This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

Target Audience: Postgraduate Research Students and Research Staff in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences only.

This course is part of the M&HS Faculty Training Programme and is convened by Researcher Academy.

Course Description:

This course begins with a session in which students are given a background to concepts of critical analysis, and a structured introduction to the principles of how to critically appraise a scientific paper.

This course focusses on literature published for research that is clinical in nature.

Aims
To help you to read and critically appraise published information.

Objectives
By the end of the course you should be able to:

• identify those elements that should be present in a good paper
• assess whether the experimental method was appropriate
• know whether the methods of analysis used were appropriate
• judge whether the conclusions drawn were appropriate to the results
• know how to assign significance to different publication

Process:

This course comprises two parts, the course date indicated below is for the classroom session. The self-study must be completed via Moodle in advance of joining the class.

It is recommended that you complete the self-study at least two hours ahead of this if possible.

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at bb-ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access seminar room on campus
Take part in group activities/ discussions
Follow presentation slides during the course
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/ or other attendees
Attend the course at a specific date and time

Booking Conditions 

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for webinars/ online courses will still be recorded and corresponding training points, when shown as available, will be awarded.