All candidates will be required to attend the Induction Courses of 10 hours:

MMSC6001 Dissertation Writing (7.5 hours)

Aim(s)

• To raise students' awareness of essential aspects of academic writing that contribute to the overall communicative success of a dissertation.
• To enable students to approach their writing with confidence and apply skills at key stages of their research process.

Contents

• Citing research
• Communicative success in reporting research
• Features of scientific research language
• Publication styles
• Reviewing the literature
• Structure of dissertations: The IMRaD formula
• The discussion section: Making claims
• The introduction: Stating the research gap
• Writer's stance

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be able to:

• communicate research studies effectively and professionally in scientific research communities.
• analyse and define the macro and micro considerations in academic writing for effective communication.
• describe the structure of typical scientific papers, including journal articles, dissertations and theses.
• analyse the communicative moves in three main sections of scientific papers, namely the introduction, the literature review and the discussion.
• describe what constitutes plagiarism and to apply this knowledge to write ethically when referring to published research.
• recognise features of scientific research language.

Mode of teaching

Workshops

MMSC6002 Clinical Trials and Biostatistics (2.5 hours)

Aim(s)

• To make students recognize the importance of clinical trials and understand clinical trial design.
• To equip students with basic statistical knowledge to analyze clinical trial data and interpret analysis result.

Contents

• Types of Clinical Trials
• Clinical Trial Design
• Clinical Trial Phases
• Protocol Development
• Basic statistical analysis methods and reporting

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand different types of clinical trials and study designs
• Define the phases of clinical trial development
• Describe the structure of clinical trial protocol
• Use basic statistical method to analyze clinical trial data and interpret the results

Mode of teaching

Lectures