Last modified: 22 May 2019 17:07
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 | Undergraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old 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.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
One 1500-word essay.
Students will have the opportunity to submit a shorter essay to their identified supervisor earlier in the course to get feedback on scientific writing style, use of references and accuracy of citations.
Students will submit the essay via MyAberdeen and will receive feedback via MyAberdeen as annotations on the submitted essay, ticks on a marking rubric and also written comments.
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