Research Methodology
Code: 42951 ECTS Credits: 9| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4313782 Cytogenetics and Reproductive Biology | OT | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Zaida Sarrate Navas
- Email:
- zaida.sarrate@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
- Due to the main focus of this Module is to develop a research work, the student must be registered in the Research itinerary of the Master.
- Fluent english is very important, as the main bibliographic fonts and research papers are published in this language.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The student must join a research group whose research fields are linked to the Master’s scopes. In this group, the student will design and develop an original research work. To develop this task, every student will be assigned to a RESEARCH SUPERVISOR, who will supervise and evaluate the student's work. The student will be provided with a list of research lines linked to the Master, along with their respective directors.
- Any researcher with a doctor degree who actively participates in a research field linked to the Master's scopes can act as a RESEARCH SUPERVISOR.
- If a student has a director affiliated to an academic and/or research institution DIFFERENT FROM the Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology Department of the UAB, he/she must obtain the conformity from one of the professors or lecturers of the Department, who will stand as an INTERNAL TUTOR.
- In case the student experiences difficulties in joining a research line, the coordinator of this Module (Research Methodology) will help him/her to find one.
Competences
- Apply knowledge of theory in both research and clinical care contexts.
- Apply the basic tools of statistical analysis in cytogenetics and reproductive biology.
- Apply the scientific method and critical reasoning to problem solving.
- Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
- Design experiments, analyse data and interpret findings.
- Identify the ethical dilemmas and apply current laws governing the area of knowledge of the master's degree.
- Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
- Interpret, resolve and report on clinical cases or scientific findings in the area of the master's degree.
- Organise and manage research laboratories and clinical laboratories in the area of knowledge of the master's degree.
- Respect ethical principles in one's work.
- Show an ability to work in teams and interact with professionals from other specialist areas.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
- Use and manage bibliography or ICT resources in the master's programme, in one's first language and in English.
- Use creative, organisational and analytic skills when taking decisions.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse and interpret findings from research within the master's programme.
- Apply ethical and legal principles in the conduct of research.
- Apply knowledge of theory in both research and clinical care contexts.
- Apply the scientific method and critical reasoning to problem solving.
- Communicate and justify conclusions clearly and unambiguously to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously.
- Design experiments that can achieve the proposed aims.
- Design experiments, analyse data and interpret findings.
- Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
- Organise the research project so that it is coherent and in keeping with the proposed aims.
- Respect ethical principles in one's work.
- Show an ability to work in teams and interact with professionals from other specialist areas.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
- Use and manage bibliography or ICT resources in the master's programme, in one's first language and in English.
- Use creative, organisational and analytic skills when taking decisions.
- Use statistical packages to analyse the data obtained during research work.
- Use the Reproductive Biology or Cytogenetic Laboratories in keeping with scientific standards.
Content
The student will develop a research project, and the content will be established with the director of the research.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Develop skills related to dissemination of scientific results | 40 | 1.6 | 3, 12, 13, 5, 6, 15 |
| Development of the Scientific Method | 90 | 3.6 | 1, 4, 7, 8, 16, 10, 18 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Development of ethical consciousness related to science | 25 | 1 | 4, 2, 12, 11, 9 |
| Development of skills related to scientific research | 65 | 2.6 | 4, 12, 16, 9, 6, 14 |
The methodology to execute the research work will be elaborated under the supervision of the director of research.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improvement Report | 66% | 0 | 0 | 12, 11, 16, 9, 13, 5, 14 |
| Monthly monitoring reports | 33% | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 4, 3, 2, 7, 8, 10, 9, 13, 5, 6, 14, 18, 17, 15 |
The Module 12 will be held during the second semester and the assessment will consist of 2 parts:
1- MONTHLY MONITORING REPORT written by the STUDENT (33%)
- The student will write a monthly report in which he or she will describe the main results obtained, the chronogram of the performed tasks and the accomplishment of the research work objectives.
- These reports will have a MONTHLY periodicity (from February to June) and will NOT EXCEED 300 words.
- The monthly monitoring reports will be sent to the coordinator of the Research Methodology’s Module (by Campus Virtual) and to the director. The complete set of monthly reports will account for 1/3 of the Module's mark (33%) and will be evaluated by the module’s coordinator.
2- IMPROVEMENT REPORT written by the TUTOR (66%)
- The tutor will write one final report in which he or she will describe the student's improvement during the development of the research work and will evaluate him/her, accounting for 2/3 (66%) of the Module's mark.
- This report will be send to the coordinator of the Research Methodology’s Module.
Bibliography
The following web pages can guide the student when facing the onset of a research work:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method
- http://www.wikihow.com/Conduct-Scientific-Research
- http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/whatis
Software
In case that the development of the research project requires specific sofwares, this will be established with the research director.
Language list
Information on the teaching languages can be checked on the CONTENTS section of the guide.