7A007E - Research Methodologies and Critical Appraisal 01 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2033 | Version 0

Associated Module Information

Module Code: 7A007E
Module Title: Research Methodologies and Critical Appraisal
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Nursing and Allied Health
Faculty Sub Group: Nursing and Allied Health
Module Leader: Karl New
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2032
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100260 - healthcare science
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 0
Valid From 01 Sep 2027
Valid To 31 Aug 2033

Module Aims

To prepare students for an independent research-based project by developing skills in selecting, appraising, discriminating, using evidence and appropriate research/investigative methods to address relevant topics for investigation. 

Content Summary

Indicative content to include topics outlined below and/or any other relevant current topics to fulfil the module aims and learning outcomes: 

Topics may include: 

 

  • Quantitative Studies 

  • Statistical Analysis Interpretation 

  • Interpreting the Evidence? 

  • Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews 

  • Qualitative Studies 

  • Evidence Appraisal: Interpreting, Weighing and Synthesising the Evidence 

  • Audit, Governance and Quality Improvement, Health Economics 

  • Preparing a Research Proposal: Research Committees, Consent, Ethics, Probity and Literature Review 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminars 40
Independent Study 80
Directed Study 40
Problem/Challenge based learning 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically analyse and interpret research to assess its application to delivery/service development.
LO2 Evaluate and synthesise diverse methodological approaches and research tools to formulate and investigate complex questions within your field of practice.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Case study N/A 0 2500 40 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project N/A 0 1000 20 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 N/A 0 600 10 No 40
Synchronous Online Assessment  Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Online)  N/A 60 N/A 30 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Case study ✔ ✔
Project ✔ ✔
Self Reflective Assessment 1 ✔ ✔
Classroom Test - Time Constrained (Online)  ✔ ✔

Reading List

The module reading list is available to the students to access via electronic links on the learning platform (Moodle). 

 

In addition to the list below, each list is supplemented with up-to-date peer-reviewed journal articles and studies. 

 

Additional reading resources are also provided where relevant by the tutors during the running of the module in the discussion forum to keep the reading resources current and relevant. 

 

 

Websites 

  • USW library A-Z Databases 

  • BMC Medical Research Methodology 

  • Trip Medical Database 

Textbooks 

  • Bruce, N., Pope, D., Stanistreet, D., (2017). Quantitative Methods for Health Research : A Practical Interactive Guide to Epidemiology and Statistics. Second Edition. 

  • Greenhalgh, T., (2019). How to read a paper: The basics of evidence-based medicine and healthcare, 6th Edition, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. 

  • Sabin, P.C., (2019). Medical statistics at a glance. 4th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. 

  • Walliman, N., (2022). Research Methods: The Basics : 3rd Edition. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge (Basics). 

Articles 

  • Cochrane (2019). Making what can’t be counted count: Cochrane-WHO collaboration on qualitative evidence syntheses in guidelines showcased in new articles 

  • Downe, S., Finlayson, K.W., Lawrie, T.A., Lewin, S.A., Glenton, C., Rosenbaum, S., Barreix, M. and Tunçalp, Ö. (2019). Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) for Guidelines: Paper 1–Using qualitative evidence synthesis to inform guideline scope and develop qualitative findings statements. Health research policy and systems, 17(1), pp.1-12. 

  • Fuller, Daniel, Richard Buote, and Kevin Stanley. (2017) \\\"A Glossary for Big Data in Population and Public Health: Discussion and Commentary on Terminology and Research Methods.\\\" Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 71.11: 1113-1117. Web.