Neuroimaging: Practical work and assessments (P01864)

? Credit Points : 60 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MED-P-P01864

Although there will be assessments throughout the individual courses, this section will consolidate several assessments partly to extend the student’s learning and partly to test their knowledge. This will include sections in which the student can try rating scans using subjective scales (e.g. for white matter lesions or volume changes), interpret simple images of common pathologies (so as to know when to refer images of subjects for further evaluation), measure the volume of a lesion or brain structure, analyse an fMRI dataset, etc. There will be a true/false section, including “drag and drop” questions to label structures, short written answers and a “design a study” section in which the student designs a study using imaging to address a particular question

Entry Requirements

? Special Arrangements for Entry : All courses will be delivered taught by distance learning, using WebCT as the delivery platform. Registered students are provided with a user name and password that allows them to access a protected course web site. The website houses a number of interactive tutorials that allow students to work with information in a self-paced manner to test their understanding of important concepts and principles. Online delivery will be supported through online discussions with peers and tutors. The website provides a variety of educational material and supports a range of approaches by the students to the material provided.
Study guides with lecture notes are available, either to be read on screen or printed by the students for private use. Selected readings from relevant journals and textbooks are also provided.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Neuroscience (Medicine), (Medicine, Schedule R)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Additional Class Information : All courses to be delivered taught by distance learning using WebCT as the delivery platform.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The programme aims to contribute to improved understanding of the use of neuroimaging in research by users from a wide range of different disciplines, including understanding the principals of study design to avoid bias, practicalities and limitations of different imaging techniques, and image analysis processes. This will improve the design, quality and interpretation of neuroimaging as used in research and help advance knowledge faster.

Assessment Information

Large written submissions are not very suitable to the assessment of a student's appreciation of the finer points of imaging. There will be an imaging research study to design, partly consisting of question and answer assessment, and partly written answers (20% of the final marks)

Students will also be expected to contribute to online discussions in the online course community at regular intervals
There will also be 2 short written assignment2 (100words each)woth 5% marks each. Students will be able to choose from a list of topics.

A number of bespoke technologies and the University’s online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment. The principle of constructive alignment will underpin all assessments. This will ensure the assessment tasks are aligned with the specific course objectives