| Unit name | Dissertation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ORDSM0029 |
| Credit points | 60 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Robinson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
Student must have satisfactorily completed the Diploma in Postgraduate Dental Studies |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit involves students undertaking an independent project under the supervision of a nominated supervisor. The student will conduct an evidence-based project on a topic related to their discipline. Most students undertake either an evidence-based clinical review or data analysis project.
This unit aims to teach students to appraise the literature utilising an evidence-based approach, design, implement and present their work in a scientific format in the form of a dissertation.
Candidates will be able to agree a project topic with their allocated supervisor.
Aims
Be able to conduct a literature review.
Be able to design methods to collect and analyse evidence or data as applicable utilising an evidence-based approach on a topic related to the field.
Be able to present their work in a scientific format in the form of a dissertation.
Teaching:
Students will be required to meet their supervisor within the first six weeks and submit a written proposal to the Unit organiser by week 12. Meetings can be by telephone or Skype as this may be more manageable for students. The proposal should be approved by the Unit Lead.
Progress Monitoring:
Students should contact their supervisors by e-mail every month, meeting via Skype if required. The Unit Lead will track progress by e-mail on a monthly basis. Progress will be assessed against the timetable submitted with their proposal. Students whose progress is deemed unsatisfactory may be required to attend an interview with the Unit Lead and their supervisor.
The project dissertation contributes 100% of the module mark.
The maximum word count is 15,000 words.
An electronic copy (in PDF) of the final dissertation must be submitted by the agreed submission date. Submissions will take the form of a typed (word processed) bound document. The student must demonstrate an in-depth knowledge in the topic and the use of an evidence-based approach in reaching conclusions to their work.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ORDSM0029).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
