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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour

Postgraduate Course: Scientific Methodology (AWAB11034)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	Topics include: scientific methodology, experimentation, use of Minitab, data summary and distribution and both parametric and non-parametric statistical methods. At the end of this course, students will be able to apply scientific and statistical methods to actual research projects. Students will also be able to discuss reasonably complex statistical issues with a statistician. Attention will also be given to communication skills (oral and written).
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Introduction to Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare (AWAB11014) AND Biology of suffering (AWAB11015) AND Animal cognition and consciousness (AWAB11016)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	none

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	The topics covered in this course are integrated with those covered in previous courses.

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Course Start Date	21/09/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 15, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Revision Session Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 151 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 90 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 10 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Oral presentation of dissertation project (10%) February
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Outwith Standard Exam Diets February	Scientific Methodology Paper 1		2:00

Learning Outcomes
ż Have an understanding of scientific and statistical concepts, ż Be able to design simple experiments ż Be able to carry out the appropriate standard statistical procedures with confidence, using Minitab, ż Be able to discuss statistical issues with a statistician, ż Be able to understand and critique experimental design and analysis in the literature. ż Be żat easeż with basic statistics as used in applied to animal behaviour and welfare.

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Keywords	Methodology, statistics, data, science, communication

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Susan Jarvis Tel: (0131 6)51 7326 Email:	Course secretary	Mrs Willie Van-Wijde Tel: (0131 6)51 3914 Email:

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