Description
Description:
This module aims to engage students in critical exploration of a research question. Through this they will develop skills in planning, undertaking and analyzing research, making recommendations for applying their findings and future research. It distinguishes the range of research from reflective practice, and action research from quality improvement, program evaluation, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and other types of research. We’ll start with exploring ontology and epistemology which is foundational basis of research. What counts as knowledge? What is your notion of reality and how is this determined? Learners will understand methodologies used in educational research and how to choose the appropriate methods to answer research questions. Additionally, we’ll unpack how to write a research statement, research questions, data collection methods, analysis and considerations around writing and critiquing a research article.
This module also covers the conduction of research ending with the collection of data, the management and analysis of data, the writing of a report, poster, oral presentation, article, thesis, or other types of publication. The module also covers the ethical considerations during all these research steps.
Learning outcomes:
- Develop and apply a literature search strategy.
- Synthesize the literature into a coherent and critical account of the relevant published literature.
- Critically select and apply method(s) to generate, collate and analyse research data.
- Critically appraise key findings, including recognizing weaknesses
- Present and defend the chosen methodology, analysis and conclusions.
- Apply knowledge, skills and understanding in planning and executing a significant project of research, investigation or development.
- Summarize medical education research approaches and appraise the role of theory within education research.
- Critically explore key ethical considerations in medical education research
- Critically evaluate key methods (data collection and data analysis) in medical education research
- Define the principles of scientific research
- Define and describe the various study designs used in health research
- Calculate the appropriate sample size for the proposed study
- Identify areas research in medical education
- Describe the main features of scientific documents (reports, papers, theses, dissertations & books)
- Create a theoretically informed, coherent and rigorous research proposal
- Describe the importance of research ethics in human subject
- Describe the importance of international and national guidelines in protecting human subjects
- List the specific requirements for ethical research
- Understand principles of informed consent and write an informed consent form for a provided protocol.
- Describes types of research misconduct
- Describe different categories for research review
- Identify vulnerability issues while reviewing protocols
- Explain roles of research ethics committees
- Explain therapeutic misconception
- Explain coercion and undue inducement
- Perform an ethical review of research protocols.
- Understand investigational new drug applications and identify ethical issues in phase I, II and III clinical trials.
- Explain relationship between authorship and accountability
- Identify conflict of interests and how it could be handled
- Identify ethical issues in tissue sample research
- Identify ethical issues that can rise during collaborative research in developing countries.
- Develop and apply a literature search strategy.
- Synthesize the literature into a coherent and critical account of the relevant published literature.
- Critically select and apply method(s) to generate, collate and analyse research data.
- Critically appraise key findings, including recognizing weaknesses
- Present and defend the chosen methodology, analysis and conclusions.
- Apply knowledge, skills and understanding in planning and executing a significant project of research, investigation or development.
- Summarize medical education research approaches and appraise the role of theory within education research.
- Critically explore key ethical considerations in medical education research
- Critically evaluate key methods (data collection and data analysis) in medical education research
- Define the principles of scientific research
- Define and describe the various study designs used in health research
- Calculate the appropriate sample size for the proposed study
- Identify areas research in medical education
- Conduct a study that sheds light on an educational principle
- Conduct a review that summarizes the best evidence for an educational principle
- Describe the main features of scientific documents (reports, papers, theses, dissertations & books)
- Create a theoretically informed, coherent and rigorous research proposal
Learning topics:
- Planning for research
- Formulating a research question,
- Methods for literature searching.
- Types of research and how to apply them.
- Ethical principles in research
- Literature searching,
- Study designs,
- Writing a research protocol,
- Presenting a research protocol,
- Technology for research
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