Curriculum Description
This course description provides a necessary summary of the most important characteristics of the course and the expected learning outcomes for the student to achieve evidence of whether they made the most of the available learning opportunities. It must be linked to a description of the program.
General Description
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of Organization: | Baghdad College of Medicine |
| Department: | All Departments |
| Module Name: | Research Projects |
| Course Pattern: | Interactive Activities for Research Consultation on INLE College Website. Library Hours to Discuss Research Process with Supervisors and through Electronic INLE Website. |
| Semester and Year: | 3rd Year / Semester 2 |
| Total Course Hours: | At least 90 hours |
Goal of the Course
- To enable the students to make research on what they observe/watch during clinical sessions and make their study, finding future possible solutions/developments.
- To enable students to make research drafts within teams.
Outcome of this Module
A. Cognitive and Theoretical Goals:
- Review of research literature.
- Review of research methods.
- Review important statistics in conducting research.
B. Skills:
- Choose the research topic and research method that suits the topic.
- Choose the sample and its size.
- How to choose or construct the questionnaire.
- How to make a research proposal.
Methods of Learning
- Interactive activities for research consultation on INLE college website.
- Questions and discussions with the supervisors.
- Questions and discussions with the supervisor committee in the Community Medicine department.
Methods of Assessment
- Students provide draft projects at the end of the second semester - the third stage.
- A committee will be formed to evaluate research drafts involving tutors in the Family and Community Medicine branch and anyone who wishes from other scientific departments. This committee aims to evaluate research drafts and approve the research method and methods proposed to collect information, conduct the necessary statistics, and then make any comments for correction of the draft and issuing the necessary decision (approval to conduct the research, approval to conduct the research but later required corrections, rejection of the research draft).
- Result – fulfilled / not fulfilled.
Values and Sentimental Goals
- Commitment to research ethics.
- Commitment to the rights of researchers and the sample.
- Working within a team.
General and Qualifying Skills (Other Skills Related to Employability and Personal Development)
- The importance and principles of working within a team.
- Scientific methods for choosing the research topic.
- Choose the appropriate research method to carry out the research.
- Enabling students to pay attention to managing the time needed to conduct research.
Infrastructure
- Weeks: 15 weeks
- Hours: At least 1 hour weekly, total at least 100 hours
References
Course books required: None
Main references (sources): INLE (College of Medicine website)
Recommended resources: Literature review
Course Development Plan
- Choosing research topics that have local importance and topics that could still be developed.