Research Analysis and Presentation
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MEDS5008 | School of Medicine | 5 | 90 | Full Year UK |
- Code
- MEDS5008
- School
- School of Medicine
- Level
- 5
- Credits
- 90
- Semesters
- Full Year UK
Summary
Students analyse and write up research material collected in year two (RAD). They submit final doctoral thesis portfolio.
Relationship to External Bodies: Approved by Health & Care Professions Council. Accredited by British Psychological Society.
Target Students
Students registered on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Classes
- One 4-hour-30-minute workshop each week for 4 weeks
Learning in this module is delivered predominantly through tutorials with clinical and academic research supervisors and private study. These are accompanied by a small number of workshops and reflective practice experiences.
Assessment
- 100% Assessment 1: Viva voce on Research Project Portfolio.50,000 words approx
Assessed by end of summer vacation
Educational Aims
This module provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to conduct and report on a doctoral level research project which makes an original contribution to knowledge in the field of clinical psychology.Trainees write up their research projects using data collected in RAD and submit a research portfolio containing: a portfolio abstract, a journal paper (formatted for a named peer-reviewed journal), a critical appraisal section (wherein trainees demonstrate their reflective scientist-practitioner stance, through applying a structured critical appraisal tool to evaluate their journal paper and underlying study), and an explicit statement of relevance and impact (articulating implications for clinical psychology theory and practice). Supportive materials (e.g., ethics approvals, informed consent documentation, interview transcripts, questionnaires, etc.) are included in appendices as appropriate. Portfolios should be approximately 50,000 words in length.Trainees defend their portfolio at a viva-voce examination conducted by an internal and an external examiner, and subsequently make corrections and/or modifications to their portfolio as required by the examiners. Students use examiner/marker feedback to create a publication-ready Revised Journal Paper, which should provide the second publication resulting from their training experience. The final portfolio also has appendices containing the systematic literature review written up in ROD and the SSRP poster designed as part of RAD.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding of:
· Principles of editing and selecting appropriate material for presentation to mixed audiences.
· Epistemology and its implications for the research process.
Intellectual skills, the ability to:
· Critically appraise one’s own research process being aware of strengths and limitations.
· Critically appraise one’s own research findings and evaluate their significance.
· Critically appraise and reflect on one’s own research methodology.
· Interpret research findings and evaluate their significance.
· Construct a convincing narrative from diverse elements to justify the research and its findings.
Professional and practical skills, the ability to:
· Analyse and present results of research to an expert audience.
· Collate and integrate diverse components into a coherent research portfolio.
· Write for publication in a scientific journal.
· Disseminate research findings through posters.
Transferable skills, the ability to:
· Demonstrate writing skills relevant for contributing new data to a scholarly debate.
· Develop writing skills relevant for disseminating research to other professions and colleagues.
· Disseminate research findings to diverse audiences.
Conveners
- Dr Anna Tickle
- Dave Dawson