The aim of this module is to provide the opportunity for the student to engage in an original, hypothesis driven research project and is an opportunity for the students to integrate the skills and knowledge gained throughout the MSc.
This module consists of a substantial, hypothesis-driven and laboratory-based research project, which tackles a clearly defined issue in the broad area of laboratory medicine. The aspiration of the project is towards dissemination of the original findings in the form of a research paper. Project proposals will be developed in collaboration with the laboratory supervisor, who will be a senior or chief medical scientist, Fellow of the IBMS, ACSLM or Royal College of Pathology, or a consultant physician in a specialist area. The TU Dublin Academic mentor will screen proposals for suitability and provide feedback during the planning stages of the project. As with the project design, students will receive instruction on ethical issues during Research Methods and Biostatistics (BIOL 9223) which will allow the identification of any contentious issues at an early stage.
The project normally runs for the duration of the MSc programme and is considered to be a linear module. Typically students enrolled on this MSc programme are employed in hospital pathology laboratories and are able to carry out their projects at their place of work. Students who do not have access to a laboratory in connection with their place of work will be required to negotiate suitable access in order to complete their project. TU Dublin is not required to provide facilities.
Hypothesis-driven, laboratory-based research project
This module is a practical, laboratory based project and learning is based on the direct experience of the student as they carry out the project. One-to-one contact between the student and local and TU Dublin tutors. Group discussions.
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| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |