Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine Research Methods (GLHE11084)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will provide students with the opportunity to develop practical research skills required to plan and carry out a research project.
Course description	This course will prepare students for their forth coming project. They will be introduced to a range of research designs and skills necessary to explore a topic related to family medicine. This will include generating research questions, exploring methodologies, ethical issues, locating and appraising the literature and methods of data collection and analysis.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	19/09/2022
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2, Online Activities 70, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 92 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Write a proposal for a research project (50%) Complete a quality improvement manuscript (50%)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of research methodologies and methods Apply knowledge skills and understanding in planning a research project