Unit name | Research Project Unit |
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Unit code | BRMSM0024 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Andy Judge |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
NONE |
Co-requisites |
NONE |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
There is no formal didactic teaching within this unit, through the teaching delivered as part of the research skills unit will inform this project. The research project will require two supervisors (one clinical, one academic). The candidate will be required to meet these tutors regularly throughout the creation of their project for guidance and to offer specific advice. At a minimum student should meet their tutors every 6 months face to face, and every 8 weeks via an online method. The frequency of additional meetings will be determined by the performance of the candidate and the support that individual candidates require. Further contact hours will be made available with the programme directors and specific academic staff when required for specific advice at the candidate's request. Candidates who are experiencing difficulty should be identified through supervisor or personal tutor meetings and additional support will be available via the programme directors if required. Supervisor meetings and action points should be recorded in the candidate's reflective diaries.
Candidates will be required to select a topic of study applicable to their future career, of relevance to their clinical practice and of adequate complexity to provide the opportunity for in depth study. The research project should be a maximum of 4000 words including the abstract, body of the text and references and should comply with the instructions for authors in The Bone and Joint Journal. The study must feature techniques of inquiry such as meta-analysis or qualitative methods according to the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ) level 7. The originality and the scope of techniques used will form the basis of assigning a grade to the work, similar to existing Masters programmes within the School of Clinical Sciences. The work will be marked using the University generic marking criteria (Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes). The project will be submitted no later than 20 months following matriculation, with the precise date of submission calculated on the candidate's commencement on the programme.
The research dissertation represents 100% of the 60 credits available in this unit.
The programme online resources will direct candidates to key texts that explain texhniques in academic writing.