Postgraduate Course: SCPE Practical Project (BIME11086)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Biomedical 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	Science Communication and Public Engagement practical project (developing, delivering, evaluating and reflecting on a Science Communication and Public Engagement activity). The projects will draw on the aggregated learning outcomes of the course modules to enable to students to develop, with supervision, a science communication activity which they will deliver and evaluate. Students will receive support to negotiate a suitable project partner in their local area and will work with the project partner to deliver and evaluate the activity. The dissertation will be a reflective analysis of the process of developing delivering and evaluating the activity, drawing on relevant literature.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (sem 2)
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1. On-going contribution to discussion boards (40% of the total mark). 2. Written assignment (60% of the total mark)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Ability in the design and delivery of a science communication/public engagement activity. Ability to design an effective evaluation strategy. Evidence of reflexive and reflective practice. An informed reflection (supported by the literature) on the process of design delivery and evaluation of the public engagement activity.