| Unit name | Dissertation (Health Economics and Health Policy Analysis) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BRMSM0080 |
| Credit points | 60 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Coast |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Why is this unit important?
This unit will provide students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned in previous units so that they can gain experience of designing and conducting a research project relevant to health economics and health policy analysis. This will be carried out through use of appropriate methods, which may include quantitative or qualitative analysis of previously collected data, evidence synthesis of published data or information, economic analysis, economic modelling, primary data collection using a survey or qualitative data collection technique.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
The unit will draw upon the knowledge and skills that students have developed in previous units. This unit will give the student the opportunity to frame research questions, scope relevant literature, analyse data, present the results of analysis in an appropriate written format, interpret the findings, and identify key strengths and limitations of the study that they have completed.
An overview of content
Most of the work for this unit will be carried out by the student independently, appropriately guided and supported by the supervisor(s), including through face-to-face or online meetings. The research symposium will provide an opportunity for students to present their project and gain feedback from tutors and peers. Candidates will be able to select a topic from a central list which will include the possibility of placements either locally or away from Bristol, nationally or internationally. In exceptional circumstances, students may be able to design their own project in collaboration with their supervisor(s), which could involve collecting and analysing their own data.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of this unit?
Students will have developed empirical research skills and the ability to apply these to questions in health economic and health policy analysis, which will assist in future study and employment.
Learning objectives
By the end of this unit students will be able to:
Most of the work for this unit will be carried out by the student independently, appropriately guided and supported by the supervisor(s), including through face-to-face or online meetings. The research symposium will provide an opportunity for students to present their project and gain feedback from tutors and peers.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Students will receive feedback for learning in the form of:
Students will be required to engage with the above activities to successfully complete the unit. However, they will not be formally assessed and will not contribute to the overall unit mark.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
The unit will be assessed using a single piece of coursework:
A mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.
When assessment does not go to plan
If you do not pass the unit, you may be given the opportunity to resubmit your work depending on the mark you have achieved and as per the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. BRMSM0080).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
