| CODE | TCM5100 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Dissertation | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 80 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit enables students to acquire advanced knowledge and research skills that could be employed in the academic and clinical setting. Students will be assigned a local supervisor, and if necessary an external co-supervisor, to enable them to draw up a research proposal and undertake the research project. Study-Unit Aims: This Master of Science Course, which is mainly by Research, will allow candidates to specialize in their chosen area of studies. This study-unit aims to train the students about research and reflective skills in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture research. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a. Acquire the background knowledge related to developing a research proposal; b. Be able to critically appraise published scientific literature; c. Be able to discuss research finding in the light of current knowledge. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: a. Effectively accessing and applying information technology to research; b. Formulate and apply a research proposal in the field of TCM; c. Analyzing the data and experimental proposal provided; d. Store and retrieve information; e. Be familiar with techniques of research process. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Current research in acupuncture Springer. ISBN 978-1-4614-3356-9 (2012) - Writing Up Research: The Guide Book. Language Centre, Thailand, available at http://www.ait.ac.th/education/LanguageCenter/ait-writing-services/guide-book/index.htm - M Bland. Introduction to Medical Statistics. Oxford UP, U.K., 2000, 3rd edition, +404p. ISBN: 978-0-19-263269-2 - GD Garson. Statnotes: Topics in Multivariate Analysis. Retrieved from http://faculty.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/statnote.htm - StatSoft, Inc. Electronic Statistics Textbook. Tulsa, OK: StatSoft., 2007. http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html. - T Greenhalgh. How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine. Wiley Blackwell, U.K., 2006, 3rd edition, +248p. ISBN: 978-1405139762. [See also: www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7109/672; www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7110/740; www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7101/180; www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7102/243; www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/315/7103/305]. - Reading for a postgraduate degree with the Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine of the University of Malta. Centre for TCM 鈥� UM, Malta, 2019. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Co-requisite Study-units: TCM5101; TCM5102. **September Assessment Session: Students who fail to obtain an overall pass mark will be re-examined in the Dissertation. However, the resit availability for the Oral Examination is at the discretion of the Board of Examiners. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Dissertation | ||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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