Undergraduate Course: Neuroscience Project Management Course (NEBM10034)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | Students will receive education and training in project management. This course will be based on lectures and small-group teamwork and shall normally include training in literature searching, database mining, research funding, teamworking, project planning, ethics, experimental design, report writing, publishing research in academic journals, press releases, public engagement and patenting procedures. |
Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
85 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% In Course Assessment |
Feedback |
Summative -
Grant proposal/press release - feedback will be provided 15 working days after the submission deadlines |
No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Principles of project management
- How to conceive and plan projects
- How to design experiments and how to write proposals for funding applications
- Understanding the importance of working along milestones
- Different forms of publications (presentation at conferences, publication in peer reviewed journals) and how to publish findings to the general public
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Reading List
Recommended reading is available from the Course Organiser on request. |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Neuroscience, grant proposal, project management |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Thomas Theil
Tel: (0131 6)50 3721
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: |
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