Unit name | Dissertation in Health Care Ethics and Law |
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Unit code | MEDIM6100 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Quigley |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
COBMM0001 SSCMMNEW1 COBMM003 SSCMMNEW2 |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This Unit will enable students to demonstrate their abilities to independently carry out a sustained piece of academic work that makes a genuine and original contribution to knowledge in health care ethics and law. Under appropriate supervision students will develop and finalise a research question and will undertake the necessary research, critical engagement with literature and scholarship to answer it; utilising methodologies of analysis in health care ethics and law. They will demonstrate their comprehensive understanding and application of the chosen topic, the relevant methodology and critical evaluation of the argument(s) being advanced. The final dissertation shall not exceed 20,000 and shall be a minimum of 15,000 words.
Aims:
This unit provides the opportunity for students to pursue independent research work in health care ethics and law and to present the results in an examinable form. Students will learn how to plan and implement a plan for research, analysing and critiquing relevant literature and arguments on their chosen topic.
On successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to:
The dissertation will be introduced at a dedicated ‘Dissertation Day’, where students will be taught advanced research strategies and will have the chance to workshop potential dissertation topics with staff and their peers. Students will then receive individual supervision by academic staff in whilst writing, which will take place during terms 2 and 3 of the second year of study.
A dissertation with a maximum of 15,000 words, examined internally and externally. If deemed necessary by the Exam Board, a viva will be held.