Undergraduate Course: General Neuroscience (NEBM10028)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course covers aspects of cognitive, systems, cellular, molecular and clinical neuroscience with the aim of educating students in the breadth of the subject, and providing training and development in evidence-based critical reading and writing skills, data acquisition and analysis, and project management. The course will include critical reading of original research literature and analysis of experimental results in neuroscience. We also highlight current controversies and challenges for the 21st Century in Neuroscience, partly by asking teachers and experienced researchers to speak about their subject area then leading students through specific aspects of the topic. The aim is to encourage critical thinking and evaluation of evidence, crucial to the development of a neuroscientist. These skills are also of practical value in dealing with material on the Elective Courses and students' independent research towards their Dissertation. Students will then receive education and training in project management. This part of the course will be based on lectures and small-group teamwork and shall normally include training in literature searching, database mining, research funding, costing research, teamworking, project planning (including Gantt charts and milestones), ethics, experimental design, data acquisition and analysis, report writing, publishing research in academic journals, press releases, public engagement and patenting procedures. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Central | Lecture | | 1-17 | | | 09:00 - 13:00 | | |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | General Neuroscience | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increase understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be added later. |
Assessment Information
50% Degree Examination - 2 hours in Duration in May
50% In-Course Assessment |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | NEUROGenNeuro |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Richard Ribchester
Tel: (0131 6)50 3256
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Course secretary | Ms Tina Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
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