Scientific innovation and development (P02676)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : VET-P-P02676

Course development
This course aims to promote an understanding of the potential role of scientific innovations in facilitating sustainable development and disease control

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Satisfactory completion of the Certificate year of the Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases programme.

? Co-requisites : Elective option for year two of this MSc programme. Students are required to take a total of six elective courses during this academic year.

? Special Arrangements for Entry : This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of WebCT as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by a secure username and password. These access details are made available to registered users only.

? Costs : Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Emerging and Neglected Infectious Diseases, (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Schedule S)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Additional Class Information : This course will be delivered online through WebCT

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Intended learning outcomes:
On completion of this course the candidate should appreciate
• Past innovations and their effect on disease control and development
• Successes and failures of practical application of scientific findings in the field
• The framework of opportunity for innovations in developing countries
• The social mechanisms of uptake of innovations
• Assessing the practical, financial feasibility and sustainability of practical application of scientific developments
• Funding of projects for converting scientific findings into applications

Assessment Information

Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme.