NMS11181: Research Approaches in Health and Social Care Methods.
Examples of equivalent learning: Development of a research proposal.

Roles and responsibilities of students and their supervisor: the Dissertation Module Handbook contains information on getting started; literature searching and critique; how to present and construct a dissertation thesis; time-management and reflection on process and progress.

In this module you will develop competencies in generic research skills by conducting either a small scale research project, service improvement, a systematic review (SR) or development of a research proposal (including a literature review). in a topic of your choice which is relevant to your degree outcome. The topic you choose is aligned to your degree outcome and agreed with your research supervisor prior to enrolling on the module.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: Using a systematic approach, critically analyse literature and practice relevant to the research question or service improvement project
LO2: Address ethical and research governance issues appropriately and sensitively
LO3: Justify methodology chosen to address the research question or service improvement project
LO4: Organise and interpret collected data to synthesise findings in the context of current literature
LO5: Examine the implication of the recommendations on health and social care policy, practice, research and/or education.