Postgraduate Skills and Evidence
| Module title | Postgraduate Skills and Evidence |
|---|---|
| Module code | HPDM028 |
| Academic year | 2019/0 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Module staff | Professor Ruth Garside (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 9 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 20 |
|---|
Module description
Postgraduates are informed by research from the forefront of their academic discipline. To appropriately assess and apply this evidence to policy/practice, you need to be able to identify, critically appraise and synthesise best available evidence – quantitative and qualitative - on a given topic. This module therefore provides effective, transferrable postgraduate skills to facilitate evidence based practice.
No pre-requisites or specialist knowledge are required to undertake this module, which is well suited to interdisciplinary learning. Delivery is via four focused days of expert-led small group learning, interspersed by personal study undertaken at your own pace and supported by our internet resources.
Module aims - intentions of the module
Students undertaking this module will develop a detailed practical understanding of how to critically appraise and synthesise current evidence from a variety of sources, whilst examining how the evidence base thus derived can also be effectively applied to their own area of practice.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Demonstrate a theoretical and practical understanding of the design and analysis of qualitative and quantitative research studies
- 2. Demonstrate an independent ability to critical appraise, evaluate and synthesise a contemporary evidence base
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 3. Understand how to apparaise the anture of the current evidence base in your own area of professional practice and interpret it in the context or policy relevant questions
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. 鉴黄师apply reflect on own learning needs in support of a personal development plan as an advanced scholar and evidence-based practitioner
Syllabus plan
Masters level skills, academic writing and evidence based practice
Personal skills appraisal
Deriving an evidence base
Locating, storing and organising research evidence
鉴黄师app appraisal of quantitative and qualitative research
Formal methods of evidence synthesis (e.g. meta-analysis; meta-ethnography)
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 130 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled learning & teaching activities | 20 | All student taught sessions |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Session preparation and follow up work utilising resources provided on ELE |
| Guided independent study | 100 | Reading and assignment preparation |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class discussions and small group work activities | Each taught session | 1-3 | Facilitator and peer feedback in class |
| Personal skills audit | Discussed in a taught session | 4 | Facilitator and peer feedback in class |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鉴黄师app appraisal | 25 | 750 words | 1,2 | Written |
| Systematic review literature review | 75 | 2000 words | 1-3 | Written |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鉴黄师app appraisal (25%) | 鉴黄师app appraisal (750 words) | 1, 2 | Typically within six weeks of the result |
| Systematic review protocol(75%) | Systematic review (2000 words) | 1-3 | Typically within six weeks of the result |
Re-assessment notes
This module in its entirety is condonable in accordance with TQA 8.6.?
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In accordance with TQA 11.2.3; where a student fails part of the assessment on a module, but passes the module as a whole, the module will be deemed to have been passed and referral will not be applicable.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Cronin P, Ryan F and Coughlan M. (2008). Undertaking a literature review a step-by-step approach. British Journal of Nursing. 17(1); 38-43.
Bryman A. (2008). Social Research Methods. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Garside R. (2013). “Systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research” in Understanding and Using Health Experiences. Zeibland S, Locock L and Calabrese J (eds). Oxford University Press, Oxford.
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6036
Web based and electronic resources: Please also see ELE above for up to date electronic resources.
Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Guidelines for Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis in Environmental Management. 2013. Version 4.2 www.environmentalevidence.org/Documents/Guidelines/Guidelines4.2.pdf
| Credit value | 15 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 7.5 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 15/12/2015 |
| Last revision date | 08/07/2019 |