Module Descriptors
CRITICAL APPRAISAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
BIOL70656
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 7
40 credits
Contact
Leader: Alastair Ross
Email: al.ross@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 40
Independent Study Hours: 360
Total Learning Hours: 400
Assessment
- Coursework - Contribution to Collaborative Study Space 2000 words weighted at 40%
- Coursework - Critical evaluation 3500 words weighted at 60%
Module Details
Learning Outcomes
Develop and demonstrate advanced skills of critical appraisal and evaluation
Enquiry
Select, analyse and evaluate examples of applied inter-disciplinary clinical research, drawing conclusions to inform decision making in theory or practice
Problem solving
Demonstrate the ability to design and promote multidisciplinary translational clinical research using digital media and online formats
Knowledge & Understanding
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of translational medicine and research in your own and other disciplines
Communicate effectively and appropriately, via written and oral formats, to diverse audiences of specialists and non-specialists
Communication
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of translational medicine and research in your own and other disciplines
Communicate effectively and appropriately, via written and oral formats, to diverse audiences of specialists and non-specialists
Enquiry
Select, analyse and evaluate examples of applied inter-disciplinary clinical research, drawing conclusions to inform decision making in theory or practice
Problem solving
Demonstrate the ability to design and promote multidisciplinary translational clinical research using digital media and online formats
Knowledge & Understanding
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of translational medicine and research in your own and other disciplines
Communicate effectively and appropriately, via written and oral formats, to diverse audiences of specialists and non-specialists
Communication
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of translational medicine and research in your own and other disciplines
Communicate effectively and appropriately, via written and oral formats, to diverse audiences of specialists and non-specialists
Additional Assessment Details
There are two elements of assessment:
Contribution to the OneNote class collaborative study space activities 40% (Learning Outcomes 2,3,5) with a 2000 word limit.
A series of weekly activities will be available online. Your contribution to these will be assessed and marks awarded. Examples of the activities include:
Case studies discussed and analysed individually or in groups
Ideas for translational research developed in groups and individually with presentations to peers online
Critical evaluation of an area of applied research 60% (Learning Outcomes 1,4,5) with a 3500 word limit
You will develop, alongside the module co-ordinator, a topic idea and agree this before proceeding to a full report. Formative feedback will be available on the plan. This is the final piece of assessment.
Both assessments must achieve a pass grade of 50%.
Contribution to the OneNote class collaborative study space activities 40% (Learning Outcomes 2,3,5) with a 2000 word limit.
A series of weekly activities will be available online. Your contribution to these will be assessed and marks awarded. Examples of the activities include:
Case studies discussed and analysed individually or in groups
Ideas for translational research developed in groups and individually with presentations to peers online
Critical evaluation of an area of applied research 60% (Learning Outcomes 1,4,5) with a 3500 word limit
You will develop, alongside the module co-ordinator, a topic idea and agree this before proceeding to a full report. Formative feedback will be available on the plan. This is the final piece of assessment.
Both assessments must achieve a pass grade of 50%.
Indicative Content
In this module you will explore and evaluate case studies of translational research in addition to identifying, designing and presenting ideas for translational research to peers. You will also examine the support and funding for translational medicine in the UK, via the industrial strategy and Innovate UK, together with related (connected) global perspectives and initiatives. Finally you will reflect upon your growing role as a professional researcher and your future in multi-disciplinary teams striving to impact on lives by harnessing the power and promise of quality research findings.
Critical appraisal and advanced evaluation are key skills for successful postgraduate study, lifelong learning and effective professional practice. In this module you will develop and enhance your skills of critical appraisal, both individually and as part of a group, in shared learning practice.
You will learn how sources can be examined and reviewed, how you can make judgements about relevance and objectivity. You will appraise methodology and data in different ways examining also the provenance and timeliness of published findings. You will hone your skills of literature review including sourcing, curation and collation for purpose. You will discuss strategies for evaluative processes and reflect upon your own developing practice.
As a context to the development of appraisal skills, the rapidly developing area of Biomedical Science known as Translational Research or Translational Medicine will be used. Translational research fosters multidirectional and multidisciplinary integration of basic research, patient-oriented research, and population-based research, with the long-term aim of improving the health of the public. It therefore aims to "translate" the findings of fundamental¿research¿into medical practice and meaningful health outcomes. Known more often as the ‘bench-to-bedside’ concept, it focuses on the ideas, innovation, processes and requirements needed to connect basic research directly with improvement in patient care.
In 2006, as part of the Cooksey review of Health Research, two major gaps in translational medicine were identified and articulated. The first gap of “…translating ideas from basic and clinical research into the development of new products and approaches to treatment of disease and illness” and the second gap of “…implementing those new products and approaches into clinical practice”.
Critical appraisal and advanced evaluation are key skills for successful postgraduate study, lifelong learning and effective professional practice. In this module you will develop and enhance your skills of critical appraisal, both individually and as part of a group, in shared learning practice.
You will learn how sources can be examined and reviewed, how you can make judgements about relevance and objectivity. You will appraise methodology and data in different ways examining also the provenance and timeliness of published findings. You will hone your skills of literature review including sourcing, curation and collation for purpose. You will discuss strategies for evaluative processes and reflect upon your own developing practice.
