Unit name | Dissertation |
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Unit code | MEDI30004 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Deans |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Available to students on the BSc Bioethics programme only. |
Co-requisites |
The remaining units of Year 3 of BSc Bioethics |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit allows students to undertake supervised research on a topic of their own choosing. It is undertaken in terms 2 and 3 with preparation of a final 12, 000 word dissertation due in by mid May. Preparation for the topic will be provided in the Seminar in Research Methods in Bioethics. Supervisors and internal examiners will be selected from within or from outside Ethics in Medicine, depending on the chosen topic.
On completion of the unit students will be able to:
Students receive online (e.g. audio/visual) seminars led by staff members, which introduce key skills in bioethics writing, research and presentation, and which specifically prepare the students for completing a dissertation. Students thereafter lead further online seminars, in which they individually present their research into their chosen dissertation topic. Students are also required to attend online research seminar series, of approximately 20 presentations, led by staff members and invited outside speakers. The seminars and presentation run throughout teaching blocks 1 and 2, with preparation of the dissertation concluding in teaching block 3. Students also receive individual support from an advisor, who helps with planning and research, and provides feedback on parts of the work. Most or all supervision may be online audio-visual or telephone discussions between student and supervisor.
Summative assessment comprises a dissertation of 15000 words. Formative assessment comprises preparation of a detailed literature review for the dissertation and oral presentation of the argument in a seminar.