit Aims: The aim of the study unit is to provide the students with an opportunity to engage in a research exercise under the supervision of an academic supervisor. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop an understanding of the research process as well as appreciate ethical issues in health care research. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Conduct a small scale research project and write up a full report of the study including an analysis of the results obtained following data collections as well as a discussion which encompasses the limitations of the study and recommendations for further research. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Bowling A. (2009) Research methods in health, (3nd edition) Buckingham; Open University Press. - Cohen, L. & Manion, L. (1989). Research Methods in Education (3rd Ed.). London: Routledge. - Greenhalgh T. (2006) How to read a paper (3nd Edition), London: BMJ Publishing. - Mason J. (2002) Qualitative Researching London; Sage. - Oppenheim A.N. (2000) Questionnaire Design, interviewing and attitude measurement. Continuum Publishing Group, Washington. - Polgar S. and Thomas SA. (2007) Introduction to research in the health sciences (5th edition), Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. (6th Ed.). (2009). Washington DC: APA. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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