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The course guide is provisional.
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Research Practices
Code: 44422Credits: 15
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Clinical Research in Health Sciences | OB | 0 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Gerard Urrutia Cuchi
- Email :
- gerard.urrutia@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Maria Montserrat Martin Baranera
- Maria Teresa Puig Reixach
- Rosa María Antonijoan Arbos
- Ivan Sola Arnau
- Maria Jesús Quintana Ruiz
- Ignasi Bolibar Ribas
- Gerard Urrutia Cuchi
- Javier Bracchiglione Pérez
- Maria Jose Martinez Zapata
- Laura Martinez Garcia
- Marilina Santero Sosa
Teaching staff (external to UAB)
- Judit Solà Roca
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
To have passed the module “Basic Methodology in Clinical Research” and at least one elective module.
Objectives
To get involved with an experienced research group to acquire the most important research skills related to the research work that will be carried out.
Learning outcomes
- Working as part of a group along with other professionals, understand their views and cooperate constructively.
- Develop self-learning skills and motivation to continue their education at the graduate level.
- Act respecting the ethical and legal aspects of research and professional activities.
- Develop scientific knowledge, critical thinking and creativity.
- Communicate and apply knowledge to the public and cultural debate.
- Identify and understand the ongoing progress and challenges in search
- Collect scientific information and classify it according to levels of evidence and scientific relevance.
- Fluently use medical information databases such as MEDLINE, PUBMED, or ISI WEB KNOWLEDGE.
- Manage software packages: enter data into the corresponding bases and analyzed with scientific / statistical methods appropriate.
- Describe the existence and usefulness of informed consent.
- Describe the ethical basis to govern research in health sciences.
- Describe the main sources of funding for research in health sciences.
- Identify the needs of translational research in the field of health sciences where research practices are developed.
- Describe the importance of the group as a means of research and methodological and budgetary constraints of any investigation.
- Formulate working hypotheses, research objectives and plan a research project in health sciences.
Contents
The objective of this module is to apply the methodology developed during the course to the field of study chosen by the student and agreed upon with the director, and endorsed by the supervisor. Applied and pragmatic research will be prioritized with the possibility of obtaining short-term results and always following standards of best ethical and methodological practice.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning in action: designing and developing a research project in one specific line within a department of the UAB Faculty of Medicine and under the supervision of the director of the chosen line of research. | 300 | 12 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
| Individual study | 73 | 2.92 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 |
The student will have to define and agree with the course coordinator a proposal for TFM (Master’s Degree final project) and an associated internship period to carry out the project.
The student will have to develop a study protocol and present it publicly. The protocol will set up the base of the research internship and the TFM. Logistics and timeline of the internship will be agreed upon with the supervisor, who will have previously assumed responsibility for it. In the case the supervisor belongs to a non-UAB center, a pertinent agreement needs to be formalized.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coherence of the practical proposal and the study to be developed (TFM) | 10% | 0 | 0 | 2, 4, 6, 15 |
| Assessment of written work (presentation and content) by tutor/director | 45% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
| Assessment of the learning work by the tutor/director from work | 45% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
The supervisor of the internship will evaluate the performance and the results of the student at the end of the internship.
Coherence of the internship proposal and the Master's Thesis: 10%
Assessment of the learning assignment by the tutor/project supervisor: 45%
Assessment of the written assignment (presentation and content) by the tutor/project supervisor: 45%
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is permitted as long as it is applied critically and not literally.
This module does not include the single‑assessment system.
"The commission of any irregularity in an assessment act (academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the teaching guide), which may lead to a significant variation in the grade, means that this act will be graded with a 0. In the event that the teaching guide provides that to pass the subject it is an essential requirement to have obtained a minimum grade in this assessment act or that several irregularities occur in the assessment acts of the same subject, the final grade for this subject is 0. Apart from this, a disciplinary process may be initiated against the student who incurs any of these irregularities."
Bibliography
Bunge M. 2004. La investigación científica. 3ª ed. Siglo XXI editores.
Eyssautier De La Mora M. 2006. Metodología de la investigación: desarrollo de la inteligencia. 5ª ed. Thomson
Editores.
Icart Isern MT, Pulpón Segura AM. 2012. Cómo elaborar y presentar un proyecto de investigación, una tesina
y una tesis. Editorial Barcelona: Publicacions i Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona.
Medawar PB. 2011. Título: Consejos a un joven científico. Editorial Barcelona: Publicacions i Edicions de la
Universitat de Barcelona.
Münch L, Ángeles E. 2011. Métodos y técnicas de investigación. 4ª ed. Trillas editores.
Namakforoosh MN. 2005. Metodología de la investigación. 2ª ed. Limusa editores.
Tamayo M. 2004. El proceso de la investigación científica: incluye evaluación y administración de proyectos
de investigación. 4ª ed. Limusa editores.
Link to the research work regulations:
Software
Microsoft Teams
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (PEXTm) Pràctiques externes i pràcticum (màster) | 1 | Unknown | Undefined | morning-mixed |