Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
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Writing is a key skill for anyone in medical research. This module aims to familiarise students with the many different processes involved in medical writing. The module is designed to allow the students to experience medical writing and to enable them to develop a range of key skills that will prepare them for writing research proposals, grant applications, case reports and manuscripts for peer reviewed journals.
Writing standard operating protocols.
Writing original articles and abstracts.
Responding to referees comments.
Developing and sourcing grants.
Writing grant and fellowship applications, including costings.
Authorship and ownership – responsibilities.
Generic writing skills.
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
• Understand what is required when publishing original articles, abstract and oral presentations to grant
committees.
• Approach the development of a research grant from sourcing through to completion of application.
• Discuss the issues of authorship and copyright ownership of published ideas.
Upon completion of this module the students will be able to:
• Write a standard operating procedure.
• Submit an abstract and original article for publication.
• Prepare a grant application in their own area of specialist interest.
Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
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Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 60 | 1:00 | 60:00 | N/A |
Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 49:30 | 49:30 | Guided independent study and reflective learning. |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 18 | 0:55 | 16:30 | 16.5 student contact hours in total. Lectures are of varying length. |
Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 40 | 1:00 | 40:00 | N/A |
Guided Independent Study | Skills practice | 1 | 12:00 | 12:00 | N/A |
Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 1 | 3:00 | 3:00 | 1 small group session |
Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 19:00 | 19:00 | N/A |
Total | 200:00 |
In lectures, students will learn fundamental principles of writing in a research setting. They will then undertake assignments to use this knowledge which will be self-directed. They will be expected to undertake further reading, particularly for the formative assessment.
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
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Written exercise | 2 | M | 25 | Abstract (Standard Length Document) |
Written exercise | 2 | M | 50 | Grant Application |
Oral Examination | 2 | M | 25 | Presentation base on coursework (5 slides) - 5 minutes presentation and 5 minutes questions |
Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
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Written exercise | 2 | M | Writing a SOP (Standard Length Document) |
Students will complete three summative assessments. The first being an abstract for a published paper; the second an original research proposal for a grant application and the third being a presentation on their own research idea.
The students will complete one formative assessment, to write a SOP (standard operating procedure).
These assessments will test knowledge and understanding of the skills necessary to complete the different processes involved in medical writing.
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