| CODE | TCM5007 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 30 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit concentrates on a research-based dissertation of approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board. The provisional title of the dissertation and a detailed research proposal should have been submitted to the Board for approval at the end of the first semester. Work on the Dissertation is expected to start in Semester 1 of academic year and continue up to the end of Semester 3 of academic year. Each student shall be assigned two supervisors – a local from UM and one from SHUTCM, by the Board, who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of the dissertation is to replicate or build on existing knowledge; the exercise showing a suitable grasp of the principles of conducting research in general and particularly in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to show the capacity to carry out a literature search and formally analyze and assess the various publications. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to show the capacity to define a research question/hypothesis in the light of the current literature, and organize a research methodology to test the hypothesis. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Guidelines for Writing a Research Proposal – Guidelines for Dissertation Writing for the Master in Traditional Chinese Medicine & Culture. Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine & Culture, University of Malta, 2016. - Writing Up Research: The Guide Book. Language Centre, Thailand, available at http://www.ait.ac.th/education/LanguageCenter/ait-writing-services/guide-book/index.htm - Instruction to authors. Malta Medical Journal. https://www.um.edu.mt/umms/mmj/ita.php - http://ovidsupport.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2080/~/definition-of-publication-types-in-medline - Plagiarism Detection. https://www.um.edu.mt/vle/pds - The literature review. Copyright 2016 Monash University ABN 12 377 614 012, http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/science/lit-review/index.xml |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Studies, Lectures and 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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