Course description
Research for Professional Practice
This module aims to enable you to critically appraise evidence related to clinical practice. You will further develop understanding of key methods used in research, evaluation and improvement science which will enable you to become competent at employing evidence based practice.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Entry requirements
You must be registered on a BSc programme of study with the School of Health Sciences at the University of Surrey.
You also should have completed the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) / Recognition of Prior Credit (RPC) process to gain your level 4 and 5 credits.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Credits: 30
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you willbe able to:
- Utilise an appropriate search strategy to retrieve, review and critically appraise information and published literature within your field of practice.
- Appraise where different types of research sit within the hierarchy of evidence and the application of evidence to practice guidelines and policy.
- Critically appraise strengths and limitations of qualitative and quantitative research design, methods, and analysis.
- Demonstrate understanding of the key processes and stages in research, evaluation or improvement methods.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the key ethical issues in research, the role of ethics committees and research governance.
- Explain the benefits and importance of patient and public involvement in research.
- Demonstrate the ability to work independently and take responsibility for seeking guidance in relation to completion of a literature review and project proposal.
Training Course Content
Indicative modulecontent includes:
- Study Skills:
- Critical appraisal and reflection at BSc (Hons) level
- Project planning
- Undertaking a literature review
- Writing a research proposal or improvement project.
- The role of clinical guidelines
- Tools for appraising evidence
- Research ethics, the role of ethics committees and research governance
- Research design, methods, and analysis, including basic statistical terminology
- Evaluation and improvement methods
- The benefits and importance of patient and public involvement
- How research findings and evidence are disseminated.
Course delivery details
For the 2022/23 curriculum, our CPD moduleswill be delivered usinghybrid learning. This means that depending on the subject and content of learning and teaching, modules will mainly be delivered via a combination of face to face and online delivery, as this has worked really well for our practice-based colleagues. A couple of modules will be delivered solely online, however for most modules face to face contact time and attendance at the university will be required.
Learning and teaching methods include:
- Lectures
- Seminars with group discussion
- Individual student supervision
- E-learning.