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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Science Communication/Public Engagement Placement (BIME11047)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typePlacement AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryAn eight week (one day per week) placement within a science communication/engagement work setting which will involve the completion and evaluation of a science communication task.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 5, Summative Assessment Hours 20, Other Study Hours 10, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 58 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Not on line distance learning
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Development, delivery and evaluation of a science communication/public engagement task related to the placement. (100%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate the successful application of guiding principles in public engagement
  2. Reflect on and improve one's own practice
  3. Successfully complete a workplace task
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.sciencecommunication.mvm.ed.ac.uk/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSCPE,PLACEMENT
Contacts
Course organiserDr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: 		Course secretaryMs Marie-Therese Rafferty
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email:
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