| CODE | MID4200 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation in Midwifery | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Midwifery | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Students will select one of the options offered as described in the study-unit aims. Their work will be supervised by an academic supervisor and 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. Examples of research exercises would include: carrying out a literature review; preparing a research proposal; carrying out and reporting an empirical study; carrying out a laboratory-based study; preparing a paper for publication in a peer reviewed journal. 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, namely an understanding of: - the meaning of empirical and systematic research; - the role of the nurse researcher; - the purpose of reviewing the literature; - concept definition and other operational definitions; - research methodological designs and their respective methods of data collection; - issues related to validity and reliability of empirical findings; - ethical concerns in health care research; - analysis and quantification of findings; - identifying strenghts and limitations of an empirical study; and - the importance of communicating research findings. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - conduct a literature search and review; - critically analyse previous research; - identify gaps in current knowledge; - formulate an overall purpose, aims and objectives towards an empirical and systematic research study; select the most appropriate methodology to answer a specific research question/s; - select the most appropriate method/s of data collection and apply them accordingly; - prepare a research proposal considering all concerns and factors related to heatlh care research, particularly ethical concerns: analyse data qualitatively/quantitatively accordingly; construct a discussion and develop - inferences from the findings; - identify strenghts and limitations of the study; - write up a full report of the study; - collate an article publishable in a peer-reviewed journal. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Bowling A. (2009) Research methods in health, (3rd edition) Buckingham; Open University Press. - Bland M. (2000) An introduction to medical statistics (3rd edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Bryman A (2008) Social Research Methods Oxford (3rd Edition): Oxford University Press. - Cohen, L. Manion, L. & Morrison, L.(2000). Research Methods in Education (5th Ed.). London: Routledge. - Offredy, M. (2010). Developing a Healthcare Research Proposal: An Interactive Student Guide Paperback – - Student Edition, Wiley Blackwell publishers. - Schneider, Z., & Fuller, J. (2010) Writing Research Proposals in the Health Sciences: A Step-by-step Guide Paperback, SAGE Publishers. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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