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PTY-40065 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

PTY-40065 - Research Skills and Funding
Coordinator: Alison Aries Room: MAC1.18 Tel: +44 1782 7 34418
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

The Research Skills and Funding module builds on content introduced in Year 1-3 of the MSci Physiotherapy programme and enables the student to understand funding bodies and to differentiate between approvals required for research.
Students will have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills required for grant applications and participate in the peer review process.
The module aims to prepare the student to produce a grant application and write a review for a funding application, whilst also developing transferable skills (such as knowledge of audit, team working and academic writing skills) that can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings and specialities.

Aims
This module aims to develop the students' knowledge and skills required to seek funding for a research project related to health care; the value of the peer review process will be introduced and practiced. It is envisaged that the skills developed will be transferable to support applications for any source of health related funding.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pty-40065/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

identify, justify and critically evaluate the potential success of a proposed research project for funding streams related to healthcare: 2
critically identify the merits of a research proposal and demonstrate skills in presenting an argument to attract funding for a research project
: 2
critically discuss and select the necessary and relevant approvals required to undertake research/service evaluation or audits in the healthcare arena
: 2
synthesise and summarise arguments for, and critiques of, research funding applications through experiencing the process of a simulated peer review panel: 1

Study hours

30 tutor led hours which may include lectures, workshops, seminars, tutorials and two hours of assessment preparation classes etc.
120 hours of independent study including 20 hours of guided independent study.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 0%
Peer review report
A peer review report on a research proposal (1500 words). The student will produce a report that identifies the merits and weakness of a research proposal from the perspective of a funding body.

2: Oral Presentation weighted 100%
25 minute oral presentation
25 minute oral presentation (comprising 15 mins oral presentation and up to 10 minutes of questioning) - The student will present their research proposal in a manner to attract funding (value, impact, relevance, feasibility in terms of resources, time, cost, equipment and expertise will need to be demonstrated) having acted on feedback from the assignment of a previous module 'Research Proposal' (feedback is related to scientific merit).

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023