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In this module you will review primary scientific literature on an agreed topic relating to your area of study. You will search for and abstract from relevant primary literature and write a 3000 word review using Harvard style citations throughout. You will present potentially conflicting information in a scientific and objective style. In the statistics part of the module you will formulate appropriate experimental designs for a variety of circumstances and analyse data using analysis of variance, regression analysis and repeated measures techniques and learn when it is appropriate to use each of these methods.
Use of online electronic databases. Identification of primary sources of literature. Abstraction of information. Interpretation of data. Writing in a scientific style. Presentation of conflicting arguments. Consideration of how to design experiments Analysis of data using appropriate statistical methods.

LO1: Choose a topic relevant and appropriate to your subject area
LO2: Search for, compare and evaluate primary literature on the topic.
LO3: Construct an outline of the review and a preliminary list of sources.
LO4: Examine scientific argument and present a balanced and critical review.
LO5: Present information in a logical and scientific style.
LO6: Determine appropriate statistical methods to analyse data from experiments.