Browse Hierarchy IHS7023: Research Methods in Clinical Education

This module adopts an experiential approach to exploring the issues in designing and conducting research in clinical education. Students will develop skills and critical insight relating to data collection, analysis and writing for different audiences. The module introduces students to different paradigms in educational research and strategies, their philosophical underpinning and relevance as ways to shape a specific research inquiry. As a part of this module, students will identify a specific issue in clinical education, outlining its interest to them, and justifying it as a focus for a research project. They will then devise a literature search strategy, gather and review key literature and produce a literature review. This module also raises participants' awareness as how research can be used as a lever for change in educational practice and policy.