Summary

This module involves undertaking an independent research project which will culminate in a dissertation of 10,000 words.

 

Learning Objectives...

Research Project for Infancy and Early Childhood Development (CHLD0031)

Summary

This module involves undertaking an independent research project which will culminate in a dissertation of 10,000 words.

 

Learning Objectives and Outcomes

After taking this module, you should be able to:

Synthesise background literature and use it to identify research hypotheses
	Select and implement the appropriate systematic review and/or statistical methods to test the hypotheses
	Write a thesis in scientific style that includes critical analysis of the thesis findings
 

Who is this module for?

This module is compulsory for all MSc Infancy and Early Childhood Development students.

 

Teaching and Learning Methods

Teaching and learning will be through one-to-one discussions with allocated supervisor(s) and self-directed learning. You will be required to submit a research proposal and a student-supervisor contract. 

 

Assessment

This module will be assessed by a research project dissertation (10,000 words).

 

Selected Reading List

For Systematic and Narrative Review Theses:

Siddaway, A & Hedges, JV (2019) How to do a systematic review: A best practice guide for conducting and reporting narrative reviews, meta-analyses, and meta-syntheses. Annual Review of Psychology, 70. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102803

For Research-Based Theses

Goodwin, JC (2010). Research in psychology: Methods and design. Wiley: Hoboken, NJ

PHARMACEUTICAL THERAP|TARGET SELECTION|DRUG TARGET SELECTION|TARGET DRUG|DRUG TARGET

This module will touch on many important diseases and therapeutic areas, such as cancer, pain, and neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, you will learn the...

Choosing a Drug Target 1: Scientific and Technical Aspects (MEDC0081)

This module will touch on many important diseases and therapeutic areas, such as cancer, pain, and neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, you will learn the impact of epigenetics in medicine.  Target identification and validation in big Pharma are so important and we will present you with many case studies in these areas, especially from big Pharma. An incorrectly selected target can result in a major setback in the drug discovery process.

The unique tutorial and practical sections will equip you with good skills in the most commonly used online database: ChEMBL.