HS345-6-FY-CO:
Research 2: Rendezvous with Research
2026/27
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Future
Thursday 08 October 2026
Friday 02 July 2027
30
15 July 2025
Requisites for this module
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BSC B630 Speech and Language Therapy,
BSC B631 Speech and Language Therapy (Including Year Abroad)
This module focuses on advancing evidence-based practice skills through the completion of a dissertation project relevant to the field of study. Students will have the opportunity to explore an area of interest, critically appraise relevant studies, and formulate their own research proposal, using research critically to inform their practice.
This module requires students to demonstrate strong research skills, analytical ability, critical thinking, and effective time management. Students should be able to pursue an area of interest, to identify practice issues and to formulate a research project proposal 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 appraise the research of others to inform their practice.
- To enable students to formulate a clear research question and design an appropriate research methodology.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Identify practice issues relevant to own professional area.
- Analyse peer-reviewed journal articles and grey literature related to the identified practice issues.
- Discuss the processes related to research or service improvement.
- Formulate research question(s) based on the literature review.
- Develop a detailed research protocol or service improvement proposal that meets relevant organisational and ethical governance protocols.
- Plan and present the proposed research project in a well-structure and coherent piece of work.
Professional body requirements
In order to meet accreditation requirements, students will be required to pass this module.
Overview:
The module builds on Module HS238 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.
The module will be delivered via:
- One 3-hour Initial Launch session within programme
- Four 2-hour workshops
- One 2-hour optional Q&A drop-in
- Individual tutorials with allocated research supervisor
- Moodle support and resources.
- Dissertation examples from previous students are available for study on the Moodle site
- Library support sessions offered to those seeking additional support – students to contact the HSC/Essex librarian to arrange this
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
No
No
No
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
* Please note: due to differing publication schedules, items marked with an asterisk (*) base their information upon the previous academic year.
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