Undergraduate Course: Neuroimaging: Your Brain Inside Out (MSBM10007)
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 | 10 |
| Home subject area | Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | - Do you want to understand how we use imaging to detect diseases affecting the nervous system e.g. Schizophrenia & Depression?
- Would you like to find out how we use imaging to look at brain anatomy or curious about how we monitor brain function?
- Are you interested in setting up & running experiments which use neuroimaging as an investigative tool?
- This course will provide a background in key technical aspects of neuroimaging, including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Functional Imaging.
- It will discuss practical neuroimaging aspects and key health & safety issues.
- It will give a brief overview of how neuroimaging techniques have helped advance the understanding and treatment of brain disorders.
- It will discuss key points of relevance between experimental model imaging and human imaging.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: 16 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Week 1 introductory session with staff contact. Week 8 discussion session with staff contact.
Online discussion board access at all times. |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 4,
Online Activities 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
72 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Neuroimaging: Your Brain Inside Out | 1:30 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge of & understanding of:
- Different imaging techniques used in modern Neuroimaging
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging basic principles and health & safety issues
- How Neuroimaging techniques are used to investigate key disease entities, both clinically & experimentally
Demonstrate an ability to:
- Integrate information & data gleaned from assigned reading of relevant publications into the taught course materials
- Work individually & in small groups to explore Neuroimaging topics in greater detail
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Assessment Information
| Examination (50%) and Course Work (50%) |
Special Arrangements
| This course is delivered almost exclusively online and makes extensive use of WebCT and online discussion fora. |
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 | MEDSCINeuroimaging |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Philip Larkman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3517
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
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