Undergraduate Course: Our Changing World (BIME08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.ocw.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a challenging interdisciplinary first-year course, based on a series of high-profile, evening Lectures given by prominent members of staff from the three Colleges. The course aims to engage students in thinking about the global challenges that confront society, and make them aware of the role of academic research and scholarship in meeting these challenges. Students will be expected to address key global issues across discipline boundaries, and develop an understanding of the relevance and impact of their own subject in the broader context. The final Lecture will be a University Enlightenment Lecture given by an external speaker (in 2011, Prof Aubrey Manning will speak on the broad theme of population). Students on the course will attend the public Lectures, research the topics in depth, participate in facilitated group discussions on each topic, work in small groups to produce a collaborative project on a chosen topic, and produce an individual research report on an aspect which may be closer to their own subject area. This course will appeal to students with a good foundation in their chosen subject discipline who wish to explore their subject in a broader, interdisciplinary way.
Please note that because this is a new course in its second year, it will be limited for 2011-12. DoS's enrolling students after the quota has been filled should contact Lauren.Sandford@ed.ac.uk to be placed on a waiting list. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | No additional costs |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 43 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
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Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-12 | | 18:30 - 19:20 | | | | | Central | Tutorial | FGD | 2-10 | | | | 11:10 - 12:00or 14:00 - 14:50or 10:00 - 10:50or 15:00 - 15:50or 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Our Changing World | 1:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completing this course students should:
* Have obtained a fundamental level of knowledge and understanding of a range of global challenges, across subject disciplines.
* Have obtained a broad awareness and understanding of the role of interdisciplinary research and scholarship in advancing knowledge.
* Be able to find, assimilate and present data and information from varied sources, identify reliable key references, explain why they are important, and use and cite them accurately and appropriately.
* Be able to use reflective and critical analysis in drawing conclusions from possibly incomplete or contradictory data, and synthesise key points/concepts in a neutral and clear way.
* Be able to collaborate with others (sharing/explaining knowledge, exchanging resources and information, giving and accepting help and assistance, giving and accepting comments/feedback, discussing others' contributions, supporting/encouraging contributions) in producing a collaborative article on one of the topics related to the course's themes.
* Understand the aims of the individual research report, to follow the project schedule and to respect given deadlines. |
Assessment Information
Centrally arranged MCQ paper (20%): the facilitated tutorial groups will be used to prepare for this December-diet exam which will be based on the lecture content and recommended readings.
Collaborative Project (40%): in groups of 4-5 students whose roles are governed by an agreed learning contract.
Individual reports (40%): a 1000-word reflective document on a subject or discipline of the student's own choosing, subject to approval by the course team. |
Special Arrangements
| The course will be strongly supported by WebCT, through which discussions on the lecture content will be encouraged. Copies of the presentation materials, recommended readings, and links to the videoed talks will be provided here. Support for assessments will also be given. Preparation materials for the tutorials will also be provided. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Global challenges, Changing World |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Celine Caquineau
Tel: (0131 6)50 2995
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Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
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