Postgraduate Course: Orientation Course (GMED11035)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | This course provides the students with an introduction to medical/veterinary research techniques and provides a snapshot of current research issues. |
| Course description |
Week 1:18 hours of lectures by MVM staff
Week 2, 4, 5: 10 hours of statistics. Dr Darren Shaw
Week 3: Molecular Biology Course. 40 hours. Dr Bernadette Dutia
Generic Skills courses: Writing up science; Good Research Practice; Effective Presentations; Project Planning
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
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Lecture Hours 36,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 33,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 100,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40,
External Visit Hours 16,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Not applicable |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| Students should have an overview of the range of techniques currently used in medical research, from epidemiology to stem cell biology. Areas specifically relevant to medical qualified researchers such as clinical trial design, ethics and the regulation of human studies should be understood. Students will have a detailed knowledge of the field in which they carried out their research project.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Medical research, clinical research, translational medicine. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Weller
Tel: (0131) 536 3229
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Course secretary | Ms Karen Muir
Tel:
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