Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - all MClin Dent programmes (DENT11132)

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	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	This course aims to develop skills and knowledge in an area of research relevant to the MClin Dent discipline. The student will learn how to conduct research under the supervision of a senior member of the unit. They will develop a research protocol, undertake a literature review, conduct the research and then present the dissertation in the form of a short scientific paper suitable for publication in a dental journal along with the completed literature review.
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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	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 50, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 538 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	This is a proposal to change the format of the research reports for ALL the MClin Dent programmes in EDI following the attached paper. This element is worth 1/3rd of the course credits and is compulsory 20% Log Book 40% Literature Review 40% Manuscript for Targeted journal
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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Have knowledge of Scientific methodology and study design. Acquire an in-depth knowledge of an area of research relevant to the speciality. Have understanding of common statistical analyses. Be able to prepare a manuscript for submission and publication.