Course Details

Course Code(s):
BM6033
Available:
Part-Time
Intake:
Summer
Course Start Date:
Summer 2025
Duration:
2 Days
Award:
University Certificate of Study
Qualification:
NFQ Level 9 Minor Award
Faculty: Education and Health Sciences
Course Type: Professional/Flexible
Fees: For Information on Fees, see section below.
Application Deadline:

Contact(s):

Name: Dr Jon Salsberg
Email: jon.salsberg@ul.ie
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Brief Description

Course commencement is subject to minimum numbers. 

OVERVIEW

This 3-credit module provides an overview of the principles and practice of PPI research, and gives students an opportunity to practice key skills and tools with experts in the field.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Please ensure you enter the Module Code when applying for this module. Applications without this cannot be processed.   You may apply for more than one MicroCred under the same application.

PATHWAY

This micro-credential represents a single module within a larger further award (eg. Certificate, Diploma, Masters). By taking this micro-credential you may be eligible to apply for a credit exemption should you progress to study for a further award. The programmes associated with this MicroCred are: 

The PPI Summer School will be delivered over the course of 2 days. The agenda for each day will include a keynote presentation and an number of parallel skill- or method-oriented workshops, selected from a list of workshops developed by members of the School of Medicine PHR Research Unit. The topic and guest speakers for the keynotes will be determined yearly based on availability, but will always cover a current issue in PPI research. Each parallel workshop activity is 2 hrs in duration. The actual selection of workshops will be rotated from year to year, but will always cover key competencies in PPI research.

The list of workshops from which each year's program will be selected include:
• Finding Research Partners
• Participatory Learning and Action (PLA): research strategies for co-generating and analysing data
• Ethics, Governance and Partnership Agreements
• Dilemma Café - Exploring key questions in PPI practice
• Collaborative Research Grant Development
• Collaborative Data Analysis
• Dissemination Planning with Partners
• PPI in PhD Research Projects


Note: some workshops may be offered in multiple time slots to make them more available to students.

Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:


• Identify and engage research partners in both community and clinical settings
• Develop a research agreement
• Develop a participatory research proposal
• Create context-appropriate dissemination strategies
• Be able to apply a PLA research process
• Confidently apply PPI principles in their thesis research


Affective (Attitudes and Values)


Upon completion, students will


• Gain confidence in working with non-academic research partners.
• Empower non-academic stakeholders to co-lead the research process
• Understand the value of PPI and how it will increase quality of research outputs

Level 8 second class honours degree in a health related discipline

Entry requirements are established to ensure the learner can engage with the course material and assessments, at a level suitable to their needs, and the academic requirements of the module. By applying to this micro-credential, you are confirming that you have reviewed and understand any such requirements, and that you meet the eligibility criteria for admission.

Successful completion of this module does not automatically qualify you for entry into a further award. All programme applicants must meet the entry requirements listed if applying for a further award.

EU €780 Non EU €900

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