Critical Appraisal of scientific literature - non-clinical - face to face (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences)
Duration 0.5 days
Team Researcher Academy







This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

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



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.

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:
Workshop
This workshop is an interactive 2 hour session with tutor-led delivery and discussions. Case study papers will be discussed and critiqued during the session.

Pre-work

You will be sent, to your University email address, the case study papers at least 1 week in advance of the session. You should allocate time to familiarise yourself with the text in advance of the session. If you have not received the emails 5 working days before the course date please email mhsgc@nottingham.ac.uk. 

Follow on coursework (optional)

The workshop has optional coursework associated, where an additional 2 credits can be achieved. Please register separately for the coursework under Critical Analysis of Scientific literature - coursework - credits will be awarded on submission of the coursework to your supervisor.

Related courses

M&HS Faculty Training Programme/N-trans  Researcher Academy- Researcher development programme 

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 ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Print off pre-requisite paperwork/ resources & bring them to the course (optional)
Bring your own laptop/ PC to the course (optional)
Access seminar room on campus
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course


Booking Conditions

Latecomer policy

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.

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