Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58
This short course allows students to explore the research carried out within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition and identify a supervisor and research area for their extended research project.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | Other credits (0 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Shaping a Research Question is a five credit course for students who will undertake the Extended Research Project in Medical Sciences. Students will explore the research carried out within medical sciences research programmes and will identify those areas of research which interest them and which form the basis of their future research careers. Principle investigators will be approached and potential research projects discussed. The principle investigator and student will agree a research area for the project and the student will explore the published literature in this research area and will produce a 1500 word essay on the background of the project.
| Description | Value |
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| n/a | 0.0000 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Formative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 15 | Feedback Weeks | 17 | |
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Students will receive written feedback via MyAberdeen |
Word Count | 1500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Procedural | Analyse | By the end of this course, students will have analysed the research carried out in medical sciences at the University of Aberdeen and will identify the research area which interests them most |
| Procedural | Create | By the end of this course, you will have carried out literature searches on your research project and created a 1500 word essay |
| Reflection | Apply | By the end of the course, you will have increased experience of scientific writing |
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