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Medical School RTP 6960

Research Skills

Andy Grierson

Eu05 – a.j.grierson.ac.uk – ext 61310

http://www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/current/postgraduates/tasks.html

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RTP content

• Lab Book

• Training Log

• Research Report

• Oral Presentation

“Get 10 credits for stuff you should be doing anyway”Bonus Credits available

1. 4th Febuary 2008

2. Presentation (17th April 2008)

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Training LogDesigned to keep a formal record of

• Safety training• Laboratory skills• Conference attendance• Lectures

“Get credits for stuff you should be doing anyway”

http://www.shef.ac.uk/medicine/current/postgraduates/tasks.html

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Training Log SheetsSummary Individual Activity

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Training Log example

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Training Log

• Fill in a separate sheet for each “activity”

• Keep in a ring binder

• Keep it up to date

• Keep it tidy

• Keep it safe

• Keep a summary sheet

• Use it to store other important documents

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Training log – H&S

• Departmental Safety Course• Fire lectures• Radiation Safety Course• Biological Safety (GMAG)• Equipment usage• Lab specific health and safety

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Training Log -education

• RTPs

• Techniques and Equipment usage

• Training days (CPD)

• Internal Seminars / Lectures

• External Seminars / Lectures

• Conferences

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Training Log - other

Can be used as a place to keep other important items associated with your study

•Supervisor meeting reports

•Mentor meeting reports

•Associated literature and manuals

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Lab book

• Must use School of Medicine Lab Book• A complete and detailed record of each

experiment you perform. • Legal requirement – IP - Plagiarism• Title & Aims• Methods• Results• Conclusions

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Lab book

• Use the contents page

• Refer back to commonly used methods – Routine methods section?

• Electronic data – On a CD or DVD and taped in. Specific path for archived data

• Could you follow your records 5 years later?

• Could someone else follow your records?

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Lab book

• Filled in daily

• Each page signed and dated by you

• Checked and signed by your supervisor at the very minimum every 2 weeks

• Preferably weekly

• Completed Lab books must be logged with the School when you leave

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Marking Training log and Lab Book

• Intermediate assessment 13th December 2007

• Final mark 1st May 2008

• Assessed by Andy Grierson and Angie Cox

• 10 min formal meeting

• No excuses

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Research report

• 1st years research in a paper format!

• Look at papers and follow the writing style

• Abstract (250 words), Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Figures with Legends

• Use Endnote for references and use a numbered style. Hand your library in!

• Not to exceed 4000 words (Std paper length)

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Research report• Encourage to format in a published paper style

rather than just standard pages

• 10 point Arial font

• 2 columns

• Design figures to fit either 1 or 2 columns

• Check figure once shrunk to fit for readable font size and figure impact.

• Don’t forget the figure legend!

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Research report - Submission

• 7th April 2007. 4.30pm.

• Every day late you lose 5% of your final Mark.

• 2 Printed copies and 1 Electronic copy to Jodie Burnham (L116). j.a.burnham @shef.ac.uk

• You must email your Endnote reference Library to Jodie