PATH40030 Journal and Ethical Review

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module is core for stage 4 of the honours BSc degrees in Biomedical Health and Life Sciences. Students are required to attend a weekly Journal and ethical review group discussion session for the course of 12 weeks of their research project. In the first three weeks students will learn how to critically review a published paper and assess its statistical and experimental approach and impact on the research area as well as ethical issues related to human research. They will also learn the basic principles of ethics and issues associated with the use of humans for research with the appropriate approaches being identified.
Each week a selected student will lead the review of a paper from their research area, presenting the key findings, relevance to the literature and issues related to the paper. Each participating student in the Journal club session will write a short report on the issues related to the paper presented and discussed.
Each week a selected student will also lead the review of the ethical issues associated with their research project or related area and how these are being addressed in their research project.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to:

1. Perform a literature search on the specific research topic.
2. Present, critically analyse and discuss a scientific paper as part of a Journal club.
3. Write a critical overview of a paper.
4. Analyse and critically-evaluate the ethical issues related to their research project.

Indicative Module Content:

Article review, critical thinking, presentations, scientific discussion

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

4
Small Group

20
Specified Learning Activities

100
Total

124
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
active/task-based learning through a article review; peer and group work by leading a presentation and discussion on the selected article; critical writing of a report on the article; student presentations 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Recommendations:

RDGY 30320 - Introduction to Research


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
Journal and Ethical Review (MDSA40230)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Presentation: Presentation on ethical issues specific to your project and short oral presentation on ethical issues related to their research Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

20
Assignment: Journal Club reports for each paper presentated Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

50
Presentation: J Club Presentation Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The Journal club reports will receive feedback via a matrix and comments directly to the student. The presentations will receive feedback via a matrix directly to the student

Name Role
Professor Brendan Loftus Tutor
Professor Denis Shields Tutor