HS595-7-FY-CO:
Research 2: Research Dissertation in Speech and Language Therapy
2026/27
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Future
Thursday 08 October 2026
Friday 02 July 2027
30
16 July 2025
Requisites for this module
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MSC B62024 Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration)
This module focuses on advancing students’ research skills by working on a dissertation project related to the field of study. It enables students to undertake research in their future practice and use critically the research of others to inform their practice.
This module requires students to demonstrate research skills, analytical capability, critical thinking and good time management. Students should be able to pursue an area of interest, to identify practice issues and to formulate a research project focusing on the respective profession and potential clinical application.
The aims of this module are:
- To enable students to complete a defined and relevant piece of work in an autonomous and self-directed fashion;
- To further advance student’s critical appraisal, research and problem-solving skills;
- To enable students to critically evaluate and synthesise the research of others to inform their practice; and
- To provide students with the necessary research skills and enable them to engage in evidence-based practice
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Identify, evaluate and select methodologies, which create and interpret knowledge/ outcomes
- Inspect and critically evaluate a specific area of practice
- Evaluate peer-reviewed journal articles and grey literature using critical reasoning skills
- Distinguish the processes related to research
- Formulate research question(s) based on the literature review
- Devise a detailed research activity plan, protocol or proposal suitable for the relevant assessment choice initiated in Research 1 (i.e. primary data research proposal, scoping review protocol, case study proposal or proposal following literature review) or for a new area of research interest.
- Plan and design the research project in a well-structure and coherent piece of work, including providing an extensive detail of the methodology
Overview:
The module builds on Module HS427 Research 1 where students developed knowledge and skills in sourcing and appraising existing evidence to support and inform their practice. This module furthers this by supporting insight, understanding and abilities in the creation of new evidence for practice.
Syllabus information
Indicative list of content to be taught in this module:
- Developing research questions
- Writing a scoping/literature review
- T-test
- ANOVA / ANCOVA
- MANOVA / MANCOVA
- Factor analysis
- Regression
- Non-parametric – Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney
- Research proposal structure
The majority of the learning of this module will be self-directed and independent; this will prepare students to work as autonomous and proactive individuals once qualified. For the completion of this module, students will be allocated a supervisor whose role is to guide students through the process of completing the research project.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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