Medical School RTP 6960

1. 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

2. RTP content • Lab Book • Training Log • Research Report • Oral Presentation “Get 10 credits for stuff you should be doing anyway” Bonus Credits available • 4th Febuary 2008 • Presentation (17th April 2008)

3. Training Log Designed 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

4. Training Log Sheets Summary Individual Activity

5. Training Log example

6. 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

7. Training log – H&S • Departmental Safety Course • Fire lectures • Radiation Safety Course • Biological Safety (GMAG) • Equipment usage • Lab specific health and safety

8. Training Log -education • RTPs • Techniques and Equipment usage • Training days (CPD) • Internal Seminars / Lectures • External Seminars / Lectures • Conferences

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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?

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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)

15. 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!

16. 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