Postgraduate Course: Independent Project in Pain Management (PAMA11051)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	In this course students undertake an independent study which would involve the planning, execution and development of a significant piece of project work. The project for this course would require prior approval but could take a variety of forms including, but not limited to, clinical placements in an area of interest, where students are required to identify clinical learning objectives and the resources required to meet these objectives in a clinical setting; a work based project such as a clinical audit; or an education project related to clinical practice. The development of a learning contract would facilitate these processes.
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Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	03/08/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 25, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3, Other Study Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 540 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% of the assessment will be agreed through the development of a Learning Contract which will be developed in collaboration with an academic supervisor and the student. Specific weighting of the components of the assessment will be dictated by the project at hand.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
This course aims to contribute to improved patient outcomes by students with an opportunity to direct their learning towards areas of specific clinical interest. Students, depending on their selected project, will also have opportunity to ż Deliver a real world project with a direct impact for an organisation/employer; ż Improve their employability through a work-based experience; ż gaining experience that can be used to strengthen future employment applications; ż Develop academic abilities through direct application of theoretical skills to a professional situation.