Unit name | Applied Health Data Science |
---|---|
Unit code | BRMSM0057 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Davis |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit aims to introduce students to the use of 'big data' in healthcare including:
On successful completion of the unit, a student should be able to:
Concepts and methodology will be illustrated using examples from published research.
• There will be 10 teaching weeks.
• Teaching will include learning activities including lectures, small group work, discussions, individual tasks, and practicals.
• Directed and self-directed learning will include activities such as reading, accessing web-based supplementary materials, critical analysis, and completion of assessments.
• 150 hours of directed and self-directed learning. The directed learning includes 50 hours of teaching and the self-directed learning includes activities such as reading, quizzes, and multi-media learning.
There will be three types of formative assessments. The first type will support student learning by using informal questioning, quizzes and group exercises in lectures and tutorials. These assessments are for learning and will not contribute to the final unit mark (ILOs 1-5)).
The second formative assessment will be a group exercise where the students are given a research proposal and will need to write a data management plan to accompany it. The data management plan will be a report of between 500 and 1000 words which will focus on how the data will managed and stored, and how the data will be handled and protected during and after completion of a project, and potential for data sharing and access (ILOs 1,2,5). Students will be provided with a model answer to the exercise and will be asked to carry out peer-marking in groups.
The third formative assessment will involve writing an analysis pipeline to load, manipulate and visualise a health dataset using reproducible research approaches (ILOs 3,4).
The summative assessment will consist of two pieces of coursework.
For the first coursework the students will be given a research proposal and will need to write a data management plan to accompany it (50% of unit marks). The data management plan will be a report of between 500 and 1000 words which will focus on how the data will be managed and stored, and how the data will be handled and protected during and after completion of a project, and potential for data sharing and access (ILOs 1,2,5).
The second coursework will involve writing an analysis pipeline to load, manipulate and visualise a health dataset using reproducible research approaches (ILOs 3,4) (50% of unit marks)
An overall score of 50% will be required to pass the unit.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. BRMSM0057).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.