MEDC0091 Research Methods in Food and Nutrition  Welcome to Research Methods in Food and Nutrition. This module will consider issues shared by Nutritional Sciences and medical sciences including research integrity and governance, project funding and management, the scientific literature, critical reading, the peer review process, scientific communication methods and experimental design. Consideration will also be given to research methodologies employed in particular medical sciences including specific experimental design and interpretation. Students will be required to develop a research proposal as part of the assessment. This moodle page aims to provide you with useful information about the module. If the information that you require isn't in here, you can contact the delivery team (brian.power@ucl.ac.uk) for questions regarding the module content or the programme administrator (elizabeth.cullen@ucl.ac.uk) for administrative questions.  Module Learning Outcomes  By the end of this module students will be able to:   1.         Critically appraise the real world considerations of research activity and the                   research process. 2.         Evaluate the fundamentals of experimental design including clinical trials 3.         Understand generation of the scientific literature and its use 4.         Understand the requirement for research integrity and governance 5.         Apply effective forms of science communication   Module Formative Assessment Method of Assessment Percentage weighting Examination length or coursework word count Submission Date Research Proposal n/a 2000 words February 19th 2019     Module Summative Assessment Method of Assessment Percentage weighting Examination length or coursework word count Submission Date Research Proposal 40 2000 words March 18th 2019 Open book exam 40 1500 words March 8th 2019 Group debate 20 1 hour              Feb 5th 2019