You enhance your understanding of research material and how to read it critically. These skills contribute to your ability to analyse and evaluate literature related to paramedic practice which is a requirement of summative assessment throughout the programme. This module prepares you for you final year dissertation.

Consolidate and further develop the knowledge and skills you gained during previous modules. You carry out your project which includes completing an ethics application and all supplementary documentation. You are allocated a supervisor, who provides up to eight hours of individual support through an appropriate method of communication. Taught sessions are on data collection, analysing and synthesising meaningful data, and writing for publication.

You enhance your understanding of the theories underpinning how you apply knowledge and skills in the practice environment. You also engage critically with important studies, guidance and government policy that directs paramedic practice. You develop your academic skills and it introduces you to e-learning@tees, VLE. You submit a formative piece of written work within the first few weeks to receive feedback on your academic writing.

You focus on physical assessment skills and develop your knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology as applied to the diagnostic process. Each system is addressed individually and you will develop clinical history taking and examination skills which complement each system examination.