| Unit name | Extended Research Project Planning |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHPHM0013 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Brennan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
The aims of this unit are for students to learn how to successfully plan a research project. This will include understanding and summarising the literature, planning experimental design and statistics, planning data collection, and considering logistics, ethics, animal welfare (if required), and time management. Students will learn the basics of programming in R, which will be focused on the production of graphical visualisation of data. Students will work closely with their supervisor to plan their extended research project and will develop their understanding and confidence in the planning process by presenting their project plans to peers and academics for feedback. Students evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of other students’ project plans will be assessed by academics. Students may plan to undertake their project based outside the School in which case they will work at this planning stage with an additional supervisor from within the School.
Having completed this unit, students will be well placed to conduct an excellent research project. They will be able to:
Lectures, facilitated group discussions, individual discussion with supervisor(s), peer assessment sessions, poster presentation and self-study.
3000-word literature review and project plan (tests ILOs 1-4)- 60%
Graphical presentation of data and quality of R code (tests ILO 6) - 20%
Peer evaluation of project plan (tests ILO 5) - 10%
Poster presentation of project plan (tests ILOs 1 and 2) - 10%
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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.
