HAR409: Research Practice Experience 1
This module is led by Dr Fiona Wilson. It runs in the Autumn semester and is worth 15 credits.
Module description
The module aims to enable students to develop and utilise their skills and knowledge of the research process and networked research to learn experientially through direct involvement in one or several research studies.
For this module, students will work alongside an experienced clinical/practice-based supervisor who is currently leading or involved in a research study in a field of practice of interest to the student. In addition, they will be allocated an academic supervisor who will contribute to the supervision process. Students will meet with their supervisory team regularly throughout the module to review, develop and assess learning and development. Students will receive additional formative feedback within regular tutorial meetings with the module lead, peer review activities and group discussions.
Objectives
On completion of this module students should be able to:
- Comprehensively and systematically describe the health and clinical research ecosystem, including how it is organised into institutional and departmental structures, cross-institutional networks and regulatory agencies, identifying key roles and responsibilities within the system. Including identifying, defining and critically reflecting on the key roles and responsibilities within this system.
- Identify how the health and clinical research ecosystem supports clinical research studies and how to navigate the system to secure support if required.
- Critically evaluate the importance and value of diverse health and clinical research.
- Demonstrate an applied and critical understanding of the data collection process of health and clinical research studies.
- Describe and explain the need for public and patient engagement and involvement (PPIE) in research including how this influences the design and conduct of studies and prioritises research questions that need to be answered.
- Critically reflect on your research practice experience. Identify the knowledge and transferrable practices that you will take forward into future projects and highlight potential career development/learning objectives you feel will be useful for furthering your health and clinical research delivery career and understanding.
Teaching methods
This module can also be taken as part of the following courses:
The module will be delivered using a mix of online written materials, videos/podcasts and online discussions, which students can complete in their own time during the module.
The core module content will be through asynchronous (non-live sessions) and supplemented with several optional 'live' sessions at the start, middle and end of the module. These will also be recorded for students unable to attend the live sessions. Theoretical components of the module delivery will complement and support experiential learning and portfolio development.
It will be undertaken over the spring semester and will be delivered via the University of Sheffield's online teaching platform.
Fees and funding
You can find out more about fees and funding for CPD modules in the School of Medicine and Population Health at the link below. We accept sponsored as well as self-funding students.
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Contact
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