As a context to the development of appraisal skills, the rapidly developing area of Biomedical Science known as Translational Research or Translational Medicine will be used. Translational research fosters multidirectional and multidisciplinary integration of basic research, patient-oriented research, and population-based research, with the long-term aim of improving the health of the public. It therefore aims to "translate" the findings of fundamental¿research¿into medical practice and meaningful health outcomes. Known more often as the ‘bench-to-bedside’ concept, it focuses on the ideas, innovation, processes and requirements needed to connect basic research directly with improvement in patient care.
In 2006, as part of the Cooksey review of Health Research, two major gaps in translational medicine were identified and articulated. The first gap of “…translating ideas from basic and clinical research into the development of new products and approaches to treatment of disease and illness” and the second gap of “…implementing those new products and approaches into clinical practice”.
Learning Strategies
Learning in this module is structured through a series of activities and tasks based on the modular themes and published in advance in the module handbook. The module introductory session takes place on campus, but all subsequent activities and tasks are delivered online using Blackboard and OneNote Class Notebook.
Scheduled learning and teaching activities are detailed in the module handbook and/or in the class OneNote available at the start of the module.
Scheduled learning and teaching activities are detailed in the module handbook and/or in the class OneNote available at the start of the module.
Reference Texts
Gallin, J.I. & Ognibene, F.P. 2012,¿Principles and Practice of Clinical Research,¿3rd edn, Academic Press, US.
Griden, E.and Kabacoff, R.2011 Evaluating research papers from start to finish. SAGE 3rd ed.
Nakao, K., Minato, N. & Uemoto, S. 2015,¿Innovative Medicine: Basic Research and Development,¿1st 2015 edn, Springer Japan, Tokyo.
Further resources available on OneNote and Blackboard course pages.
Griden, E.and Kabacoff, R.2011 Evaluating research papers from start to finish. SAGE 3rd ed.
Nakao, K., Minato, N. & Uemoto, S. 2015,¿Innovative Medicine: Basic Research and Development,¿1st 2015 edn, Springer Japan, Tokyo.
Further resources available on OneNote and Blackboard course pages.
Web Descriptor
In this module you will explore and evaluate case studies of translational research in addition to identifying, designing and presenting ideas for translational research to peers. You will also examine the support and funding for translational medicine in the UK, via the industrial strategy and Innovate UK, together with related (connected) global perspectives and initiatives. Finally you will reflect upon your growing role as a professional researcher and your future in multi-disciplinary teams striving to impact on lives by harnessing the power and promise of quality research findings.
Critical appraisal and advanced evaluation are key skills for successful postgraduate study, lifelong learning and effective professional practice. In this module you will develop and enhance your skills of critical appraisal, both individually and as part of a group, in shared learning practice.
You will learn how sources can be examined and reviewed, how you can make judgements about relevance and objectivity. You will appraise methodology and data in different ways examining also the provenance and timeliness of published findings. You will hone your skills of literature review including sourcing, curation and collation for purpose. You will discuss strategies for evaluative processes and reflect upon your own developing practice.
As a context to the development of appraisal skills, the rapidly developing area of Biomedical Science known as Translational Research or Translational Medicine will be used. Translational research fosters multidirectional and multidisciplinary integration of basic research, patient-oriented research, and population-based research, with the long-term aim of improving the health of the public. It therefore aims to "translate" the findings of fundamental¿research¿into medical practice and meaningful health outcomes. Known more often as the ‘bench-to-bedside’ concept, it focuses on the ideas, innovation, processes and requirements needed to connect basic research directly with improvement in patient care.
In 2006, as part of the Cooksey review of Health Research, two major gaps in translational medicine were identified and articulated. The first gap of “…translating ideas from basic and clinical research into the development of new products and approaches to treatment of disease and illness” and the second gap of “…implementing those new products and approaches into clinical practice”.
Critical appraisal and advanced evaluation are key skills for successful postgraduate study, lifelong learning and effective professional practice. In this module you will develop and enhance your skills of critical appraisal, both individually and as part of a group, in shared learning practice.
You will learn how sources can be examined and reviewed, how you can make judgements about relevance and objectivity. You will appraise methodology and data in different ways examining also the provenance and timeliness of published findings. You will hone your skills of literature review including sourcing, curation and collation for purpose. You will discuss strategies for evaluative processes and reflect upon your own developing practice.
As a context to the development of appraisal skills, the rapidly developing area of Biomedical Science known as Translational Research or Translational Medicine will be used. Translational research fosters multidirectional and multidisciplinary integration of basic research, patient-oriented research, and population-based research, with the long-term aim of improving the health of the public. It therefore aims to "translate" the findings of fundamental¿research¿into medical practice and meaningful health outcomes. Known more often as the ‘bench-to-bedside’ concept, it focuses on the ideas, innovation, processes and requirements needed to connect basic research directly with improvement in patient care.
In 2006, as part of the Cooksey review of Health Research, two major gaps in translational medicine were identified and articulated. The first gap of “…translating ideas from basic and clinical research into the development of new products and approaches to treatment of disease and illness” and the second gap of “…implementing those new products and approaches into clinical practice”.