Unit name | Methods, Communication and Translation |
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Unit code | ANAT30003 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Scott Abbott Paterson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
Advanced Dissection, Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Research Project |
School/department | School of Anatomy |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Any research is incomplete until it is communicated and an increasingly diverse range of methods exist to disseminate information. This unit will not only teach the principle of research study design and its interpretation, it will discuss the central challenges in the design of anatomical research, and aim to consider how best to report research findings. Consideration of statistical methods is included and will focus on quantitative methods as appropriate to morphometric and clinical anatomical research, but qualitative methods will also be discussed. Students will be expected to participate in a number of projects which will reinforce theoretical teaching and allow methods to be practised in a supportive environment. Lay and scientific forms of communication will be addressed.
The unit aims are considered within its key themes and outputs. However the overarching theme is skills acquisition.
Key themes that will be delivered in this unit include:
Upon completion of this unit students will:
Seminar based discussion will be vital in developing critical reasoning skills and evaluating outputs.
Statistics will be taught via a blended approach – online lectures will be followed by workshops.
A Journal Club will discuss and evaluate recent anatomical research.
This unit will embrace the assessment for learning principle. For reasons of practicality there will not be a single end of unit assessment and outputs will be assessed throughout the course.
There are two summative assessments scheduled across TB1 and TB2.For all forms of assessment, feedback sessions will be timetabled.
Seminar leads will provide reading lists.
For background information see: