Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22
None
Available as a Free Standing Elective
No
Across this module you will develop and consolidate your ability to critically appraise existing and newly emerging techniques used in the research, diagnosis and treatment of disease. You will also gain insight into the development of such cutting edge techniques within the research sector and their translation into clinical use. Our lecture series is delivered by a range of specialists including research active academic staff and HCPC-registered Biomedical Scientists who will explore how cutting edge developments are improving clinical practice in diagnostic laboratories. The assessment will give you an opportunity to perform your own review of an emerging diagnostic technique, develop and evidence skills in information retrieval, evaluation and data summary that are highly sought after in the post-graduate market.
Aims
The aims of the module are to illustrate the roles of existing and newly emerging biochemical and molecular techniques including the use of personalised medicines in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases within a hospital pathology department. Students will also gain an appreciation of cost-benefit decisions that are inherent in many of the diagnostic methodologies and their implications for both the patient and the clinician.
Talis Aspire Reading ListAny reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/lsc-30009/lists
Intended Learning Outcomes
critically discuss the techniques available at presentation to the clinician to establish (a) cause, (b) diagnosis, (c) treatment of particular diseases: 1critically discuss emerging diagnostic techniques and evaluate the benefits that they provide: 1,2discuss the ways in which basic research contributes to an understanding of disease processes: 1engage with a range of online data repositories to identify information pertinent to the aims and outcomes of the course: 1,2evaluate collections of evidence, ranking scientific publications based upon a range of criteria and summarising findings concisely: 2
11 hours of Scheduled activity-based learning10x 5 hours engagement with asynchronous content4 hours private study reading Whittle et al59 hours independent study12 hours private study reading papers and preparing notes for ICA 112 hours preparation of ICA 12 hours examination
Description of Module Assessment
1: Open Book Examination weighted 50%ONLINE OPEN BOOK EXAMStudents should answer each question using Word, clearly labelling each question as they provide their answers. Work will be submitted to Turnitin no later than 5pm on the day of release. International students will be asked to notify the School if they need an extension due to different time zones.
For essay-based questions, typical answers would be in the range of 500-750 words per question. We recommend that students do not exceed 750 words per essay-based question as we will be assessing the quality of your answer, not the quantity.
2: Report weighted 50%EXTENDED REPORTThis extended report (50%) requires students to;
Identify and briefly describe an emerging diagnostic technique (max. 15%) [250 words]
Identify 5 relevant scientific publications (max. 5%) [numbered list of references in correct form]
Justify the relevance of each publication (30%) [500 words]
Synthesise the findings from the collection of papers and summarise (50%) [500 - 1000 words]