The courses have been designed for professionals already working in prosthetics, orthotics, healthcare, medicine or associated disciplines. They are offered by distance learning allowing you to study at your own pace, at times and places that are convenient for you.
The final year project aims to develop planning, resourcing and implementing healthcare focused research skills within a work based research project. You'll be involved in a number of processes which include:
- justification of the selected topic
- selecting, devising and applying appropriate methods and techniques
- applying for ethical approval where human subjects are involved
- anticipating and solving problems which arise
- displaying knowledge of background literature
- evaluating and reporting the conclusions of the study
The project may take the form of an extended literature review or involve experimental work. This project work will have been supported by compulsory modules in research methodology and data analysis.
